Re: [ZION] In case you felt like buying a lottery ticket

At 07:26 AM 3/12/04, Jonathan Scott wrote: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=19&u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_re_us/millionaire_theft_2 And, remember, this was the lottery winner who tithed on his winnings . . . -- Ronn! :)

Re: [ZION] Help Me Please - Ignore as Usual

At 09:25 PM 3/9/04, Grampa Bill in Savannah wrote: Rick Mathis wrote: So, Bill, is she married? I have a 25 year old menace to society who doesn't seem to be making much movement in that direction. = Grampa answers. She's single and IMHO a knock-out beauty. She has

RE: [ZION] Gay Marriage in Oregon

At 12:33 PM 3/4/04, Gerald Smith wrote: Interesting that all these gay marriage actions are taking place in liberal coastline states. You just don't see any small towns in Mississippi handing out marriage licenses like that, do you? So are you suggesting that it must be something in the water?

Re: [ZION] The Return of the King

At 07:25 PM 11/16/03 -0900, John W. Redelfs wrote: Tomorrow it is exactly one month until the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on December 17th. --JWR Guess I ought to get around to renting and watching _The Two Towers_, then . . . -- Ronn! :) /

Re: [ZION] BYU Alumnus Broadcast

At 01:43 PM 11/7/03 -0900, John W. Redelfs wrote: There is a worldwide BYU Alumni satellite broadcast tonight, but I don't know the time. Is anyone here planning to attend? --JWR I didn't know that the Shuttle was even flying again, much less taking passengers, so I doubt if I'll be going to

Re: [ZION] Cognitive Dissonance

At 04:19 AM 11/4/03 -0700, Tom Matkin wrote: I wish I could say that this malopropism was intentional. But I'm typing in the dark here at 4:00 a.m. and the spell checker kept telling me to change Lamanites to laminates That's what happens when a Native American with Jewish ancestry is working

Re: [ZION] Starts with F "Gossip"

Shouldn't someone change the subject line to "Starts with Z "Spelling""? -- Ronn! :) // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///

Re: ATTN the listowner, was RE: [ZION] hi

At 12:24 AM 10/24/03 -0500, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Well, _this_ is certainly entertaining . . . At 08:48 PM 10/23/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is an autoresponder. I'll never see your message. At 09:01 PM 10/23/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is an autoresponder. I

ATTN the listowner, was RE: [ZION] hi

Well, _this_ is certainly entertaining . . . At 08:48 PM 10/23/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is an autoresponder. I'll never see your message. At 09:01 PM 10/23/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is an autoresponder. I'll never see your message. At 09:32 PM 10/23/03 -0400, [EMAIL

Re: [ZION] Marc Schindler: Very Sad News

At 01:07 AM 10/21/03 -0400, Jon Spencer wrote: > Regarding the news of Marc Schindler's death: > > I'm saddened to hear this. I always found Marc to be great defender of the > faith. Marc and I had our disagreements but I liked him. I will miss him too. Personally, I have skipped ahead looking for

RE: [ZION] [mormon-l] Fwd: Very Sad News

I say that I suspect Marc is going wild in the library "up there", with no time restrictions . . . ? ;-) >- Original Message - >From: Ronn! Blankenship >To: Mormon-L ; Mormon-L ; Mormon Thinker ; LDS-Poll ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:22 AM >Sub

[ZION] Fwd: Very Sad News

I just received the following and am passing it along for all those interested. Though shocking, given the source, I have no reason to doubt it. - begin forwarded message - To: Scripture -L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [SL] FW: Marc Schindler Prominent list member Marc Schindler has pas

Re: [ZION] Mathematics

At 08:09 AM 10/17/03 -0600, Steven Montgomery wrote: Can one of you mathematical types out there explain the mathematical terms, "positional" and "juxtapositional" to me? The quote comes from an article entitled, "Doing Business in Babylon," as found in the latest BYU magazine (See it online at

RE: [ZION] Breaking the charter?

