Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [239]


That's a definition of quality holiday time! Thank you for the link to this lovely nature documentary. The commentary is very emotional and rather limited in the lexical area but captures the essence of the beaver encounter perfectly.

I already downloaded the video from YT for later watching with family.

History / What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? [945]

Welcome, Finland! :)

bbc.com/news/world-europe-65173043

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Nope.

I never agreed with any woke agenda and I never made a secret of my Christian views here. And yet nobody ever tried to "torment" me, even though I've been on this board since 2008 (under a different username then).

Most Brits here including Harry were sound fellows, even if I disagreed with them sometimes (especially with Harry about the victory parade :D).

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


... and yet you are ashamed to tell us its name. You're so full of it.


I am not answering any of your questions until you tell us which church you belong to.

And who's Gefrey - your imaginary friend? Or one of the tame deer that you shoot when they trust you and come to eat in your backyard?

You are no more in position to lecture people on Christianity than you are to lecture them on hunting ethics.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Well, I was talking about a hell option for Johnny, not for you, Jon. :D

In your case, it would be eternity in a small provincial Russian town with Putin's portraits and monuments everywhere and obligatory watching of state TV for at least 8h/day. Scary enough?

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Very convenient :)

That's exactly what I thought, Johnny. Exactly. Thank you for confirming my suspicions. You should find a local church and be a part of it, as all Christians should, receive sacraments and be subject to the church's teaching and discpline instead of relying on your "knowledge" and false assurance of salvation. You have been warned.

Should you choose to continue in your pride and self-righteousness then you will wake up one day in a hot place being sodomized by a bunch of well-hung and very horny demons. When that happens, don't say nobody warned you.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Right. Thank you.


RCC and most American evangelicals teach the inerrancy; as far as divine inspiration is concerned I can't imagine a Christian church not acknowledging it.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


I wouldn't go that far. As long as a church proclaims gospel, administers sacraments and preaches divine inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, I would refrain from calling it a sect.

There are, of course, sects disguised as Christian churches, that's why Johnny refusing to reveal his church's name (or even general denomination) is so suspicious.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Oh, it would. Denominations are a bit of a hobby of mine (I'm an avid watcher of Ready to Harvest YT channel). :)

Besides, what's the worst that could happen if he says baptist, presbyterian or methodist? Unless, as you say, it's some sort of strange quasi-Christian sect.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]

No, sorry - you're just dodging the question again. A true Christian would be proud of his church, not ashamed to admit his membership in it.

As I said before - that's suspicious as f*ck, Johnny.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


I told you my church affiliation when you asked. Why can't you do the same? Immensely suspicious...

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [195]


Dokładnie. Ostatnio w Chile zmarł jakiś miłośnik wina, który przez niemal całe swoje życie wypijał butelkę (!) wina dziennie. Zmarł w wieku 104 lat - nałóg go w końcu zabił.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Correct. My short adventure with the heresy of calvinism is well and truly over.


I still kinda hope it does, as far as the institutional church is concerned. Our church needs a huge renewal and awakening, but it doesn't seem possible with the current institutional structures of sin. But that's a topic for a completely different thread.


Hmm... extremely suspicious.

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [195]


No i bardzo dobrze. Kościół potrzebuje wielkiej odnowy, a towarzysz Jose "Nie mogę wybrać po której mam być stronie" Bergoglio raczej go do tej odnowy nie poprowadzi.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Don't cheat, Johnny - you haven't told me your church affiliation yet.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Practicing. Your turn.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


How can anyone "diminish" you because of your church affiliation if you genuinely believe it's the best denomination for you? Hmm... suspicious.


Roman Catholic

See? It's not that hard. :)

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


It's not. However, if you try to lecture people on the Holy Writ and refuse to reveal your church affiliation, it looks a bit suspicious - as if you were ashamed of it. Strange.

History / What do Poles owe to Czechs? [89]


Practicing is the key word, and I made this reservation if you read my post again. However, about 40% are formally Catholic. That's hardly "very few".

History / What do Poles owe to Czechs? [89]


Say what? About 40% of Czechs are Catholics, and I never had problems finding a Mass on Sunday even in smaller towns.

