James Numark

The recently abandoned plans for the Quran burning in Florida raises many questions with respect to how might Mormon's react if the Book of Mormon was being burned? Would there be violence or threats of violence? Is the way that the Muslim world reacted to an event that didn't even happen a demonstration that perhaps more of the Muslim world is not as peaceful as they would want the world to think?

From the Wizard of Oz comes the phrase, "If you don't know where you're going, any path will take you there." When we consider the paths that we take in life, do we all know where that path is taking us? In politics, should we not vote for a program, a government business plan if you will, instead of an power hungry, corruptible politician who can without the consent of the people overhaul health care, financial systems, or silence freedom of speech? Freedom needs to be planned for.

After viewing and taking part in many debates about national health care, I have been exposed to some interesting arguments both for and against. In the course of the conversations I heard the usual liberal tactic to attack those of a Christian persuasion stating that not supporting national health care is not being Christian as if the two ideas are congruent. This article considers how Christ, and therefore a Christian, might view nationalized health care.

In the midst of debate on political issues and party politics, we should not forget that while politics are relevant and important, love for our fellow man and love for God should be at the forefront. Often times the debate gets so polarizing that it seems as if we answer the question, "Whom Seekest Thou?" (John 20:15) with something other than "God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ". This article includes the poem "The Soul's Captain" by Orson F. Whitney

Elder John A. Widsoe wrote in his book "Evidences and Reconciliations" on the topic of what it means to be a liberal. What the word means today is hardly what the noble word meant in Widsoe's time. But his words offer interesting commentary on modern day society, and the approach Mormon's should take in the realm of society, religion, and politics.

Was the commandment given to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, To Multiply and Replenish the Earth, more than a commandment to populate the Earth with Heavenly Father's children? To replenish the Earth means to return that which was borrowed, taken or used from the Earth. In this article we can read how this commandment could be the war cry of environmentalists and more specifically, the need for Mormon's to bis a universal commandment given to all men through Adam and Eve.

The Mormon faith, as it is often referred, encompasses every aspect of my life. The food that I eat, the books that I read, the employment I am engaged, my marriage, and every other conceivable part of my life is influenced by my membership and trust in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Therefore, in my opinion, there is no government regulation, no morally permissive legislation that does not have some attachment or relationship to the first amendment to the constitution.