At 09:18 PM 10/15/03 -0400, Noel B wrote: Not that I would want to minimize what happened with sidewalk sleeze, but I would take it over marching into the Roman Coliseum to face the lions... "And now in sports, this late score from the Coliseum: Lions 39, Saints 0" [we now return you to you

Re: [ZION] working woman

At 07:28 PM 9/15/03 -0500, Paul Osborne wrote: On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:48:07 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Oh! And I forgot...my husband has also literally broken his back at > work...when the store was being constructed, they didn't properly > cover an > area where pipes and that come up to t

RE: [ZION] working woman

At 09:04 PM 9/14/03 -0400, Noel B wrote: And why are they working? To get that second car, or the boat or the bigger house??? Or occasionally to keep the family from falling any further behind when taxes of various sorts frequently take up the first 50% of everyone's income, gas is over $2.00 a

RE: [ZION] [MT] Re: Sinning Against the Light

At 04:52 PM 9/8/03 -0800, John W. Redelfs wrote: maddogpierre wrote: >What do you recommend John, hanging at noon? God will deal with them, on occasion involving the Bishop and Stake President. Correct. He will. But the point I was getting at in my earlier message is that if you are not God, t

Re: [ZION] Where Suicides Go

At 08:37 AM 09/08/2003 -0500, I wrote: At 04:41 AM 9/8/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: I am now positive that if one kills himself he will end up as a telestial being. Am I right on this point? Absolutely not according to the CHI or to what General Authorities have said in General Conference. A

Re: [ZION] Where Suicides Go

At 04:41 AM 9/8/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: I am now positive that if one kills himself he will end up as a telestial being. Am I right on this point? Absolutely not according to the CHI or to what General Authorities have said in General Conference. -- Ronn! :) /

RE: [ZION] Sinning Against the Light

At 11:44 AM 9/7/03 -0800, John W. Redelfs wrote: D&C 82:3 3 For of him unto whom much is given much is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation. Does this scripture apply to those who have received baptism and then fallen away from the gospel? How

RE: [ZION] [LDSD] The Stupidity of Other People

At 01:23 PM 9/2/03 -0800, John W. Redelfs wrote: "And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13:2) In 1968 when I made my final, irrevocable d

RE: [ZION] Witnessing Excommunications by Churches

At 09:21 PM 8/22/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: You imply there is a difference between disfellowshipment and excommunication. There is indeed a difference. A member who is disfellowshipped remains a member, although there are a number of things s/he is not allowed to do which a member in good s

Re: [ZION] Saints or Sinners?

At 05:26 PM 8/16/03 -0400, Chet Cox wrote: Here's an age-old quandry (expressed in the 5th paragraph, but the previous paragraphs set it up so I thought I'd include them) that I recall being discussed in General Conferences during and after World War II, and used to be discussed during the Great D

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure...

At 12:58 AM 7/13/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: It says "after all we can do," not "after all we do." That's not to say we don't repent and repent often. I'll give you a scenario. Suppose someone commits sin no. 760 of the day but it is a tiny thing and he hardly notices. It is certainly nothi

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure...

Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > Luke 18:13. > > Again, does God work off a checklist, or does He desire "a broken heart and > a contrite spirit"? At 08:21 PM 8/11/03 -0400, Jon Spencer wrote: He works off of a checklist. __x_ Broken heart __x_ Contrite Spirit __x_ Ordinances

Re: [ZION] Caral, Peru 2627 B.C.

At 08:52 PM 8/12/03 -0600, R. Kent Francis wrote: Kent Francis writes: If we look at the Bible as history, the distances involved are less than 500 miles by 100 miles and the area was inhabited by Phoenesian, Philistines, Syrians, Egyptians and other peoples in addition to the Israelites... who

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure and ...

Why should those who follow God in this age or era expect a test which is different from that faced by people who follow God in any other age or era, if that is what you are saying? Most people do not have an opportunity to do great and special things for which their names will go down in histo

Re: [ZION] Metallurgy in Ancient America

Gold is often found as nuggets of the pure metal or as veins of the pure metal in quartz, while iron, which is much more chemically reactive, is never found free in nature (except occasionally in the form of meteorites) and requires a rather high temperature (higher than you can get with a regu

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure and ...

At 06:48 AM 7/17/03 -0700, Bill Johnson wrote: I don't think one will know for sure that their election has been made sure until one has died. As long as we live and breathe, we are sinning. A scripture that says something to the effect of: "All has sinned and has come short of the glory of God"

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure and ...

