Sentences with phrase «christians spoke against it»

I heard this same argument by many Christians speaking against the Marriage Equality law here in Hawaii.

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Mr. Viersen is the former treasurer of the Barrhead / Neerlandia local of the Association for Reformed Political Action, a social conservative Christian organization that has spoken against Gay - Straight Alliance legislation for Alberta schools and questioned the existence of human - influenced climate change.

Those who speak out against abortion and family practice and at the same time support cuts in education, school lunch funding, decry reasonable control of weapons and other programs that help children can not call themselves Christians.

In order for things to change, pastors and Christian leaders who believe that acceptance, fidelity, and monogamy are a better alternative to shame and promiscuity have got to speak up and speak out against the teaching that states * all * homosexual expression is sinful... and proclaim that message as misinformed, damaging to God's children, and unchristian.

(CNN)- As the Palestinians push for statehood recognition this week at the United Nations, perhaps no group has spoken out more against the gambit - or has been more outspokenly supportive of Israel - than Christian Zionists.

I've been convicted before when I've seen black friends lament on social media for the lack of white Christians speaking out against injustice.

If it wasn't you, Americans would have started jailing Christians for speaking up against gay perverts.

But when you live in a nation that is 80 % Christian, when Christians images are spoken out against it's more noteworthy in the media.

No, secularists don't just speak out against Christians.

A decision by the United Nations» Security Council (UNSC) last week to investigate the allegations has been welcomed by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)- a Christian group which speaks out against persecution - as a «really important first step».

Will the public witness of Christians be harmed by the way we speak about the very serious issue of violence against women?

Pornography culture has diminished and devalued women, and Christian men should not normalize this, but should speak a prophetic word against it, regardless of the political ramifications.

Christmas tree's are not christian and in fact the bible speaks against decorating.

A church in Manchester has urged Christian leaders to speak out against the exploitation of young people in the wake of an inquiry into the issue in the area.

It's just when we speak out against Christianity, the media publicizes it because the US is about 80 % Christian.

If you don't believe these myths to be true, you have a duty as a christian to speak out against people who do.

Also, as Christians we are required to speak out against moral evils that leadership in our nation may legislate in favor of.

The issue has so far been ceded — by default — to pseudo-moralists like Richard Lugar, Pat Buchanan and the Christian Coalitionist's Ralph Reed, who have been the only major political voices to speak out against the proliferation of legalized gambling... The highest formulaic expression of the New American Economy might just be «casinos plus part - time jobs.»

Daniel Kelly, the Creditor Relations Analyst from Christians Against Poverty spoke to Premier during News Hour and welcomed the news saying: «We've been asking for a lot of this dialogue on unauthorised overdrafts, in terms of how they work.

In a recent interview regarding America, Israel, and the wider Middle East, Malcolm Hoenlein, the long - serving head of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, spoke out unequivocally against the persecution of Christians around the world and the West's....

To claim that the lighting of a national Christmas tree each year makes this country «a Christian nation,» while its powerful systematically oppress the poor, turn away refugees, incite violence against religious and ethnic minorities, molest and harass women and girls and call them liars when they dare to speak up, is, in the words of the prophet Amos, sickening to God.

Theresa Henry was speaking to Gemma Pask from Christians Against Poverty (CAP).

An idolatrous love of family is often behind the lack of courage in many Christians to speak out against abuse and unethical practices in the workplace.

Earlier we had occasion to note the relationship between Jewish faith as portrayed for us in the Old Testament and the Christian event which is the subject matter of the New Testament; and how it was indeed inevitable and right that the primitive Christian community should see their Lord and apprehend his significance for men, against the background of the whole history of the people into whom humanly speaking he was born.

You make the mistake of assuming that the people who spoke out against the purity movement are not Christians.

However, the Christian view is one which, so to speak, pulls against gravity.

This would be a shift from academic norms to Christian ones, and it is in this sense that I spoke of appealing to the church for leverage against the university.

The issue in society today that I see anyhow, is that Christians are being lambasted for speaking out against homosexuality.

Non Christians and non believers have to speak out, otherwise Christians sneakily pass laws discriminating against anyone who doesn't agree with them.

In a series of tweets posted this weekend, influential Christian author and speaker Beth Moore spoke out against Christian leaders who dismiss talk of sexual abuse and the objectification women.

I'm sorry but any hokey religion that gets their teaching form a guy reading it out from a hat, and go out of their way to harass people who speak out against Mormonism isn't apart of the christian faith.

I commend any Christian who has the courage to speak out against sin, and stand up for righteousness, but don't speak out against the sin that you feel like opposing that day.

If my friend on the pier yesterday was right to call for moderate Muslims to speak out against Islam - inspired violence surely it is reasonable to expect moderate Christians to speak out against provocations such as «Burn a Koran Day.»

Obama has aligned himself with this culture of death that Christian must speak against because the babies can not speak for themselves.

cannabis prohibition is a stumblingblock that causes a person to become desensitized to his convictions on his conscience, and it is our lawful Christian duty to speak against this evil tyranny in our land.

I personally encourage other Christians to speak against the war on medical cannabis and industrial hemp.

If a Muslim religious leader or business leader spoke out against gay marriage, based on the teachings of the Koran, they wouldn't say a word, but because the CEO of Chick - Fil - A and Billy Graham are Christians and base their beliefs on the teachings of the New Testament they are unfairly accused of hate speech.

Similar efforts have been launched in recent months against Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, for speaking at a Focus on the Family event; and Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, for agreeing to appear at a leadership conference sponsored by another Christian group, the Willow Creek Association.

Is Speaking the Christian God an example of backlash against the feminist movement?

Christians, compelled by the love of Christ, must not only be the best kind of friends; we must also become the best kind of enemies — forgiving when injured, praying for and blessing those who speak against and ridicule and say untrue things about us, and refusing to get caught up in a culture of outrage.

People speaking out against intolerance from Christians isn't persecution.

Christians burned «witches», persecuted and murdered those that spoke out against the church in medieval times.

, 176, where he speaks of his generation's effort to defend itself against Christ; and Kierkegaard's Attack Upon Christendom, 160 - 161, where he critiques the Christian Church in history for trying to defend itself against the possibility of following Christ as the Pattern.

Of course Christians can speak out against gay marriage and speak up for government forced - birth if they want.

I am still waiting for the Christian leaders that The Lord has given influence to stand up against such voices of hate and speak the truth from God's Word, the Bible, and not some fanatical preacher's unbiblical comments.

My God of Torah has no use for a christian Deut 11:25 There shall no man be able to stand against you: the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon as He hath spoken unto you.

Looking at this side of the ambiguity, we see a church in which many first - world Christians of our day could feel comfortable and undisturbed: a church that lives without question or resistance in a state founded on violence and made prosperous by the exploitation of less fortunate nations; a church that accepts various perquisites from that state as its due; a church where changing jobs for the sake of peace and justice is seldom considered; a church that constantly speaks in the language of war; a church given to eloquent invective in its internal disputes and against outside opponents; a church quite sure that God will punish the wicked.

This week, writer, teacher and speaker Beth Moore joins us to talk about why she is speaking out against Christians who ignore allegations against powerful people.

Two Christian organizations were among several groups that spoke out against the town's efforts to prevent the mosque's construction and filed an amicus brief on the Islamic Society's behalf, including the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Leading bishops of that Church have spoken against the coming Bill and, more importantly, there is very strong grass - roots opposition, especially from the admirable evangelical Christian Institute based in the North East.