Whether guardian angels attend each and every person is not consistently believed or upheld by the Church Fathers in Christian thought, and hence is not an " article of faith ", although the concept is clearly seen in both the Old and New Testaments.

Whether this was a wise policy or not, it caused the Roman legionaries to look down on their emperor as one who was prepared to commit unsoldierly conduct.

Whether and how far the council was confirmed by Pope John VIII is also a matter of dispute: The council was held in the presence of papal legates, who approved of the proceedings, Roman Catholic historian Fr.

Whether they are Hindu or Tibetan Buddhist, most of them abstain from beef, notably those belonging to the orthodox classes who are vegetarians.

Whether fida ' is were actually trained or dispatched by Nizari leaders is unconfirmed, but scholars including Vladimir Ivanov purport that the assassination of key figures including Saljuq vizier Nizam al-Mulk likely provided encouraging impetus to others in the community who sought to secure the Nizaris from political aggression.

Whether there is any validity in the story of the huge Viking who stood his ground on a bridge against the might of Harold Godwinson's army we will never know, but the fact is that a bridge was mentioned in both Manuscript C of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and again in its extended 12th century version.

Whether the will of the gods is determined through the inspection of the liver of the sacrificial animal, through observing the action of oil bubbles in a basin of water or through the observation of the movements of the heavenly bodies, it is Shamash and Adad who, in the ritual connected with divination, are invariably invoked.

Whether this was based on just a rumour put about by people who resented Nash's success or if there is substance behind is not known.

Whether he became world champion against Thomas or against Mike Sullivan has always been up to debate, but the fact remains that it is Mike Sullivan and not Thomas who is historically remembered as a world champion.

Whether or not Smith had secretly taught the doctrine, the first recorded explanation of the doctrine was by Brigham Young, who first taught the Adam – God doctrine at the church's spring General Conference on April 9, 1852.

Whether fida ’ is were actually trained or dispatched by Nizari leaders is unconfirmed, but scholars including Wladimir Ivanow purport that the assassination of key figures including Seljuq vizier Nizam al-Mulk likely provided encouraging impetus to others in the community who sought to secure the Nizaris from political aggression.

Whether these are set, and what they are set to do, is up to the person who controls the computer running Squid.

"" Yim continues, " Whether it was Madame Geoffrin's design to attract all the most eminent foreigners to her salon, thereby spreading the reputation of her home throughout Europe, as Marmontel wrote, or whether this was the natural consequence of the presence of so many philosophes and Encyclopédistes, it was a fact that no foreign minister, no man or woman of note who arrived in Paris failed to call on Madame Geoffrin in the hope of being invited to one of her select dinners.

Whether because his countenance wore a pensive and subdued expression, suggestive of a poet who had married a dowager countess and awakened to the situation, or whether because treacherous confidants divulged his secret, does not appear, but the news of his marriage oozed out — it reached the royal ears, and deeply wounded the father anxious about the education of his son.

Whether Germain told Burgoyne, who was still in London at that time, about Howe's revised plans is unclear: while some sources claim he did, others state that Burgoyne was not notified of the changes until the campaign was well underway.

Unable to escape the orbit of God's power and mercy, Sinuhe exclaims: “ Whether I am in the Residence, or whether I am in this place, it is you who cover this horizon ”.

Whether true or not, McCoy was known as a fast, " scientific " fighter who would cut his opponents with sharp blows.

Sebastian Castellio ( 1515 – 1563 ) was a French Protestant theologian who in 1554 published under a pseudonym the pamphlet Whether heretics should be persecuted ( De haereticis, an sint persequendi ) criticizing John Calvin's execution of Michael Servetus: " When Servetus fought with reasons and writings, he should have been repulsed by reasons and writings.

* Whether to count only those who actively " practice " a particular religion

* Whether to count only those who expressly self-identify with a particular denomination

* Whether to use who or whom in various contexts.

Whether that was an urban myth based on the intense rivalry between the state-established Church of Ireland and the local predominantly Roman Catholic population in Bohermeen ( who were subject to the discriminatory Penal Laws and forced to pay tithes to the Church of Ireland ) or had some basis in fact, is unclear.

Whether it is possible for him to reach Hulk-level strength is unknown, but he has, in the past, been known to overpower Colossus who is close to 100 ton strength level.

However, Morrison's wife later recalled, " Whether he thought of it that way or not, I think having Emily with him was a final and great comfort to Norman ... he was a powerful symbol of the children we were killing with our bombs and napalm -- who didn't have parents to hold them in their arms.

Whether sea-going people were short of money about that time, or were short of faith and preferred cork jackets, I don't know ; all I know is, that there was but one solitary bidding, and that was from an attorney connected with the bill-broking business, who offered two pounds in cash, and the balance in sherry, but declined to be guaranteed from drowning on any higher bargain.

Whether the general mammoth population died out for climatic reasons or due to overhunting by humans is controversial.

Whether he actually died in this way remains a mystery and is much debated.

