Charles Gillette

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  Is attendance down in your location too?

  by StarryNight9 in

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  i was commenting on another thread about how local kh attendance is down.

  memorial attendance was also way down and the circuit assembly had hundreds less people than what is typical.

  my jw family has even mentioned it.

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  What does the current yearbook show? Can we accept those numbers?I know the topic is about local areas,however,can the year book help us with the break down as to the growth or decline of the watchtower society?

  I don't care one bit about the numbers game. I'm just asking if it helps with this topic. Can we make solid conclusions about growth or decline from the year book?

  I served for 33 years in many ways. Left in 2002.A lot has happened since 1969 to 2002 when I joined this site as Blueblades.
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  Theramin Trees: Becoming Fools | A Visit From Some JWs

  by pale.emperor in

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  excellent video from theramin tree's.

  it's funny that we can relate entirely to the jw's in this.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewehb4qm1hg.

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  Thank you for that common sense video. One of the best teaching tools I've seen.
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  Imperfection is the charm of life, not a curse

  by Ireneus in

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  2. bible

  there is no charm in going to a cricket match after knowing the result.

  similarly, there is no charm in living if there is nothing left to know.

  we are surrounded by both—knowledge and mystery.

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  You quote the bible as if it was the final say on what you are saying. So and so said this, so and so said that etc. How does one prove that what you write here is true and accurate? You are basing what you write on what others wrote.

  Others have been caught in this same trap.
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  Blueblades Pacemaker Update.

  by Charles Gillette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well,to all who had wished me good health before i went for my procedure,thank you.

  9/14 pacemaker was inserted below my collarbone successfully.check up will be 9/18.. so, since 2012 when i was 67,i had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve with a bovine tissue valve.

  now at 73, i have an implanted pacemaker with two leads,one for the upper chamber, right atrium and one for the lower right chamber,ventricle of the heart.. so, my heart beats should now be steady and not in and out of afib.. both of my brothers died of heart attacks.

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  Giordano Great to hear it. My aortic bovine valve is now in it's 7th year.Just starting the pacemaker. We are right behind you and yours into our 50th year of wedding bliss. Thanks.

  Great Teacher. Get daily checkups and screening. Don't wait until something bad happens,be proactive, it could save your life and extend it longer. Thanks

  Perry. How long for mom? Hey, only a little like Elvis? Really, he looks a lot like me.Thanks

  Smiddy3 Thanks. Look me up in the members as Blueblades. I go back to 2002.

  LV101 My Avatar was a Disposal Razor. Go to members look me up.Thanks

  Amicabl Wow! Take good care of yourself.Thanks.

  Flipper. Great Avatar! Never heard of a bad Dolphin. Peace out to you and yours. Thanks

  Xanthippe, Carla, Wannaexit, Daysoffuturepassed and Wasanelderonce. Thanks to all of you.

  Blueblades
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  Has God preserved His word today?

  by JW Answers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has god preserved his word today?

  many people attack, doubt and fault god's word.

  yet god has made several promises in his word.he promised to preserve his word unto every generation,he promised that every word would be truth,he promised that we can rely and depend on his every word.satan wants nothing more than to dismiss, and cast doubt on god's word... so the question today is... do we have god's preserved word today?

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  Charles Gillette

  JW Answers. Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman wrote a book that will answer your question if you truly want an answer.

  The Bible Unearthed.Now I'm not going to say anymore about it. You are going to have to do the Digging yourself,that is if you really are searching for the answer to your topic discussion. If you don't follow the advice of the the other posters, then you are just wasting your time.
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  09/16/18 WT | My Wife's First JW (cult) Epiphany

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  oh rapture!

  today's wt caused my wife's first [jw mind control] epiphany and she didn't hesitate to share upon her discovery.

  09/16/2018 | "where are your eyes looking?

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  Charles Gillette

  How many times when they get caught doing something wrong in writing or conduct they tell us "Sad to say?" Really, then why say it.

  Soon,sooner than we think, near, nearer than we know...what ,than how do you know it? Shortly,this generation, that generation,first century, our century, anytime now.

  Where is George Carlin? He could spin it all for them. He was the Master of word play.
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  Blueblades Pacemaker Update.

  by Charles Gillette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well,to all who had wished me good health before i went for my procedure,thank you.

  9/14 pacemaker was inserted below my collarbone successfully.check up will be 9/18.. so, since 2012 when i was 67,i had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve with a bovine tissue valve.

  now at 73, i have an implanted pacemaker with two leads,one for the upper chamber, right atrium and one for the lower right chamber,ventricle of the heart.. so, my heart beats should now be steady and not in and out of afib.. both of my brothers died of heart attacks.

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  Well,to all who had wished me good health before I went for my procedure,thank you. 9/14 Pacemaker was inserted below my collarbone successfully.Check up will be 9/18.

  So, since 2012 when I was 67,I had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve with a bovine tissue valve. Now at 73, I have an implanted Pacemaker with two leads,one for the upper chamber, Right Atrium and one for the lower Right chamber,Ventricle of the heart.

  So, my heart beats should now be steady and not in and out of AFIB.

  Both of my brothers died of heart attacks. One at 55 and the other at 63. They were never Jehovah Witnesses.I served for 33 years,1969 until 2002 when I left and joined this site as Blueblades 16 years ago.

  Again thanks for your kind support.You have helped me through this time.
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  Ancestery.com— I Got My Results! Very Surprised

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i got my results in on sunday and my bloodline is mostly from great britain and italy and greece!

  not what i expected at all but it does explain my love of italian and greek foods.😎.

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  What was the cost?
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  Did You Ever Think You Would Be A Member On A Site Like This?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  when i first started looking at “apostate” sites , i was always watching over my shoulder, hoping no one would catch me viewing “spiritual pornography”.

  i found these types of sites mesmerizing but i never thought i’d join one.... look at me now.😈.

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  Charles Gillette

  No! I never knew such a site existed. I signed up as Blueblades back in 2002 16 years ago! Those days had a group of us that were no match to the watchtower ruling class. We destroyed every teaching that they had back in those days. Simon has made some changes since then to this current site and I lost my password as Blueblades and signed in on other handled.I wrote Simon at different times to see if he could get my original Blueblades up and running and have not heard from him. I know that he is very busy with this site. I miss my Blueblades avatar.
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  Women and Children First Still!

  by Charles Gillette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at a time when women fly combat aircraft, when they are grant equality in education,in employment,in government,in athletics,etc.

  what entitles women to the status of children still?.

  women and children first when it comes to emergency situations.

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  Charles Gillette

  Xanthippe,what I mean is that women and children first is a"Bygone Era"as Longhairgal said in her comments. Maritime disasters in the past had the tradition of "Women and Children First".Children were entitled to special consideration for two reasons: helplessness and innocense incapable of fending for themselves.

  Remember when it was the norm to give a women your seat on the bus?Even to this day when disasters occur children should go first and women should go second then the men for the children need their women/mothers more than men at this time of their lives.

  Blueblades