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Grant Jeffrey

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'''Grant R. Jeffrey''' {{lived|1948|2012}} was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Bible]] teacher and chairman of Frontier Research Publications. He earned a Masters Degree and a Ph.D in Biblical Studies from the [[Diploma mill|Louisiana Baptist University]] and he also took post-doctoral courses in Apologetics and Theology at Oxford University. On his website, he says that he "was a professional in the financial planning and insurance brokerage field for 18 years" and "acquired a Chartered Life Underwriter degree (law, pensions, accounting) from the University of Toronto extension program." It was later on when Jeffrey delved into religion, and between 1970 and 1980 taught [[eschatology]] part-time at several colleges and was credited as an "expert" in Bible prophecy.

==Beliefs==
===Christianity===
Grant believed we are currently living in the end times.

He was a proponent of [[intelligent design]] who dismissed all the evidence for the [[theory of evolution]].

===Environment===
Grant took [[global warming]] to be a hoax crafted to destroy the free enterprise system to produce a socialist economy and a plan to drain trillions from western nations to the Third World. According to Jeffrey "The new pagan environmental religion of the 'Church of Global Warming' denies the existence of God the Creator and substitutes in His place the worship of creation, the earth. The coming economic collapse, accelerated by global warming laws and regulations, will lead to international financial chaos. A one-world government will be presented as the only solution, to be followed by the arrival of the Antichrist, an economic, religious, and military dictator."<ref>Grant Jeffrey, "The Global Warming Deception."</ref>

== Selected works==
*''Final Warning: Economic Collapse and the Coming World Government'' (1995), {{isbn| 0921714246}}
*''Prince of Darkness: Antichrist and the New World Order'' (1995), {{isbn|0921714041}}
*''Armageddon: Appointment with Destiny'' (1997) {{isbn|0921714408}}
*''Creation: Remarkable Evidence of God's Design'' (2003), {{isbn|9780921714781}}
*''Countdown to the Apocalypse: Learn to read the signs that the last days have begun'' (2008), {{isbn|140007441X}}
*''Shadow Government: How the Secret Global Elite Is Using Surveillance Against You'' (2009), {{isbn|9781400074426}}
*''The Global-Warming Deception: How a Secret Elite Plans to Bankrupt America and Steal Your Freedom'' (2011), {{isbn|1400074436}}
*''One Nation, Under Attack: How Big-Government Liberals Are Destroying the America You Love'' (2012), {{isbn|0307731073}}

==External links==
*[http://www.grantjeffrey.com/ Grant R. Jeffrey Ministries]

==References==
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Grapefruit seed extract

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[[File:Grapefruit_Splash.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Delectable grapefruit, which is probably better for you]]
'''Grapefruit seed extract''' (GSE) is a purported [[Appeal to nature|"all-natural"]] [[supplement]] sold in health food stores and over the Internet.  It is supposedly a natural antimicrobial and antifungal product.

However, tests on actual grapefruit (''Citrus'' × ''paradisi'') seed extract show zero antimicrobial or antifungal properties, while tests on commercially available GSE do show such properties.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10399191 ''Aspects of the antimicrobial efficacy of grapefruit seed extract and its relation to preservative substances contained''], von Woedtke T, Schlüter B, Pflegel P, Lindequist U, Jülich WD, Pharmazie. 1999 Jun;54(6):452-6.</ref>  The difference?  Tests on commercial GSE products show they contain benzethonium chloride and triclosan,<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11453769 ''Identification of benzethonium chloride in commercial grapefruit seed extracts], Takeoka G, Dao L, Wong RY, Lundin R, Mahoney N, J Agric Food Chem. 2001 Jul;49(7):3316-20.</ref><ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17867553?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_SingleItemSupl.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=1&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed ''Simultaneous identification and quantification by liquid chromatography of benzethonium chloride, methyl paraben and triclosan in commercial products labeled as grapefruit seed extract''], Avula B, Dentali S, Khan IA, Pharmazie. 2007 Aug;62(8):593-6.</ref> both antimicrobial and antifungal compounds also used in deodorants, disinfectant sprays, and antiseptic hand wipes.  Neither of these compounds occur naturally in grapefruit seed extract, which indicates they were either added to "all-natural" grapefruit seed extract products as preservatives, or GSE products were adulterated with those compounds to give them their claimed benefits.  Benzethonium chloride and triclosan, while effective, are approved and generally regarded as safe for external use only, but specifically ''dis''approved for internal use.