Whether hundreds of millions died or " merely " a few major cities were destroyed, Kahn argued, life would in fact go on, as it had for instance after the " Black Death " of the 14th century in Europe, or in Japan after a limited nuclear attack in 1945, contrary to the conventional, prevailing doomsday scenarios.

Whether she died, was exiled, or suffered some other misfortune, Egyptologists have often interpreted the erasure of her name as a sign of disgrace.

Verina died early in the siege Whether her death was violent or not is uncertain.

Whether this account of his death be true or not, it is certain that he died in the utmost poverty, and was buried on 16 April 1685 in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes.

Whether a disproportionate amount of Flemings died in the war compared to Walloons, is to this day being disputed.

Whether " Big Ed " died from his plunge over the Falls, or drowned on the way to the Falls is uncertain.

Whether he died of natural causes or was murdered is still a matter of debate amongst historians.

Whether he ceased to exist or exists only as an aspect of the post-Crisis Earth has not been determined, although his mentor died during the final part of the Crisis defending the new Earth from the Anti-Monitor.

Whether the King Cwichelm of 614 is the same person as the king of the late 620s, and whether this person is the same as the Cwichelm who was baptised, and died, c. 636, is disputed.

# Whether he has died in any other manner at any other place and, if so, when and how?

Whether he died in this way has been called into question ; see Edward II captivity and death.

Whether he died of exhaustion or reached the mountains remains a mystery.

Whether the Church has died out, or whether it continues to be the chief religion of the four kingdoms, is never made clear.

Whether this was during one of Poirot ’ s numerous retirements or before she entered his employment is unknown.

Whether this is public or private information should be agreed upon between players before the game begins.

In addition, works published before 1964 that did not have their copyrights renewed 28 years after first publication year also are in the public domain, except that books originally published outside the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, if they are still under copyright in their home country ( see How Can I Tell Whether a Copyright Was Renewed for more details ).

Whether the flag has its origins in a divine sign, a banner of a military order, an ecclesiastical banner, or perhaps something entirely different, Danish literature is no help before the early 15th century.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether this was before or after somebody at Disney ordered the three commentaries available on the Season 1 DVDs is unknown.

Whether Magnus managed to defeat him in war or not, " you can never be called king in England, and you will never be granted any allegiance there before you put an end to my life.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether his trip was of a military or peaceful nature depends on whether it took place before or after the 1036 peace treaty between Michael IV and Caliph Ma ' ad al-Mustansir Billah.

Michael Rice wrote in his Egypt's Legacy, " Whether or not the ancients knew of the mechanics of the Precession before its definition by Hipparchos the Bithynian in the second century BC is uncertain, but as dedicated watchers of the night sky they could not fail to be aware of its effects.

Whether Holloway had some influence on the house's actions ( before or after his suicide ) is left ambiguous.

Whether the news of Harken's unexpectedly large loss hurt the company's investors unfairly was quickly discarded after the SEC examined Harken Energy's share price just before and just after news of the loss was made public.

Whether the proto-Huastecs split from the rest of the Maya in 2200 or in 1200 BCE, the separation occurred at least a millennium before the rise of classic Maya culture.

Whether torii existed in Japan before Buddhism or, to the contrary, arrived with it ( see section below ) is however an open question.

Whether the multiply ) is reflected twice before being transmitted.

Whether through climate change, vegetation change, ecological competition, or a combination of factors, most of the remaining large cynodonts ( belonging to the Traversodontidae ) and dicynodonts ( of the family Kannemeyeriidae ) had disappeared by the Norian age, even before the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event that killed off most of the large nondinosaurian archosaurs.

Whether Ugarit was destroyed before or after Hattusa, the Hittite capital, is debated.

Whether Wycherley's experiences as a naval officer, which he alludes to in his lines " On a Sea Fight which the Author was in betwixt the English and the Dutch ", occurred before or after the production of Love in a Wood is a point upon which opinions differ, but probably took place not only after the production of Love in a Wood but after the production of The Gentleman Dancing Master, in 1673.

Whether animating the vast, somber space of the Cathedral or in the series Twelve Apostles gracing the pristine surfaces of the small Pazzi Chapel ( 1443 – 1450 ) in Florence, della Robbia's reliefs in this medium achieved a perfection never before or since attained.

Whether Miss Otti's ordering of the wine before the fish was an accident or planned is a matter of debate but it brought the house down ...

Whether seen as a pious contribution, or merely a levy, it evidently underwent various changes both before and after the Norman conquest.

Whether a batch job or a started task, CICS regions may run for days, weeks, or even months before shutting down for maintenance ( MVS or CICS ).

In his only surviving love letter to her, written a few months before their wedding, Tyler promised, " Whether I float or sink in the stream of fortune, you may be assured of this, that I shall never cease to love you.

Whether or not there were any Swedish monarchs named Eric before Eric the Victorious is disputed, with some historians claiming that there were several earlier Erics, and others questioning the reliability of the primary sources used and the existence of these earlier monarchs.