JustMe Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 This guy is meant to be heading to Shetland. Possibly a brave decision but we should wish him well. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-33708301 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Good luck to him, but I hope somebody has told him about the weather. Tyneside maybe doesn't get the greatest weather in the country, but its tropical in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 im sure the kindness of the Shetland folks will make him feel welcome. at least he will not have to worry about muggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 im sure the kindness of the Shetland folks will make him feel welcome. at least he will not have to worry about muggers No, we have plenty of other ways of getting his money... Frances144 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 From the link:- "I have had a calling from God to move to the Shetlands." And there was me thinking he might have been browsing on line through our local estate agents' web pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 From the link:- "I have had a calling from God to move to the Shetlands." And there was me thinking he might have been browsing on line through our local estate agents' web pages. Yeah, I read that and the cynic in me immediately suggested that one of them must be deranged.. BigMouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 the man wants to help others. i say good for him. his faith must have helped him cope with his problems . he wants to assist people. maybe some of us could learn from him. and i do include myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Good luck to the fellah, he's probably had more crap in his life than most of us could ever imagine. Frances144 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I daresay that he has had loads of crap thrown at him over the years and, personally, I bear him no malice whatsoever but, if his "god" was serious about the company he was urging him to join then, surely, he would have sent him to the Western Isles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Okay, let's deal with the unspeakable. Here is a guy with disabilities, through no fault of his own ... just like thousands of other people, he has disabilities. He got mugged, just like thousands of other people. According to the media reports, over £300,000 was donated by people and he bought a place. Further media reports that he couldn't settle in so again, 'charity' steps in and gives the place a makeover (and think of the publicity). Media reports state he intends renting a property up here ... so what's gonna happen with the place he owns? Rent it out? Donate the income to charity? According to one report, put it on the market. Whether you care to acknowledge it or not, just how much money has the God Squad gleaned from pensioners and others over the years? How rich are the churches and other religious organisations throughout the UK? And is it just churches? Someone got hounded by charities regarding their junk mail and had many standing orders/direct debits and departed this earth recently and jumped off a bridge. What's that saying? Money is the root of all evil ... and religious organisations are far from innocent. waarigeo and whalsa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George. Posted July 30, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Okay, let's deal with the unspeakable. Here is a guy with disabilities, through no fault of his own ... just like thousands of other people, he has disabilities. He got mugged, just like thousands of other people. According to the media reports, over £300,000 was donated by people and he bought a place. Further media reports that he couldn't settle in so again, 'charity' steps in and gives the place a makeover (and think of the publicity). Media reports state he intends renting a property up here ... so what's gonna happen with the place he owns? Rent it out? Donate the income to charity? According to one report, put it on the market. Whether you care to acknowledge it or not, just how much money has the God Squad gleaned from pensioners and others over the years? How rich are the churches and other religious organisations throughout the UK? And is it just churches? Someone got hounded by charities regarding their junk mail and had many standing orders/direct debits and departed this earth recently and jumped off a bridge. What's that saying? Money is the root of all evil ... and religious organisations are far from innocent. Well said, "religious organisations are far from innocent." In fact, my personal belief is that religion is in itself the root of all evil. waarigeo, whalsa and BigMouth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 .....if his "god" was serious about the company he was urging him to join then, surely, he would have sent him to the Western Isles.... Maybe his "god" knows there's far more of us heathens here to futiley try to "save" than there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 If it's any consolation to you, he did say he intends to rent up here. So the wealth you are so miffed about will soon be gone into the pockets of a nice charitable local landlord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 If someone chooses to follow a 'calling' or whatever, then fair play to them. I believe it is possible to follow a religious calling without browbeating or brainwashing other folk - there's plenty of religious based charities and individuals out there who go about Gods (whichever god they've foolishly chosen over the FSM...all praise His Noodly Appendages....) work without using their religion to control other people. Also, I fail to see why the subject his personal wealth and how he chooses to spend it is anyones business but his own. BigMouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I daresay that he has had loads of crap thrown at him over the years and, personally, I bear him no malice whatsoever but, if his "god" was serious about the company he was urging him to join then, surely, he would have sent him to the Western Isles.... Maybe we could just bundle up all the various kirk gangs littering about the place and ship them all over there? Surely they'd all be happy seeing as they've got so much in common.... Ghostrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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