[ZION] test

2002-11-24 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Haven't seen any traffic for 24 hours, so am just conducting a test. -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This co

Re: [ZION] Fwd: November 2002 Ministry Update

2002-11-24 Thread Paul Osborne
>What do you all think of this? Should Protestant Fundamentalists be the >ones to tell homosexuals how to live their lives? Stacy, We can't talk about this because it is against the charter. But to answer your question: I say NO. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ZION] Fundis

2002-11-24 Thread Stacy Smith
Actually, all I was trying to ask in a general way was: Should Fundamentalist Baptists be telling anyone how to run their lives? Stacy. // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/cha

[ZION] Now I'll Have To Thank Fundis For Getting Me Off This List

2002-11-24 Thread Stacy Smith
Hi. When our esteemed moderator gets back, please explain to him that I was primarily trying to knock Fundamentalists. Stacy. // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html

[ZION] Science and religion

2002-11-24 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I'd just given up reading Wired, as I thought it had become too gadget sales-oriented, but David H. Bailey, an LDS scientist, and the world's leading expert on pi, posted these URL's to two articles in the latest issue of Wired, which I thought some here might find interesting: http://www.wired.co

[ZION] No Redelfs Citings

2002-11-24 Thread Gary Smith
I feared this would happen if John went to Canada. Marc and his family have eaten John and his daughter Cannibals!!! Had they only gone to Alaska via Seattle, the only harm that would have befallen them would have been a tour of the outside of Microsoft's campus, and..., uh, oh, I guess

[ZION] November 2002 ministry update

2002-11-24 Thread Gary Smith
Sorry, Stacy, but this one comes a little too close to the edge of the charter. If anyone wants to answer her, please do it private email. I will say this, while avoiding the main topic you placed below. I believe as Thomas Jefferson did that our nation was established with a small federal governm

[ZION] Canada: Bush is a Moron

2002-11-24 Thread Gary Smith
Alright, Jim, Now We're going to have to take away your reporter's credentials. Just see the nice men in the dark suits at your front door. They'll handle everything And when they're done with you, we'll just see if Bush is still a moron. ;-) K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno

[ZION] Science disonance

2002-11-24 Thread Gary Smith
That's because it hasn't evolved far enough yet. That's like asking Cro Magnon if he think Neanderthal is mimicking him, or if it's just an evolution-thing BTW, IMO philosophy shows that evolution is a farce. However, it DOES show that de-evolution does occur in laboratory mice and high school

RE: [ZION] Science disonance

2002-11-24 Thread Jim Cobabe
Gary Smith wrote: --- BTW, IMO philosophy shows that evolution is a farce. However, it DOES show that de-evolution does occur in laboratory mice and high school students --- I concur. Indeed, the entire history of the human race is a testament to devolution. Men are in a lost and fallen s

Re: [ZION] November 2002 ministry update

2002-11-24 Thread Stacy Smith
That's all I wanted to find out. Stacy. At 09:47 PM 11/24/2002 -0600, you wrote: Sorry, Stacy, but this one comes a little too close to the edge of the charter. If anyone wants to answer her, please do it private email. I will say this, while avoiding the main topic you placed below. I believe

[ZION] Can Anyone Become A Fully Qualified Member In Good Standing After Havin

2002-11-24 Thread Stacy Smith
Hi. I hope this issue does not violate the charter. I have an interesting problem. I have decided quickly not to date an individual with a criminal sexual history in the past. However, he is a member in good standing. He has a temple recommend. What is the general policy regarding people w

Re: [ZION] Science disonance

2002-11-24 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Why? It was the term "evolutionary philosophy" that I didn't understand. And it's "idiosyncratic." You'll find it in your closest right-wing dictionary. Maybe you'll even find "I was wrong. I misunderstood the Toronto Star article." It can happen to any of us. But as I wrote earlier, leave the thin

Re: [ZION] Can Anyone Become A Fully Qualified Member In GoodStandingAfter Hav

2002-11-24 Thread Marc A. Schindler
There is really only one question here that anyone on this list can answer, I'm afraid, and that is what the general policy is regarding people who have committed crimes. If they have paid their debt to society, and undergone whatever action the Church authorities involved determined, then that per

RE: [ZION] Can Anyone Become A Fully Qualified Member In Good Standing After H

2002-11-24 Thread Jim Cobabe
Stacy, some practical thoughts. If you reflect on this question with any degree of honesty, you already know that there are some things we simply do not ever "forgive", notwithstanding the doctrines of the Church and the principles of repentence. It seems to me that societies and cultures dee

Re: [ZION] Can Anyone Become A Fully Qualified Member In GoodStandingAfter H

2002-11-24 Thread Marc A. Schindler
Jim Cobabe wrote: > It is a complicated world we live in. Indeed. Here's a bit of cybersalve which I hope will help ease the pain a little. In fact, two things. First of all, there's a difference between pain (and I mean emotional pain, not just physical pain) and suffering. Pain we can't do an