Sentences with phrase «christian family structure»

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An educational experience grounded in historic Judeo - Christian morality is even more important at a time when a weakened family structure increasingly fails more children.

In a country where the state's incursions into the family sphere is vigorously resisted, a call for a liberating reordering of social structures by the church would realistically demand a Christian alignment with policies many might consider «protofascistic.»

Previous chapters in the book have dealt with the relations of Christian ethics to the culture of our times in reference to family life, economic relations, race relations, political structures, and the problems of war and peace in the international scene.

The Christian tradition itself guards against idolizing family structure or family function.

In contrast, much of what is said in sermons and written in Christian literature seems designed to maintain a particular structure of the family rather than strengthen people's ability to function in the families they have.

Last but not least, Christian theology must provide a firmer foundation for care and justice, for standing against sexual and family violence, for healing the violated and for changing society's values and structures.

According to this chart, the Christian worldview includes belief in young earth creationism, support for the death penalty, a commitment to mind / body dualism, rejection of non-traditional family structure, and devotion to fee enterprise and capitalism.

There are a few reasons why these legalistic approaches to gender roles are unnecessary impositions on Christian families and those seeking to participate in the life of the Church and why, without diminishing the importance and value of homemaking or childcare, we should not «shut the door to the kingdom» to families based on their socioeconomic status, unique callings and gifts, household structure, or earning arrangements.

No doubt there are family resemblances among different concrete practices and symbols of the Christian life, but it is far from clear that they are all expressions and manifestations of some one underlying «structure» or «essence» of faith - as - such.

Before change in sexual behavior and family structure challenged the moral commitments of «the family pew,» anthropologist W. Lloyd Warner had observed that beliefs and practices in the church and in the family were so intertwined that, «Should the present form of the family disappear, the Christian church would necessarily undergo revolutionary changes.

Attachment parenting has also been roundly critiqued for promoting a conservative Christian, patriarchal family structure that keeps women at home and tied tightly to their baby's desires.

The President of the Archdiocesan Laity, Mr. Steve Olasupo in his welcome address while decrying various social vices and problems militating against various families across the world however recommended a more conscious and structured approach and formation, promotion and sustenance of family values and Basic Christian Community (BBC), in tackling the challenges confronting families across the globe.

Despite these changes, the Christian ideology has not made lasting improvements in the re-establishment of the Russian marriage and family structure.