At 04:04 PM 7/13/03 -0600, George Cobabe wrote: I am not sure that any personal story I could come up with would be of any interest to any of you, and of course would not be any of your concerns. However, I am personally convinced that the test will consist of what ever it takes to try you to the c

Re: [ZION] Mars

loser than usual when it is opposite from the sun. I don't think it is a sign of anything. Thanks, John So I guess that shoots my theory all to heck--doesn't it? FWIW, on this matter I agree completely with Brother Pratt. -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Pl

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure and ...

At 07:16 AM 7/17/03 -0400, Elmer L. Fairbank wrote: At 01:55 PM 7/13/2003 -0500, St Stacy wrote: What would such a test consist of? Physical endurance? Brainwashing? Torture or something less diabolical such as integrity? What about martyrdom? Can we have any stories? I wonder if for many

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure and ...

At 10:03 AM 7/13/03 -0600, George Cobabe wrote: Come on folks - this is an easy list. You can do all of this and still have time left over for all the rest you might want to do. Your exaltation depends more upon your acceptance of the atonement, which no one has mentioned so far, than ANYTHING els

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure...

Concerning 2 Nephi 25:23 . . . At 12:58 AM 7/13/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: It says "after all we can do," not "after all we do." Exactly. No matter how much we do, we can never do enough to save ourselves. We are all dependent upon God's grace, even after doing everything we can possibly d

Re: [ZION] Having One's Calling and Election Made Sure...

At 04:40 PM 7/12/03 -0500, Stacy Smith wrote: I suppose I could make a list of what I think one ought to do to have one's calling and election made sure, but I think many people, including myself, would never be able to do it. What do I think it would take? 1. —— 2. —— 3. —— ... At 04:41 PM 7

Re: [ZION] hand shakes

At 07:15 AM 6/25/03 -0400, Elmer L. Fairbank wrote: At 10:05 AM 6/24/2003 -0600, Uncle Ronn wrote: Just for clarity: not me! I'm beginning to think that perhaps people should be exposed to as many germs as possible, starting with early childhood. That way the body can build up its immune syst

Re: [ZION] hand shakes

At 05:15 PM 6/21/03 -0500, Paul Osborne wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:12:56 -0600 Steven Montgomery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:> > The Holy (Or, I suppose unholy, depending on who is performing the > action) > Kiss: Luke 22: 47-48, and then Romans 16:16, 1 Cor. 16: 20, 2 Cor. > 13: 12, > 1 Thess.

Re: [ZION] hand shakes

At 11:12 AM 6/21/03 -0600, Steven Montgomery wrote: At 10:48 AM 6/21/2003, you wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:06:02 -0600 Steven Montgomery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You ought to be even more grateful then that the mid-eastern > tradition of > greeting is not followed then. Why? What do they d

Re: [ZION] hand shakes

At 04:45 AM 6/21/03 -0500, Paul Osborne wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 04:05:08 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My hand shakes a lot too. > > Whadda ya think we oughta do about it? Stop spreading your nasty germs, Jimmyboy. ;-)) Did you know that I actually packed two cans of lysol s

RE: [ZION] hand shakes

At 04:40 PM 6/20/03 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems to me that the tradition of hand shaking is diminishing somewhat in LSD social circles, the ones I'm in, that is. And for that, I'm quite glad. I don't want to shake hands with anyone, quite frankly. It's just a germy thing to do and

Re: [ZION] Royal Families

At 05:38 AM 6/20/03 -0700, Grampa Bill in Savannah wrote: Maj Tom Merrill wrote: ...according to them, some families within Israel have been singled out for greatness. That there are lineages that have been set aside to rule and reign over the rest of us. What is the opinion of the group?

