Sentences with phrase «church over differences»

If we were to begin to divide the Church over differences of opinion about current issues, it would be split in the 1960's over one set of issues and in the 1970's over another.

Not exact matches

A hairless ape» — Schoenberg;» A mere insect, an ant...» — Church;» An accidental twig» — Gould;» A rope stretched over an abyss» — Nietzsche;» A fungus on the surface of one of the minor planets» — Du Maurier;» A jest, a dream, a show, bubble, air...» — Thornbury; and» I see no reason for attributing to man a significant difference in kind from that which belongs to a grain of sand» — Oliver Wendell Holmes.

What is remarkable is that, during a period in which the church persecuted Christian heretics in large numbers and Christian fought one another in terrible wars over theological differences, no scientists lost their lives for overturning the established worldview of Christendom.

For James, the ongoing permanence and stability of a unified Roman Catholic that has weathered cultural change and religious persecution over the millennia, stands in contrast to a Protestant Church fractured into thousands of denominations and riven with differences.

In other words, because the NALC is not in communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)-- churches they broke away from over significant theological differences regarding the nature of Scriptural authority — the LWF is rejecting the NALC's application.

The question as to whether there is a qualitative difference in the education being offered in church - sponsored colleges as over against state - supported institutions is a matter that has to be debated in the zero - based mission planning that Bishop Adams suggests.

That Was the Church That Was (I think I can reveal without causing any grave difficulties to anyone) is dominated by factional differences between evangelical conservatives and liberal Catholics, by office politics, by money troubles, and by struggles over homosexuality and over the ordination of women.

In a series of articles and editorials that appeared in both magazines during 1977, differences of opinion over the church's involvement in society were defined and debated with little resolution.11 Although both sides refrained from labeling it merely a contemporary version of the debate between sixteenth century Anabaptism and sixteenth - century Calvinism, both recognized the importance their historical antecedents played in the discussion.

Just for your information, the Episcopal Church is a member in full communion with the 80 million member Anglican Communion, which regardless of differences over social issues among its churches is still the THIRD largest body of Christians in the WORLD after Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.

I guess I want to see the church become that place where we all meet and talk, work, and share with one another so that we make differences all over our communities (namely where the help is needed).

The Guardian: Peru university in Vatican battle over right to call itself Catholic The Vatican is locked in a bitter dispute with one of South America's top universities in a row that has resurrected ideological differences within the Catholic church long thought to have been consigned to cold war history.

They kill each other over their differences, kill jews over some territory disagreements, and burn down coptic christian churches in Egypt.

In an early discussion, Jack, a conservative member of the church, confronted Bill over their theological differences.

In church history, such doctrinal differences have occasionally led to wars between factions as each side tries to exert power and control over others.

Pope John Paul II himself has said that «a great teaching effort is needed to clarify the substantive moral difference between discontinuing medical procedures that may be burdensome, dangerous, or disproportionate to the expected outcome»» what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls «the refusal of «over «zealous» treatment» (2278)»» and taking away the ordinary means of preserving life, such as feeding, hydration, and normal medical care.»

We had differences of opinion over theology from some of the church leaders.

«Our party has always been a broad church, and despite my principled differences with Jeremy over many issues of defence, foreign policy and national security, I agreed to serve on his front bench because of the mandate he was given, his assurances that honesty and difference were welcomed, and due to the many areas we agreed wholeheartedly on such as fighting the vicious Tory trade union bill - which I was proud to lead our work on - cuts to tax credits and tackling climate change.

Outside of community events, and the occasional difference depending on where the character is in town (characters have different dialogue in church on Sunday, for example), most NPC's say the same thing over and over again, day after day.