Bottom line: GSE products sold in health food stores are not "all-natural".  Their apparent active ingredients [[Deceit|aren't listed]] on the label. The actual amount of benzethonium chloride and triclosan they contain could vary widely, making their effectiveness for any given application unclear.  Given these unknowns and the unapproved status of these two compounds for internal use, it is probably a very bad idea to take GSE products internally.

==See also==
*[[Big Placebo]]
==External links==
*[http://rainbowscivance.com/seed/grapefruit-seed-extract/ Grapefruit seed extract]

==References==
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Grassroots

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'''Grassroots''' is a term often used to refer to movements (usually social or [[political]]) that have been created as a natural response to some perceived social or political wrong or cause.

These organizations (at least those that are genuine in origin) tend to be locally based as opposed to national in terms of scale,<ref>Smith, David Horton. [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=3yh1AwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=grassroots&ots=6lnimQvKdj&sig=V65wndkwGBbq8UsEVxyMcBuEpAI#v=onepage&q=grassroots&f=false Grassroots Associations].  Sage Publications, Inc.</ref> their backing tends to rest entirely on ordinary people as opposed to a formal organization, and their funding, if any, comes from voluntary donors within the movement or from their sympathizers.<ref>Gundelach, Peter. (1979) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4194291?seq=1 Grass Roots Organizations]. ''Acta Sociologica''.</ref>

By contrast, the fake version is [[Astroturf]]ing (so named after the artificial grass product), where a [[corporation]], [[think tank]], or some other formal party with a direct interest in the issue at hand (such as a product like the health risks of [[Tobacco smoking|cigarettes]] or a political cause like [[nativism]]) either covertly and artificially creates a "grassroots" organization (which is in reality a shill for their interests), or co-opts a genuine grassroots movement for their own purposes.

==References==
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Graviola

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{{cquote|10000 times stronger killer of CANCER than Chemo.. do share it.. can save many lives, fill up hopes and build confidence in the patients...|||Chain e-mail}}
'''Graviola''', '''soursop''' or '''guanábana''' (''Annona muricata'') is a fruit native to the humid regions of [[North America|Central]] and [[South America]]. A formerly obscure fruit for those not in those regions, it has gained some notoriety for being promoted as an [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] [[cancer]] treatment.

==Cancer woo==
The fruit itself is not the active ingredient studied, but rather extracts from seeds, leaves, bark, and twigs of the plant.<ref>[http://www.cancernetwork.com/integrative-oncology/graviola-annona-muricata Graviola (''Annona muricata'')] by Barrie R. Cassileth (September 01, 2008) ''Cancer Network''.</ref> The fruit itself is tasty and probably harmless in moderation. A 1996 study<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8991944 Five novel mono-tetrahydrofuran ring acetogenins from the seeds of Annona muricata] by M. J. Rieser et al. ''J. Nat. Prod.'' 1996 Feb;59(2):100-8.</ref> did find extracts from the seeds to be potent against colon adenocarcinoma cells. However, it was performed with an ''in vitro'' sample of cells and not humans, and was only compared to one kind of chemotherapy drug.

