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  Have you ever considered trying ancestry.com?

  by minimus in

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  i was recently given a gift of ancestry.com and i’m curious if anyone else has used this service?.

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  cofty

  The real value of the website is genealogy research. The DNA ancestry test is bullshit.
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  The pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton according to Gérard Gertoux

  by Narkissos in

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  some time ago i stumbled across a book by french author gerard gertoux, about the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton.

  the book was also published in english (cf.

  the author's site at http://gertoux.online.fr/divinename/) .

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  I heard an interesting bit of speculation that yah—weh is the sound of breathing in and out. God is spirit.
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  Any drivers here recognise THIS scenario?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  a bbc news report about a "hit & run" victim.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-46762571.

  the "victim's" comments are laughable:.

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  cofty

  I detest drivers who use their phone while driving. I sat with a young man on the roadside as he died a few years ago — he was beyond all hope of first aid. His girlfriend died in hospital a few days later. One-vehicle accident on an empty road. He had drifted into the barrier and rolled his car.

  The fucking text can wait.

  In the UK it earns a £100 fine and six points. 12 points = a ban.

  Lots of pedestrians are idiots. Young mums who put their prams into the road in front of cars assuming the driver is paying attention are especially foolish.
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  Hidden history of the Watchtower religion

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  the deeper you dig--the less impressive jw’s become!___________________you may think you know the men who are vitally important to the birth of the religion--but chances are good you’ve been kept in the dark.. _____________.

  did you know?the 1st case heard by the supreme court of the united states concerning the watchtower society involved a director (an officer) of the watchtower, william franklyn hudgings.. a brief description of hudgings and his character.hudgings was an attorney, quack doctor, self-identified ‘scientist’, a pro-zionist, and religious enthusiast who over the years held various director and officer positions in the watchtower society, and the affiliated people's pulpit association and international bible students association.

  at the time of this particular case, william hudgings acknowledged being the corporate secretary of the people's pulpit association and acknowledged that his daily duties included the administrative charge of printing of the watchtower magazine, the bible student's monthly, the kingdom news, and other watchtower publications.. (hudgings was also re-elected to the watchtower society board of directors in january 1919.

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  cofty

  Good stuff Terry.
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  My conversation with a crucified man

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  (what follows is an excerpt from my new book (available in a month or so:a funny thing happened to me on my way to armageddon)______.

  crucified by salvador dalihave you ever met anybody who’s been crucified?

  and no--it wasn’t a religious delusion on my part.

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  cofty

  I've seen the original of that amazing painting. It hangs in the Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow.

  Thanks for the background info. Interesting
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  2018 Closes With an Islamist Terror Attack in Manchester

  by cofty in

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  three victims, including a policeman are in hospital with serious knife injuries after a frenzied attack on new year's eve.. the suspect is a somalian immigrant - according to a bbc reporter who happened to witness the incident he was shouting allah as he knifed his victims.. the conduct of the british transport police officer was outstanding.. bbc report.... a woman in a hijab was pictured assisting the victims.

  here in one image we have the dilemma of islam.. .

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  cofty

  The problem is with Islamism. We see the contrast in the picture in the OP between the Islamist terrorist and the Muslim woman offering assistance.

  Framing all Muslims as potential terrorists is as misguided as pretending terrorists are not motivated by their religion.
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  2018 Closes With an Islamist Terror Attack in Manchester

  by cofty in

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  three victims, including a policeman are in hospital with serious knife injuries after a frenzied attack on new year's eve.. the suspect is a somalian immigrant - according to a bbc reporter who happened to witness the incident he was shouting allah as he knifed his victims.. the conduct of the british transport police officer was outstanding.. bbc report.... a woman in a hijab was pictured assisting the victims.

  here in one image we have the dilemma of islam.. .

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  I wonder if you are typical of the delusional attitude of German citizens. It would explain a lot.
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  2018 Closes With an Islamist Terror Attack in Manchester

  by cofty in

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  2. current

  three victims, including a policeman are in hospital with serious knife injuries after a frenzied attack on new year's eve.. the suspect is a somalian immigrant - according to a bbc reporter who happened to witness the incident he was shouting allah as he knifed his victims.. the conduct of the british transport police officer was outstanding.. bbc report.... a woman in a hijab was pictured assisting the victims.

  here in one image we have the dilemma of islam.. .

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  cofty

  Three victims, including a policeman are in hospital with serious knife injuries after a frenzied attack on New Year's Eve.

  The suspect is a Somalian immigrant - according to a BBC reporter who happened to witness the incident he was shouting Allah as he knifed his victims.

  The conduct of the British Transport Police officer was outstanding.

  BBC Report...

  A woman in a hijab was pictured assisting the victims. Here in one image we have the dilemma of Islam.

  
  
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  More Developments In Australia

  by jonahstourguide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  some results of the royal commission in australia.

  catholic church ellis defence scrapped in 'momentous day' for abuse survivorsby michelle brownposted about 2 hours ago john ellis speaks to the media outside the nsw supreme court.photo: john ellis, a former lawyer, tried to sue the catholic church for negligence (aap: paul miller)related story: nsw child abuse survivors to be allowed to sue churchesafter an 11-year battle, survivors of institutional child abuse locked out of suing for compensation will be able to launch civil claims from today.key points:the ellis defence prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutionsthe move to scrap it came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.from today, an institution must nominate a defendant with sufficient assets to pay a survivor's claim.the so-called "ellis defence", which prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutions, is today abolished after the nsw government removed a legal road block.the move came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional child sex abuse.john ellis, whose failed court of appeal case against the catholic church in 2007 gave rise to the defence, has praised the government's action.

  "it's fantastic news," he told the abc.

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  cofty

  Keep us posted
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  More Developments In Australia

  by jonahstourguide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  some results of the royal commission in australia.

  catholic church ellis defence scrapped in 'momentous day' for abuse survivorsby michelle brownposted about 2 hours ago john ellis speaks to the media outside the nsw supreme court.photo: john ellis, a former lawyer, tried to sue the catholic church for negligence (aap: paul miller)related story: nsw child abuse survivors to be allowed to sue churchesafter an 11-year battle, survivors of institutional child abuse locked out of suing for compensation will be able to launch civil claims from today.key points:the ellis defence prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutionsthe move to scrap it came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.from today, an institution must nominate a defendant with sufficient assets to pay a survivor's claim.the so-called "ellis defence", which prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutions, is today abolished after the nsw government removed a legal road block.the move came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional child sex abuse.john ellis, whose failed court of appeal case against the catholic church in 2007 gave rise to the defence, has praised the government's action.

  "it's fantastic news," he told the abc.

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  cofty

  This sounds really significant.