Re: [ZION] Royal Families

At 09:59 PM 6/19/03 -0400, Maj¹ Tom Merrill wrote: Folks I guess I'll turn off the "lurk mode" and bring up something about which I have a passionate opinion. The subject is "royal families." There is someone in my stake who comes from what some would call a prominent family. They teach in ch

Re: [ZION] Royal Families

At 09:59 PM 6/19/03 -0400, Maj Tom Merrill wrote: Folks I guess I'll turn off the "lurk mode" and bring up something about which I have a passionate opinion. The subject is "royal families." There is someone in my stake who comes from what some would call a prominent family. They teach in chu

Re: [ZION] Doing Lunch

At 05:25 PM 6/19/03 -0600, Steven Montgomery wrote: At 01:08 PM 6/19/2003, you wrote: At 12:16 PM 6/18/03 -0600, Steven Montgomery wrote: 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

Re: [ZION] Doing Lunch

At 12:16 PM 6/18/03 -0600, Steven Montgomery wrote: 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

RE: [ZION] Disney cartoon

At 03:45 PM 6/1/03 +, Jim Cobabe wrote: Grampa Bill in Savannah wrote: > > Jim Cobabe wrote: > > >_Finding Nemo_ is a fun film, really entertaining and uplifting. Worth > >seeing. > > > >Following the fine example of one of the principals in the film, I am > >now learning to speak whale. > >

Re: [ZION] Disney cartoon

At 03:36 AM 6/1/03 +, Jim Cobabe wrote: _Finding Nemo_ is a fun film, really entertaining and uplifting. Worth seeing. Following the fine example of one of the principals in the film, I am now learning to speak whale. Doesn't that require you to be able to breathe through the top of your he

RE: [ZION] Test

At 10:14 AM 5/31/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steven Montgomery: Test. (My email has been bouncing. This is a test to see if the problems have been resolved) ___ No bounce at this end. You message landed with a solid thud. But, not to waste a perfectly good email: Many years a

[ZION] This is what happens when governments try to ban guns

<> This is what happens when governments try to ban guns By Mark Steyn (Filed: 05/01/2003) You would think if "gun control" was going to work anywhere it would be on a small island. Particularly a small island at wh

[ZION] From CNN: Iraqi missile targeted coalition HQ during war

Iraqi missile targeted coalition HQ during war From Henry Schuster CNN CAMP DOHA, Kuwait (CNN) --The Iraqi military came within seconds of possibly wiping out the headquarters of the coalition ground forces with a missile on March 27, U.S. military officials said. The missile was intercepted an

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

At 01:44 AM 5/29/03 +0800, Mark Gregson wrote: > It could have been be worse . . . > Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario However, other calculations show that for asteriods under one kilometer in diameter the tsunami wouldn't be unbelievably massive. The US Navy did

Re: [ZION] Composing a letter to the Church

At 05:23 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Stacy Smith wrote: Producing braille materials and cassettes may be more costly in the long run than computerizing. Maybe. But do (or can) all blind people use computers? Do you have any idea what percentage of blind people are not computer literate, and if that is

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

It could have been be worse . . . <> May 27, 2003 Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED] UC Santa Cruz Press Release Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880 FOR IMMEDIA

Re: [ZION] The Way The Internet Reads A Person's Lifestyle

At 10:35 PM 12/12/02 -0800, Stacy Smith wrote: Hi. Any idea why I am getting mail from vendors who: 1. Think I like wine when I don't touch a drop? 2. Think I am Fundamentalist Protestant when I'm not? 3. Send me objectionable "dirty" mail? 4. Want to consider me a home owner when I don't ow

Re: [ZION] Are any of you having problems?

At 04:15 PM 12/8/02 -0900, John W. Redelfs wrote: I haven't received any mail from the list in two days. I didn't notice this until just now because other family members have been taking their turns at the computer. The Topica people say there is no problem at their end. Is it possible that

[ZION] Tom Murphy's Statement (was Re: LDS Writer Expects to Be Excommunicated

[Tom Murphy's sister is on another list I'm a member of, and she forwarded this statement he wrote in response to all the questions he has been getting, which are too numerous for him to reply to individually. I'm forwarding his statement with permission to some of the other lists where his cu

Re: [ZION] Celestial show

At 10:30 PM 12/1/02 -0600, Gary Smith wrote: One of the neatest meteors I've ever seen was in 1985 in Korea. I was guarding my post, watching the sky to ensure no one was parachuting in from the north, I saw a meteor streak across the sky, break into two, then watched the twin meteors in parallel