==Side effects==
Graviola extract has been proven to be neurotoxic. A study performed by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center showed a high frequency of Parkinson's disease in the French [[Caribbean|West Indies]], where Graviola is popular as food and medicine. The source of the disease was dopamine-degenerating alkaloids in seeds and roots.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11835443 Toxicity of Annonaceae for dopaminergic neurons: potential role in atypical parkinsonism in Guadeloupe] by A. Lannuzel et al. ''Mov. Disord.'' 2002 Jan;17(1):84-90.</ref> So, not only is it ineffective, but dangerous if used carelessly.

==See also==
* [[Alternative medicine]]
* [[List of medicinal plants]]

==References==
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Great Schism

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The '''Great Schism''', also known as the '''Great Schism of 1054''' or the '''East-West Schism''' was the [[schism]] by which the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] separated.  Cultural and liturgical differences were debated as early as the 6th century; they officially split by [[excommunication|excommunicating]] each other in 1054, and only ended the mutual anathema in 1965. 

== Official reasons for the separation ==

The official disagreements between the two [[church|churches]] were numerous and included seemingly trivial issues like baking and more critical issues of [[theology|the nature of the Holy Spirit]]. For example, the Roman Catholic church insisted (without any clear biblical instructions that it should be so) that the [[Eucharist]] '''must be''' unleavened bread. The Eastern Orthodox Church accepted the use of leavened bread (however, the Jewish religious law forbids eating leavened bread during the ''Pesach'', so Jesus and his disciples, being Jews, would have eaten unleavened bread during the Last Supper). There was also the more esoteric question of whether the [[Holy Spirit]] proceeds from the Father or from the Father and the Son - something known as the Filioque.

== Actual reasons for the separation ==

Of course, like most things, "official positions" are rarely as important as power and [[politics]]. The two sides had many differences over this history of the church, with the appointment of John Chrysostom as Patriarch of Constantinople disputed by the Byzantine emperor as early as 404 CE, leading to the eastern church being excommunicated until 415 CE. There was another schism from 482 to 519, over who had ultimate doctrinal authority, with more excommunications.<ref name=hfk>[https://www.historyforkids.net/the-great-schism-of-1054.html Great Schism of 1054], History for Kids</ref>

Muslim conquests had reduced the Catholic territory, leaving only two (Constantinople and Rome) of the five sees (Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem had fallen). As the centre of gravity of Christendom shifted northwards and eastwards, there were disputes over who should have authority in the Balkans.<ref name=hfk/> [[Pope|Bishop of Rome]], Pope Leo IX, thought he should be head of the remaining Catholic Body. The [[Patriarch]] of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius thought otherwise, believing that while the Bishop of Rome was the most esteemed, he still shouldn't be able to tell the other Patriarchs what to do.<ref>[https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jul16/great-schism/ On this day: July 16, 1054 CE: Great Schism], National Geographic</ref>

==See also==
*[[Protestant Reformation]]

==External links==
[http://www.greatschism.org/Great-Eastern-Schism.html The East-West Schism]

==References==
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Greed

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'''Greed''', according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "a selfish and excessive desire for more of something than is needed".<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greed Merriam-Webster: "greed"]</ref>

In [[Christianity]], it is one of the {{wpl|Seven deadly sins|Seven Deadly}} [[Sin]]s — such desires being seen as turning the heart away from [[God]] — and has been roundly condemned in most historical codes of [[moral]]s; not without justification, as the greed of kings and other [[monarchy|monarchic]] rulers could be the driving force behind endless [[war]] and political infighting.

However, in more recent years, greed has been re-evaluated and now is seen by a [[Libertarian Party|significant number]] as being a positive force in a [[Capitalism|capitalist]] economy, as a greedy person, by enriching himself, increases economic activity and helps everyone around him ([[Supply side economics|"a rising tide lifts all boats"]]).

...except when it [[Great Recession|fucks everyone over]] if appropriate laws haven't been levied to constrain it.

