Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Dec 2, 2010, 12:59 pm
After the government of British Columbia (BC) tried to convict a fundamentalist Mormon sect in Bountiful, BC on charges of polygamy they have moved on to more dangerous grounds.  The government wants the Supreme Court of BC to confirm or deny the constitutionality of Polygamy under the law.  If th...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 30, 2010, 3:10 am
The origins of Halloween or All Hallows Eve are old.  So old that I think most of us have no idea why we do what we do on the day.  Of course one could Wikipedia the origins and quickly come up with a great deal of answers. But I thought I would stick to some scholarly writers to gather the infor...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 3, 2010, 12:39 am
Stephen Hawking, the great British physicist is putting out a new book. In The Grand Design Hawking argues that, “”It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going.” He argues that gravity alone will always do it without any kick necessary from any E...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 1, 2010, 11:59 pm
Rather than go into a long discussion on a point which is nebulous to what I really want to talk about let me just say: I have two kids who are being home schooled and three that are at school and one that thinks she should be… My twins have had speech/communications issues and learning disabili...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 1, 2010, 8:08 pm
It a common question that people ask themselves.  How do we deal with God when it appears we get hurt by decisions that seem right, seem authorized and yet explode in our face? What do we do when doubt and anger creeps in when it seems like God does not hear our prayers or worse, he allows all the...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Jun 4, 2010, 2:16 pm
With the Banner of Heaven retrospective going on over at Bloggernacle Times it has made me reflect somewhat on what the whole bloggernacle might mean to me. Historically I came to the bloggernacle later than most.  After being heavily involved in political blogging I had only read a few LDS blogs ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Apr 6, 2010, 8:34 pm
You live in a city, in your life you have always had plumbing, under floor heating and your days are spent at the shops buying the newest shiniest toy.   The world is your oyster, you travel the boundaries looking for interesting sites and you enjoy food and clothing from around the world.  Weapo...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Mar 23, 2010, 3:15 pm
This week in Elders Quorum we were discussing Adam and Eve.   Funny last two lessons have disproved my concerns over the use of the Gospel Principles book for our lessons.  Last month we got into a discussion about creation and evolution which was mildly respectful.  This time we discussed Adam ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Feb 22, 2010, 12:45 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 24, 2009, 6:00 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 11, 2009, 6:49 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 2, 2009, 8:13 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 23, 2009, 1:17 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 18, 2009, 3:15 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 14, 2009, 12:00 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 9, 2009, 11:42 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 7, 2009, 11:56 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 2, 2009, 1:39 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 29, 2009, 3:23 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 26, 2009, 11:05 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 24, 2009, 11:37 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 23, 2009, 11:30 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 19, 2009, 9:55 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 19, 2009, 1:25 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 18, 2009, 1:17 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 15, 2009, 3:00 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 12, 2009, 1:29 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 11, 2009, 1:14 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 26, 2009, 8:17 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 25, 2009, 2:57 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 22, 2009, 8:42 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 22, 2009, 12:35 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 19, 2009, 6:16 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 18, 2009, 8:21 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 15, 2009, 4:36 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 15, 2009, 2:19 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 14, 2009, 1:12 am
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 13, 2009, 4:47 pm
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Not a Mormon topic but I found parallels in our own discussions around Mountain Meadows and Missouri period.   Not straight on comparisons but rather the comparison from memory to history.  First essay I have done in a couple of years so be gentle In December of 1937 the army of Imperial Japan...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Above are four of the major religious centres of worship for Christians, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism.  These sites have significants for different people. For followers of Islam making the Hajj is seen as important part of fulfilling religious observance.  For various reasons people go to these s...
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