Re: [ZION] Temperature conversion chart

At 09:58 PM 12/1/02 -0800, Stacy Smith wrote: How do I decrease my sensitivity to cold? Wear a sweater. Always glad to help, --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle

Re: [ZION] LDS Writer Expects to Be Excommunicated

At 07:18 PM 12/1/02 -0700, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Oh. Should have added one more minor thing. "BoMor" is a contraction preferred by Brent Metcalfe, who edited the book in which this paper appeared, and who likewise does not believe in the historicity of the Book of Mormon -- Metcalfe was exxe

Re: [ZION] Celestial show

At 06:04 PM 11/29/02 -0700, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Yesterday morning (28/11) my wife was up early and saw the meteor of her life. A very bright greenish-white fireball that lasted for 7 seconds streaked from east to west across the southern sky. Local scientists think it hit the surface near Dra

[ZION] Computer Problems

At 11:19 AM 11/27/02 -0600, someone on another list wrote: Normally I'm not a believer in demonic possession, but if you spend much time on a computer you could quickly be convinced otherwise. Starting last night, this computer would only come up in "Safe Mode": not the menu which allows you

Re: [ZION] Coffee, tea or eternity?

At 09:51 AM 11/26/02 -0500, Jon Spencer wrote: Speaking of bathroom humor :-) This is not so humorous. Whoever came up with these don't work toilets need to be flushed down one of them! Then aren't you glad Al Gore wasn't elected President so he could force more stuff like that down our

Re: [ZION] CBW etc.

At 12:00 PM 11/26/02 -0700, Marc A. Schindler wrote: DRES (Defence Research Establishment Suffield) is in the news these days as it's the only place, apparently, that U.S. marines can do training with live chemical and biological agents. That is of course because they closed Fort McClellan to "

Re: [ZION] Coffee, tea or eternity?

At 05:01 PM 11/23/02 -0500, Jon Spencer wrote: Raw vegetables will cause excessive gas for about two weeks when you start eating them. This is the case for everyone that I know who has started to better their diet. But after two weeks, your gut acclimates to the veggies and you have no more prob

Re: [ZION] More tales of friendly fire

At 10:48 AM 11/21/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Several JTF2 units have been rotated out of Afghanistan, specifically two sniper units, 6-3-Alpha A and 6-3-Alpha B. They have some interesting stories about sharing their sleeping positions (they didn't have bags, they just slept with plant and sand

RE: [ZION] Leonid alert

recast for here turned out to be 100% correct: it is completely overcast. I could barely make out where the Moon is in the west. And these clouds are supposed to turn into the *other* kind of showers later today . . . At least there are the memories of last year's storm . . . -- Ronn!

Re: [ZION] Does America need to be destroyed in its current form?

At 12:39 AM 11/19/02, Stacy Smith wrote: I vote for people, not parties. Ditto. Of course, sometimes the choice on the ballot seems to be between Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber . . . --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the la

RE: [ZION] Pamela Lee Anderson: poster girl of a different sort now

At 08:05 PM 11/18/02, Stephen Beecroft wrote: I'm quite sure that the mere mention of Pamela Lee Anderson² violates several elements of the charter. Perhaps, perhaps not. But quoting from her appearance on Jay Leno tonight¹, during which she talked about a new film project for TNN but not a w

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 12:12 AM 11/17/02, Rick Mathis wrote: At 07:56 PM 11/16/2002 -0800, Stacy wrote: It shocked me to realize that coffee has theophylline in it. That's considered a medicine by doctors. I think it dilates the bronchials. Interesting. For what it's worth, I've used a couple of cans of Pepsi

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 09:56 PM 11/16/02, Stacy Smith wrote: It shocked me to realize that coffee has theophylline in it. That's considered a medicine by doctors. I think it dilates the bronchials. Interesting. Caffeine can be used as a bronchodilator, too, and in fact was once used for that purpose. Theophy

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 09:43 PM 11/16/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Oh, NOW you've opened a can of worms. Recall that the only way to re-can worms after the can has been opened is to use a larger can. Ronn -- a short lecture on chemical nomenclature if you don't mind. What *do* those numbers before a chemical

RE: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 09:29 PM 11/16/02, Stephen Beecroft wrote: -Ronn- >> (FWIW, I've been unable to find out why there is apparently no >> such compound as 1,7-trimethylxanthine. > > Oops. I meant 1,7-dimethylxanthine . . . Also called "paraxanthine"; described as an adenosine receptor ligand and a major metabol

RE: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 09:07 PM 11/16/02, Stephen Beecroft wrote: -Ronn- > (FWIW, I've been unable to find out why there is apparently no > such compound as 1,7-trimethylxanthine. Perhaps because the "1,7" and the "tri" prefixes are mutually exclusive? Just a guess. :) Oops. I meant 1,7-dimethylxanthine . . .