==Quotes==
{{cquote|The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed — for lack of a better word — is good. Greed is right. Greed works.|||Gordon Gekko, ''Wall Street''}}

{{cquote|We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!|||Gollum, ''Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''}}

==See also==
*[[Ayn Rand]] - extolled its "virtues", under the [[euphemism]] "rational self-interest".
*[[Money]]
*[[Affluenza]]

==References==
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Green

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<font color=green>Green</font> is a color that is generally associated with [[plants]] (because of [[chlorophyll]]) and by extension, the environment.
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==Things==
*[[Greenback Party]] — late-nineteenth century [[U.S.]] [[political party]] that opposed the [[gold standard]]
*Green energy — another term for [[renewable energy]] that sometimes also includes [[nuclear energy]]
*''Green Hell'' — a book by [[science]]-[[denialist]] [[Steve Milloy]]
*[[Greenhouse effect]] — the effect that causes [[global warming]]
*[[Green ink]] — a medium of communication by frothing lunatics
*[[Greenland]] — a large, glaciated island, so named as a [[marketing]] [[Deceit|gimmick]] by {{wpl|Erik the Red}} {{lived|c. 950|c. 1003}}
*[[GreenMedInfo]] — an [[alternative medicine | alternative-medicine]] website
*[[Green Party]] — one of several political parties (sprouting up internationally) that supports [[environmentalism]]
*[[Greenpeace]] — an environmentalist organization that has engaged in [[anti-science]]
*Green Revolution — created by [[Norman Borlaug]]
*Green scare — [[anti-environmentalism]]
*[[Green tea]] — a tasty drink - associated with some dubious health claims
*[[Greenwashing]] — a [[marketing]] gimmick for selling products by exaggerating or falsely claiming the environmental benefits of a product or service

==People==
*[[Laci Green]] — former [[feminist]] [[YouTube]]r
*[[Stephen Green]] — [[Domestic violence|wifebeating]] director of [[Christian Voice]]
*[[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] — batshit crazy [[QAnon]] representative from [[Georgia]]
Green Party

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*[[Green Party of the United States]]
*[[Australian Greens]]
*[[Political parties of Ireland#Green Party|Green Party (Ireland)]]
*[[Political parties of Canada#Green Party of Canada|Green Party of Canada]]
*[[Political parties of the United Kingdom#Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party of England and Wales]]
*[[Political parties of the United Kingdom#Scottish Greens|Scottish Greens]]
Gregg Braden

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{{cquote| His imagination is rich, his grasp on reality absent, and he has found ways to make money off of most elements of this combo.|||[[Encyclopedia of American Loons]]}}
'''Gregg Braden''' {{lived|June 28, 1954|}} is an [[American]] [[crank]], [[woo]]-meister, and [[New Age]] [[fantasy]] [[literature]] [[author]]. He argues that human emotions affect [[DNA]], that collective [[prayer]] may heal the body, that the world is a mind, that [[science]] is pointing to [[religion]] and other woo-woo. He has published many books through the [[Hay House]] publishing company (a serious scientific publishing house).{{lie}} He has also appeared on the [[pseudohistory]] show [[Ancient Aliens]]{{cn}} and [[The Secret]] movie.{{cn}}

He wrote about the [[2012 apocalypse]] for his claim that the magnetic polarity of the [[Earth]] was about to reverse,<ref>https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Apocalypse_Not/7H1PmVvFJ_4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=isbn%3A9781936740000&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=Gregg%20Braden</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/beyond2012catast0000stra/page/118/mode/2up?q=Gregg+Braden</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/endoftimemayamys00aven/page/28/mode/2up?q=Gregg+Braden</ref> stating: "There has been a lot of speculation about it. The magnetic poles have certainly reversed in the past. I can tell you as a former geologist that we can see that in the geologic record, 14 times in the last 4-1/2 million years."{{cn}} It diiiid? Braden argued that the change in the Earth's magnetic field might have effects on human DNA and claimed that he healed himself from [[cancer]] just by [[Law of attraction|thinking he was well]]. Where the actual proofs of his claims lie, no one knows.