The percentage of practicing Catholics is definitely much lower, but to say that "there are very few Catholics" is an exaggeration (to put it mildly).

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Just like you were unable to answer my simple question about your denomination and the church you belong to. You also dodged my question about the theology you subscribe to.

So, what's it gonna be, Johnny? Will you finally answer the questions or should I assume that your Christianity is best mirrored in your approach to hunting ethics?

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


:)

You want to tell me that the fishermen who followed Jesus wore intricate chamber pots enamelled with jewels on their heads...

... preached in palaces dripping with gold and called themselves all those bombastic titles? Interesting :)

Sure, RCC is guilty of the same thing but at least we don't claim that we haven't changed. Orthodoxy is so obviously corrupt, greedy, servile towards the state and dripping with gold and jewels that they put even our clergy to shame with their pomp and bombast. I wouldn't like to be among this golden-chamber-pots brigade when Christ returns to judge us. God have mercy on them.


One thing that strikes me about the Church fathers, both Greek and Latin - and you will have to accept this fact as a quality historian - is that there wasn't a single Russian among them. :)

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


How do you say "bring it on, bi*tches" in Russian? :)


I read the interview and indeed I like it. This war saddened my Russophile heart, and it saddens me even more that I know exactly how it will end for Russia. Oh, well... maybe it's for the better. Death, redemption and resurrection. Poland went through the same process after all.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Of course it does. Just like Jesus Christ.


:D 200 million - that's cute. We are 1.4 billion and growing.

You made me smile, rebel. When you decide to join the right side of the force, let me know.

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


To which Microdox churchlet are you referring to as "we"?

Life / Relation in Poland to Orthodox Christians? [117]


Bobko talking about theology. Well I never!


Be careful. Reason is the Devil's greatest wh0re, as one German monk aptly noticed. If you rely on it too much it can lead you astray towards many heresies and away from the True Church. I made this schoolboy mistake once. :-/

Suspend reason, Bobi, embrace faith, forget the plethora of those tiny, puny "autocephalous" churchlets, all those "Orthodox" (Microdox, more like) rebels and join the greatest in the world, Only, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church...

Bobko... I am your father.

History / 70th anniversary of 1943 Wołyń/Volhynia and Eastern Galicia Massacre - controvercies [454]


Everybody has to ask his heart to answer this question...



... it's a city of mixed heritage, what can I say - answers will vary. Of course, one could argue that such a lovely city should belong to a nation most magnanimous, civilised and noble, and to a country in which borders it remained for the longest period of time, but unfortunately we all know that history doesn't work like this.

You could add Львов, Լվով or לבוב to your options, but taking into account the city's history, we should probably agree on its Latin name: Leopolis. :)

Life / Boys acting and dressing feminine, girls acting and dressing masculine - transgender teens in Poland [272]


Erm... isn't it LGBTQQICAAAPPF2K+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Curious, Asexual, Agender, Ally, Pansexual, Polysexual, Friends and family, Two-spirit and Kink) these days? You really shouldn't exclude the QICAAAPPF2K community or (even worse) band them all together with the "+" sign.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


Yes. Poland, as opposed to Czechia (definitely Western) or Russia (definitely Eastern), has always been tragically torn in our civilisational identity, and I am not able to say with full confidence what our hearts would choose if they were forced to make a choice (the brains would choose Western). That's why - being torn between two different worlds - we developed our own, unique turbo-Sarmatian, Slavic-Latin civilisation, incorporating all of the best of the two worlds and inheriting none of the worst.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


As deep as Lake Baikal and as wide as the distance from Volga to Yenisey. But in my case it is love for people not for the state, and at this particular moment of history the interest of Russian state (or the small mafia group of politicians and oligarchs that control it) is deeply at odds with the interests of Russian people. Germany were first defeated, then judged and divided, then reborn and united again - and look at modern Germany compared with Third Reich. Which is better for German people? The new Russia will also be similarly better for Russians. After it's defeated, judged and divided, and then reborn.

Death, redemption and resurrection. Poland went through the same process. And we deserved it too.


Not of insanity but of Slavicness. Have the winds of Albion blew the remains of słowiańska dusza from you, Milo?