Sentences with phrase «christians debate these questions»

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The question of whether the Christian effort to reconquer the Holy Land after it had been conquered by Muslims was sinful is, to say the least, debatable and much debated.

Perhaps both subjects, the Son of David Messiahship and the return of Elijah before the end, were questions of even greater moment within the Christian community than in the unadjourned debate with the synagogue.

The principal critics of practical theology therefore advocate a radical rejection of modern questions about reason and practice in favor of a discussion in which the most important questions about the meaning and validity of the Christian message are assumed, precisely so that the details can be intelligently debated.

The questions addressed the moral role of TV celebrity chefs in the food waste debate as well as body image, food poverty and the role of the Christian faith in the overall debate.

Questions directly related to Christian doctrine rarely hit the headlines in Britain these days, and there has been no public theological debate since the furor created by Bishop John Robinson's Honest to God in 1963.

The chairman of Christian Aid also appeared to blame the ongoing debate over Europe on a growing sense of nationalism in the UK, he said: «With the Scottish independence agitation and all the questions about a federal UK quite a lot of people feel we need to affirm now what we are, what we distinctively are as English even more than British and that imperceptibly I think strengthens some of this unease about that mysterious entity called Europe which is over there.»

As Christians we need to think seriously about these questions and engage in the debate.»

Besides, plenty of Christians can debate properly — although whether they have the courage to follow the logic where it leads is another question.

During that Iowa debate, Bush was asked a follow - up question about his Christian commitment.

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

It is considered politically incorrect and illiberal in Britain to question «gay opinion» and there is growing evidence from the Christian Institute and the St Thomas More Legal Centre of the Establishment's intent to censor debate and deny freedom of speech on the issue.

A Supreme Court ruling today against a Christian campus group that barred students who don't share its views on marriage may have settled a legal question, but the debate may rage on.

Here, the chasm between a secularized evaluation of Christian debate and Christian self - explanation in these areas has become hard to span: Are these the questions that fed the flames of murder?

That question repeatedly popped into my mind as I read John H. Evans» Contested Reproduction, a carefully researched and parsed book about how Christians can effectively debate reproductive genetic technologies (RGT) in the public square.

Among feminists the question of whether they can remain Christians or must become post-Christians is a seriously debated one.

I saw a debate between him and some hindu teacher, and another man who was questioning his Christian faith, and his every word seem to be bathed in arrogant fundamentalism....

The question of the social class or classes of first - century Christians has been the subject of considerable analysis and debate recently.

A practical effect], or the fight sequences where we actually see Batman beat down hordes of the ungodly with surprising ease — and savagery; while we could talk about superb performances [Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman and the rest cast are all in top form] or debate the questions raised by the film for hours, and / or the film's achievement purely on an entertainment level, what makes it a masterpiece is that it is all of these things and more.

I have spent the past three and a half months working as an ebooks assistant for an Oxford based Christian publishing house producing books that aim to illuminate, detail, debate, commodify, beautify, and question the Christian faith in non-fiction and fiction offerings, and with over 300 ebook titles already selling on all major retailer / online portals.

Yeah I might have missed your intentions but in retrospect it was a good question to bring up as the faith alone vs faith + works controversy is such a heated debate amongst Christians of all faiths and new people curious about it want answers to that question.