==His position on [[evolution]]==
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==External links==
*[http://www.democraticunderground.com/1231736 Gregg Braden &mdash; debunking repository] (Democratic Underground) &mdash; some useful debunking resources
*[http://americanloons.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/515-gregg-braden.html Encyclopedia of American Loons]: "There is out there, and there is out there, and Gregg Braden is definitely as far out there as you get."
*[https://pseudoastro.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/the-new-age-conspiratorial-world-of-gregg-braden/ The New-Age Conspiratorial World of Gregg Braden] Exposing Psedoastronomy Blog
*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333164048_Review_of_Fractal_Time Review of Fractal Time]
*[https://youtu.be/SiM_GTdplls "Geologist" Talks About DNA Disproving Evolution] on [[Youtube]]

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Gregg Braden (slovensky)

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'''Gregg Braden''' {{lived|June 28, 1954|}} je americký [[crank|blázon]], [[woo]]-majster a autor [[New Age]] fantasy literatúry. Tvrdí, že ľudské emócie ovplyvňujú [[DNA]], že kolektívna modlitba môže uzdraviť telo, že [[Hive mind|svet je myseľ]] a iné hlúposti.
Predpovedal [[2012 apocalypse|apokalypsu v roku 2012]], keďže, ako tvrdil, magnetická polarita Zeme sa mala obrátiť. Aaaa... stalo saa? Braden tvrdil, že zmena magnetického pólu Zeme môže mať vplyv na ľudskú DNA. Tiež sa podľa vlastných slov vyliečil z [[cancer|rakoviny]] pomocou myšlienok: jednoducho myslel na to, že mu je dobre. Kde sú skutočné dôkazy jeho tvrdení, nikto nevie.

==Externé odkazy==
*[http://www.democraticunderground.com/1231736 Gregg Braden &mdash; debunking repository] (Democratic Underground) &mdash; zopár užitočných zdrojov na debunkovanie
*[http://americanloons.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/515-gregg-braden.html Encyclopedia of American Loons]: "Je rozdiel byť mimo a byť mimo, a Gregg Braden je definitívne tak mimo ako sa len dá."

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Grenada

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|pop =124,000
|GDP =2,300
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'''Grenada''' is a tiny island nation in the Eastern [[Caribbean]] known primarily for exporting [[nutmeg]]. Its first leader after independence from [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in 1974 was the [[autocracy|autocratic]] [[UFO]] enthusiast Sir<ref group=note>Knighted on the recommendation of… himself.</ref> Eric Gairy. A [[Marxist]] government came to power in a ''coup d'état'' while Gairy was abroad and stayed in office for 4½ years, until [[Ronald Reagan]] ordered U.S. Marines to invade the islands. 

The US administration believed that a [[Cuba]]n and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] "plot" to build a new airport in a country with fewer residents than Allentown, [[Pennsylvania]], posed an egregious threat to the safety and national security of the world's greatest superpower. Multiparty politics were re-established in late 1984, and Grenada has been more-or-less [[democratic]] since then. They learned their lesson from the [[Gunboat diplomacy|Empire]] and have not elected a left-wing government since the ill-fated revolution.

==Human rights==
Homosexuality is illegal in Grenada. Same-sex sexual activity between men is criminalized under the Criminal Code, with penalties of up to ten years' imprisonment.<ref name="source1">https://www.equaldex.com/region/grenada LGBT Rights in Granada (accessed January 13, 2025)</ref> Although these laws are not generally enforced, instances of intimidation, harassment, and stigmatization of sexual and gender minorities are commonplace.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/07/20/they-can-harass-us-because-laws/violence-and-discrimination-against-lgbt-people They Can Harass Us Because of the Laws] Human Rights Watch, 2023</ref>

Grenada does not recognize same-sex marriage or partnerships.<ref name="source1" />

There are no legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Grenada.<ref name="source1" />

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