[ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread ghamblin
Who can educate me on the Danites in the late 1830's and later? Garth Hamblin Juneau // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html ///

RE: [ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread John W. Redelfs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who can educate me on the Danites in the late 1830's and later? Have you checked the Encyclopedia of Mormonism? I don't know much about them except what I read in Harold Shindler's ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL: SON OF THUNDER over 30 years ago. Apparently the Danites

[ZION] Blood Atonement

2003-06-18 Thread John W. Redelfs
Searching Google to learn more about the Danites, I ran across this at http://www.algonet.se/~daba/lds/missouri.htm. In this article the following is stated about so-called blood atonement. --- The Danites originated the practice of blood atonement in the Mormon Church. (This doctrine was

Re: [ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread Grampa Bill in Savannah
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who can educate me on the Danites in the late 1830's and later? = Grampa Bill asks: You want the official history or the whispers? If the whispers, you want our whispers or the antis? I often ask, Where are the Danites when ya' really

[ZION] Doing Lunch

2003-06-18 Thread John W. Redelfs
I am in the SLC-Provo-Orem area for the next several days. If anyone would like to get together for lunch or something similar, give me a call at 907-465-2505. If I'm not there, leave a message and I'll call you back. I'm probably leaving the area on Monday, but that is not certain. Your

Re: [ZION] Doing Lunch

2003-06-18 Thread Steven Montgomery
At 11:46 AM 6/18/2003, you wrote: I am in the SLC-Provo-Orem area for the next several days. If anyone would like to get together for lunch or something similar, give me a call at 907-465-2505. If I'm not there, leave a message and I'll call you back. I'm probably leaving the area on Monday,

RE: [ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread Steven Montgomery
At 11:20 AM 6/18/2003, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who can educate me on the Danites in the late 1830's and later? Have you checked the Encyclopedia of Mormonism? I don't know much about them except what I read in Harold Shindler's ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL: SON OF THUNDER over 30 years

[ZION] Weapons of Mass Delusion

2003-06-18 Thread Steven Montgomery
The following from (http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/2003/06-30-2003/vo19no13_delusion.htm): Weapons of Mass Delusion Why did we go to war against Iraq? The official reason was not to defend the United States against an attack like the September 11th atrocities. It was to enforce UN Security

RE: [ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread Jim Cobabe
Danites and Avenging Angels are fun. One of the most imaginative and entertaining inventions of the anti-Mormons. Nibley has a good discussion of the topic in _Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass_. // /// ZION LIST

RE: [ZION] Blood Atonement

2003-06-18 Thread Jim Cobabe
The true doctrine of blood atonement is simple to explain -- 3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. 4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord

RE: [ZION] Blood Atonement

2003-06-18 Thread Jim Cobabe
What a coincidence to find remarks on Utah's death penalty practices. Two firing squad executions were scheduled for next week, but were recently stayed pending bureacratic snafu. Utah still offers a choice to the condemned, though the policy is a topic of some controversy.

RE: [ZION] Blood Atonement

2003-06-18 Thread Stacy Smith
I take it this prohibits lethal injection method? Stacy. At 11:32 PM 06/18/2003 +, you wrote: The true doctrine of blood atonement is simple to explain -- 3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. 4

RE: [ZION] Danites

2003-06-18 Thread ghamblin
I've read the official stuff from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism and such. Don't want the outrageous whispers. Door #2, our whispers. garth -Original Message- From: Grampa Bill in Savannah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: [ZION] Blood Atonement

2003-06-18 Thread Paul Osborne
John, I don't know the answers to these questions. All I can say is we need to accept the ever changing world of Mormonism. Things will change in both the Church and Mormon culture and we are not given explanations as to why. We just follow. Paul O On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:37:01 + John W.