Sentences with phrase «many religious»

We were a nation of joiners, sewing clubs, bridge, girl and boy scouts, church or other religious groups and bingo nights at the local community centers.

«After several months of interviews with friends, teachers and coaches still reeling from the shock, what emerges is a portrait of a boy who glided through life, showing virtually no signs of anger, let alone radical political ideology or any kind of deeply felt religious beliefs,» the magazine explained.

There, calmly staring out at the players, is a replica of the Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia's most famous religious icon and its patron saint, with Baby Jesus on her lap.

The 11 children who were killed were studying in a nearby madrassa, or religious school, said Matiullah Zhman, a spokesman for Kandahar police.

At some point, I suspect the Supreme Court will need to rule on which right trumps the other — religious freedom or freedom to wed..

Although there is a long history stretching back to the 1990s of legislation aimed at protecting religious minorities, a new batch of bills has cropped up in reaction to state movements to grant LGBT people the right to marry.

Eighteen of the 34 universities and colleges that told the U.S. Department of Education that giving transgender students access to single - sex restrooms and facilities that correspond with their gender identity would be inconsistent with their religious tenets are controlled by the Southern Baptist Convention, according to public records obtained by both the Human Rights Campaign and the AP.

A wide variety of crimes fall under this umbrella term, from attacks against gay people to vandalism of religious sites.

On Tuesday, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed legislation known as HB 1523, making it legal for businesses and religious organizations to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in that state.

Hours after the attack in Kabul, a suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 11 children studying in a nearby religious school, police said.

Proponents say such laws are necessary to give businesses run by owners with strong religious principles a legal exemption should they be asked to perform a service — such as cater or photograph a same - sex wedding — to which they object.

Recent research shows that participating in a community — specifically a religious fellowship of any sort — reduces the mortality rate of middle age individuals by half and reduces stress compared to non-adherents.

At least 24 of the 34 colleges and universities granted religious exemptions based on their beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to discriminate against gay and lesbian students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions against homosexual sex, the Human Rights Campaign said.

With the exception of North Carolina's legislation, the laws and proposed legislation are loosely termed Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) bills, and in their current form they give businesses and other organizations the right to withhold services from clientele based on religious objections.

But the fact that Apple, famous for a religious - like attention to detail in its products, didn't catch the problem before releasing the HomePod struck some as a bad sign.

Generally speaking, faith and religious practices can sensitize a seeking heart to elevate the needs of others above our own.

A religious teetotaler who tithed from his first paycheck, John D. built Standard Oil into the country's most feared and powerful monopoly in the late 19th century.

Personal days can cover things like the illness of a child, a death in the family, jury duty, military obligations, or religious holidays.

Colleges controlled by religious organizations always have been eligible to seek exemptions from Title IX.

Interestingly, Pew also found that, across the countries surveyed, attitudes toward honor killings were not consistently linked to religious observance; Muslims who pray several times a day are just as likely to oppose honor killings as those who do not.

«We appreciate what each individual brings to the team, including background, education, gender, race, ethnicity, working and thinking styles, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, religious background, age, generation, disability, cultural expertise and technical skill.

And then, in short order: Sullivan resigned after having a religious awakening.

«The schools have reasonably concluded that they are quite likely to become the next target of OCR if they follow their religious convictions on these matters,» said Baylor, whose Christian legal advocacy group has advised some colleges on how to seek the exemptions.

Of course, things like extended illnesses, a death in the family, or religious holidays can always force an employee to miss work.

What I am for is protecting, with the highest standards in our courts, the religious liberty of Hoosiers.

It has almost religious connotations.»

As The Washington Post pointed out over the weekend, the other 19 states that passed so - called religious freedom laws did so before gay marriage became legal in most of the country.

«Even if the bills are not implemented, it creates a public discussion about discrimination, and that creates the idea that discrimination is important to religious freedom,» says Marieka Klawitter, a professor of public policy and governance at the University of Washington.

-- Mother Teresa, religious sister

The temples, built between the 9th and 15th centuries, combine both Hindu and Buddhist influences, and collectively are the oldest religious monument in the world.

The Saudis» corruption crackdown opened up a chasm under the tech industry's justification for taking money from the religious monarchy, NYT reports.

Advocates of human and women's rights and of religious freedom, among others, would understandably love to see the brutal and primitive Ayatollahs carted away.

We were asking urgent questions about whether women, people of color, religious minorities, immigrants, would ever be treated with dignity and respect.

Over the last few thousand years, these religious groups have shaped the course of history and had a profound influence on the trajectory of the human race.

The cases before the court seem to hinge on the question of whether corporations can have religious beliefs.

I won't get into any religious issues or get preachy here, and I'm not even encouraging meditation, but every person on the planet who has to work for a living needs to follow this basic routine.

Tsarnaev's attorneys have sketched for jurors how his immigrant family unraveled in the years before the bombings, with his mother and Tamerlan becoming deeply religious.

Sure, there are the major holidays that are celebrated worldwide for religious reasons, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Easter.

According to the American Religious Identification Survey, only 25,000 Americans consider themselves Scientologists.

Regardless of how the church managed to win recognition as a tax - exempt religious organization, that prize is worth hard cash.

Hobby Lobby and Conestoga are companies that want to be allowed to opt out, on religious grounds, of the U.S. Affordable Care Act's requirement that employer health plans pay for contraception.

«I try and be religious about the time I leave my house in the morning for work and the time I get back.

«Banks and financial organizations — perhaps because that is where the money is — and nonprofits, including religious organizations, probably due to their weak business controls environment, are most often the victims of this type of white collar crime,» said Christopher Marquet, CEO of Marquet International, in a statement.

Critics of the religion also dispute Miscavige's claims of the complex's ability to reach «billions» of people, especially considering that, according to the American Religious Identification Survey, only 25,000 Americans consider themselves Scientologists.

We found that teens who spent more time seeing their friends in person, exercising, playing sports, attending religious services, reading, or even doing homework were happier.

Avoid cards that are religious or even mention a specific holiday.

Variety noted in December that movies screened in Saudi Arabia can expect strong censorship, particularly around scenes which feature sex, LGBT representation, and religious issues.

Those that are religious are more appropriate for religious celebrations (or for religious employers).

Company names should include no references to political organisations or religious or sectarian groups, such as the FBI or Mafia.

March lines up with Lent, the 40 - day - long religious event during which participating Christians don't eat meat on Fridays.