Articles written by Shawn Landis

The Clarion Fund sent out copies of this movie shortly before the Republican National Convention, stating that it had been advertised on Fox News and CNN.

Sep 12, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The attitude of the Mormon church towards sexuality is complicated, but a one forum attempts to ease the problems that LDS couples sometimes have.

Sep 11, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The rumors of the death of Commodore Computers have been greatly exaggerated. One New notebook will soon be on the market.

Sep 8, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Motorcycle groups are nothing new, but a group of LDS men and women who are mostly retirees has decided to ride their Harleys and Hondas to Mormon temples.

Sep 3, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The author of the Nine Moons Blog was called in by her stake president and asked to make a sizeable contribution to support Proposition 8.

Aug 24, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Sony Online Entertainment's space fantasy mmorpg offers a rich trade skill system. Munitions traders can make most of the weapons and armor in the game.

Aug 13, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Tensions had been high between Mormons and the Federal Government in the late 1850s. One consequence of this was the death of 120 Arkansas emigrants.

Aug 11, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The sequel to Sony's premier mmorpg has a unique system that lets older players show newer players the ins and outs of the game world.

Aug 6, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The song set to the tune of an English folk song has been adopted by Mormons as the way that they choose to sing about themselves.

Aug 4, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The trick shot primary power set gives characters the opportunity to wield a bow to defeat the villains of paragon city.

Aug 4, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Enhancements are one of the few loot items available to players in City of Heroes. They can be bought and sold, with the exception of epics and can be combined.

Aug 2, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The Child Protection Project founded by Linda Walker aims to end instutionalized child abuse. Flora Jessop, who works with former FLDS members, is the executive director.

Aug 1, 2008 - Shawn Landis

A useful tutorial on the most common ways to get money legally in Star Wars Galaxies. These methods will not get any account banned.

Jul 29, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Many such guides make extravagant promises, but acquiring money in World of Warcraft is a simple process that does not require the use of gold sellers.

Jul 27, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Engineering allows a player to make many ground based wonders in Sony's MMORPG based off of George Lucas's space fantasy universe.

Jul 26, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Crafting is a complex trade skill in Runescape, that allows a player to make many items. Members can make items out of glass.

Jul 25, 2008 - Shawn Landis

At level 30, a City of Heroes and City of Villians character earns the right to complete a quest that adds graphical effects to his powers

Jul 24, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Catholics tell stories about their saints that mirror a similar pattern to the tales told about the Three Nephites and John the Revelator told by faithful Mormons.

Jul 24, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The dark miasma type offers a balance between solo and group play in City of Heroes, but leveling one requires knowledge of the powers and effective use of Area Effects.

Jul 22, 2008 - Shawn Landis

City of Heroes Kinetics defender leveling in City of Heroes relies more heavily on grouping than it does for other classes.

Jul 22, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Radiation Emissions Defender can heal well and use their powers to defeat their foes. Leveling one often requires a player that knows how to do both.

Jul 21, 2008 - Shawn Landis

After the death of Joseph Smith, many Mormons went westward on the advice of Brigham Young, the second Mormon prophet. They settled in what is now the state of Utah.

Jul 21, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The different types of defenders in City of Heroes require different playstyles. The force fields defender's leveling style is the inverse of the storm summonin defender

Jul 20, 2008 - Shawn Landis

What space fantasy would be complete without the chance to defeat the bad guys of the galaxy while flying through the stars? The shipwright allows characters to do that.

Jul 17, 2008 - Shawn Landis

No superhero is complete without a cape. The video game designers who programmer City of Heroes did not overlook this and included a quest to help player get one.

Jul 17, 2008 - Shawn Landis

On the first Sunday of each month, Mormons gather for what is known as fast and testimony meeting. This service is more freeform than other LDS services.

Jul 16, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Storm summoning defenders are more offensive than their other counterparts, but they do have some healing ability.

Jul 16, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Empathy Defenders bring grief upon the villains of Paragon City by keeping their superhero teammates alive. Leveling is a matter of getting groups and healing well.

Jul 12, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The controller keeps the foes from perorming their nefarious or heroic acts while the rest of the group hogs the glory. Still, for a true hero, the task is worth it.

Jul 9, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Instead of buying a daughter or granddaughter a real pony, parents and grandparents can give their younger female relatives the same experience without the mess

Jul 7, 2008 - Shawn Landis

This archetype is the weakest physical achetype in City of Heroes and City of Villains, but itis capable of the high burst damage totals, if a player plays it correctly.

Jul 6, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Suppressive Persons are to be avoided by Scientologists, but how does an indiviual identify one or how does a non-scientologist know if they fall into this category?

Jul 4, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Scrappers give a player a chance to get into the fight in this mmorpg that gives the player a chance to play a superhero in a persistent online world.

Jul 3, 2008 - Shawn Landis

New Order Mormons and the Disaffected Mormon Underground church members stay in the church, despite not believing in many of its key doctrines.

Jul 2, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The tanker fills the role of the warrior in high-heroic fantasy mmorpgs, but the world of CoH and CoV allows a player to create his own superhero.

Jul 1, 2008 - Shawn Landis

The Mormon church is always led by a president who is ordained as prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson is the latest in the line of 16 prophets since Joseph Smith.

Jun 29, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Macros are a good way to save time in any program. Star Wars Galaxies players can save time and earn experience while away from the keyboard.

Jun 29, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Warriors are one of the big three group-dependent classes of Sony's first mmorpg. Levling a warrior quickly takes knowledge of aggro control

Jun 25, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Shadow knights use a combination of spells and weaponry to keep aggro in a group. When groups are hard to find, they have powerful soloing capabilities.

Jun 25, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Paladins are one of four tank classes in the game. Leveling this class quickly relies on grouping and using stuns to keep a monster's attention on the player.

Jun 22, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Rangers can track, hunt, and use their swords well in this Sony MMORPG. Raising this class from level 1 is not easy, however.

Jun 20, 2008 - Shawn Landis

When the spirit prompts a faithful Mormon that it is time to get a patriarchal blessing, he must be interviewed by a bishop and get an appointment with a stake patriarch.

Jun 19, 2008 - Shawn Landis

There are more than 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in the world; does this mean that only small portion of them will achieve eternal life?

Jun 18, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Members of the FLDS church who choose to leave the group face many challenges because of poor schooling and their religious upbringing.

Jun 17, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Mormon theology gives people the chance to accept the gospel even after they die. Many critics see the practice as changing the deceased's faith.

Jun 17, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Most religions give a couple an automatic divorce at death, but church members who go through a sealing ceremony can be together for all eternity.

Jun 17, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Not only can players create their houses in this Sony MMORPG, they can create their own communities in Star Wars Galaxies space fantasy mmorpg.

Jun 15, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Running for political office in the real world is hard and costs a lot of money. Becoming a politician in Sony's interpretation of the Star War's city is easier.

Jun 15, 2008 - Shawn Landis

Everquest offers four options for melee classes to deal out high damage, the berserker class relies on its controlled rage to help his group and guild take down foes.

Jun 15, 2008 - Shawn Landis

A proper staff is necessary for a spell caster to complete his arcane image in any mmorpg. This is as true in Runescape as it is in other fantasy settings.

Jun 14, 2008 - Shawn Landis