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 09:03 PM 11/16/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Interesting -- I didn't know that. A case of "faux amis" (false cognates). So what's "phylline" from? The only thing I can think of, going from my limited knowledge of Greek, is "type" in the sense of something that's in a class of things that have so

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 08:43 PM 11/16/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: The term "theobromine", incidentally, comes from Greek, "drink of the Gods", and was applied to chocholate in drinkable form when it was first brought to Europe. "Theophylline", however, does not mean "friend of the gods," as one might naively gu

Re: [ZION] "Social" Mormons (was: Liberal dems unveil...)

At 02:48 PM 11/16/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Caffeine's chemical name is trimethylxanthine. 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, to be precise. Or 1,3,7,-trimethyl 2,6-dioxopurine, or 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Here's a link to a site that lists the other ingredients: http://www.

RE: [ZION] [mormon-l] FW: 7 nukes in U.S.,warns al-Qaida

At 11:12 PM 11/15/02, Clifford Dubery wrote: What do you make of the following? Clifford M Dubery WorldNetDaily.com ^ | WorldNetDaily 7 nukes in U.S., warns al-Qaida Man claiming to be top bin Laden operative threatens to kill millions, That the news hasn't gotten "down under" yet that the in

Re: [ZION] Liberal dems unveil...

At 12:26 PM 11/10/02, Steven Montgomery wrote: At 10:56 AM 11/10/2002, you wrote: It's something the party takes a lot of ribbing for, but arose because in the Depression era, or even early for all I can remember, the Prairie-based Populist group, the Progressives, joined with the Tory, Bay Stre

Re: [ZION] how do we know we are real?

At 08:52 PM 11/4/02, Gary Smith wrote: I believe it was Renee DesCartes who said, "I think, therefore I have a headache." No, wait. "I think, therefore I like green eggs and ham." No. "I think, therefore I am." Yeah, that's it. The problem is that the *converse* of that statement is demonstr

Re: [ZION] scriptures are not secular?

At 03:23 PM 11/3/02, Paul Osborne wrote: Also, maybe our whole religious experience is self induced with naturally occurring chemicals in our brains that make us wishy washy? Maybe the whole thing is a joke? Maybe we don't even really exist. Would someone pinch me please? I know I exist, but

Re: [ZION] Full Text Library Access

At 04:01 PM 11/2/02, John W. Redelfs wrote: === Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someones neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing. A woman? --Ronn! :) I always knew

Re: [ZION] Chechen gas

At 09:35 PM 10/30/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Turns out the earlier speculation I had posted about which gas was used against the Chechen terrorists in the Moscow theatre was wrong: Russian officials are saying it was fenatyl, an opiate some 50 times more potent than morphine. Not to be confu

Re: [ZION] Jerusalem temple

At 07:00 AM 10/27/02, Grampa Bill wrote: At 08:44 PM, Saturday, 10/26/02, Gary Smith wrote: According to Alma 29:8 and also Brigham Young, Pres Kimball and others, there are many people called of God in other belief systems to teach a level of truth. Those who teach a terrestrial law are doing s

RE: [ZION] High Priests More Active Than Elders

At 11:29 PM 10/23/02, Stephen Beecroft wrote: I do agree with at least one thing you've said: High priests are far more likely to be active than elders. Physically? ;-) --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last.

[ZION] The T-word . . .

Am I back on-line? Better yet, am I back to stay this time, or will my machine crash again in a day or two like it did the last time? Reinstalling Windows over and over and over is _so_ much fun, especially when you have to guess each time what is keeping it from working and what has to be ch