Sentences with phrase «religious organizations do»

«It's basically a unanimous decision where the court has said that religious organizations do have freedom of religion, which had been contested,» says Phillips.

Most churches and religious organizations do bible studies or other group classes at least once a week and have activities going on several times a month.

Religious organizations do not have to abide by the free speech requirement.

I offer this refinement, rather, in the interests of intellectual clarity and so that religious organizations don't confuse their constitutional defense of cults with some broader sense of commonality with them.

I'm less oncerned that the religious people have taken over our media and advertising, than I am concerned that I PAY more taxes because religious organizations don't pay their fair share.

thank you for stating what any rational person would consider obvious (but these religious organizations do not)

Being a member of a Religious organization does not make you a Christian, in fact, it probably prevents you from being one.

Not exact matches

If you work for a religious organization that doesn't pay into the Social Security program, you must pay Social Security taxes if your earnings are more than $ 100 per year.

Before 1984, people who worked for nonprofit, religious, charitable or educational organizations did not pay into Social Security unless they specifically chose to take part in the program.

If you donate appreciated stocks that you've held for more than a year to a «public» charity — such as a religious or an educational institution, or an organization that does medical research — you can typically take a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stocks, up to 50 % of your adjusted gross income for that year.

National Charities: organizations that are independent or are commercially - affiliated and national in reach; not focused on a particular region; do not have a specific religious and / or focus area.

Will Bunch's CNN.com tirade earlier this week against television host Glenn Beck and David Barton - the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that emphasizes history's «moral, religious and constitutional heritage» - for allegedly creating «pseudo history» reveals more about Mr. Bunch than it does about what Mr. Beck and Mr. Barton are presenting.

Religious organizations are trying to claim a legal right to force scientific organizations to employ people who actively don't believe in science.

All the good works done by religious organizations of all kinds (Christian and otherwise) might get a mention in a human interest story sometimes, but decades of this media treatment have skewed public perceptions of what faith is about.

It is completely crazy to think an elite scientific organization should have to employ someone who doesn't believe in science... the even scarier part is I wouldn't be very surprised if the religious side wins this case.

Circular religious logic will still never fully justify the fact that religion asks for special rights and protections, which it gets, and then turns those rights and protections on other groups as a defense mechanism for when they are accused of discriminating... i.e. «We can choose who we accept and who we don't because of our beliefs... wait, what... how can you say you will not accept our religious organization, that's religious discrimination!»

Unless Vanderbilt holds all clubs and organizations to the same standard (which they're not doing), then it is clear that they are wrongly targeting religious organizations.

By denying certiorari, the Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling that affirmed World Vision's right to fire employees who didn't share the organization's religious views.

give your money to religious organizations and do not give your money to NOT FOR PROFITS in expensive, luxurious office spaces for example, like UNITED WAY..

Why do people feel so compelled to attack any church or religious organization, unless Satan truly is loose in the world?

You don't think that people can be brainwashed into a belief system with the more subtle indoctrination techniques used by religious organizations and have it stick?

The thing that makes me uneasy about having elected officails from certain religious groups is that, being female, I'm not sure a person who suscribes to a set of beliefs that does not permit a woman to occupy the highest leadership posts in the organization is going to promote policies in my best interests.

The FDA decision does not resolve other controversial issues swirling around the pills, including the refusal of hospitals run by religious organizations to offer them, of some pharmacies to stock them and of some antiabortion pharmacists to dispense them.

Moreover, the imbalance is accentuated by the fact that 60 percent of Jews do not belong or contribute to any Jewish organizations, religious or otherwise, whereas well over 60 percent of non-Jews are church members.

But we get to choose our presidents and we don't have to choose a president who is part of a religious organization with so many dark and confusing teachings.

Why do you think religious organizations can be tax exempt???? Because the can opt out of the federal tax regulations if they meet certain criteria for religion.

If they make a profit on their organization, they do not have a stand on not paying for meds based on their religious beliefs.

And after their problems are fixed, they pretend like God doesn't exist and the religious organization is filled with kooks.

My girls just kept their mouths shut, because we knew we were in a basically religious organization, and we didn't have any other alternatives in our small town.

Maybe instead of targeting our citizens with reductions in benefits and higher taxes, our government should do away with individual tax deductions for non-profits including religious organizations.

According the Catholic League, this decision means religious organizations would basically be paying for contraceptives even if they do not use them.

The policy goes into effect on August 1, but U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in a statement January 20 that religious organizations that do not provide contraceptive coverage based on religious belief will have until August 1, 2013, to comply.

Did not the Supreme Court recently decide that religious organizations have the right to decide who they hire and fire?

Expect religious freedom advocates to respond this week, but so far most of the organizations» Web sites don't have anything.

(UPDATE) Justices don't have a final answer for religious organizations that oppose Obamacare's contraception mandate.

The advantages for the individual which may be derived from compromises with atheistic organizations do not compare in any way with the consequences which are visible in the destruction of our common religious and ethical values.

@Mark To be clear, I would see granting exemptions if the organization was expressly religious, like an actual church, but merely being guided by the religious principles of the founder simply doesn't justify preventing coverage to those within the organization with different beliefs, atti.tudes, and morals.

Yet the draft describes wide - ranging protections, saying, «Persons and organizations do not forfeit their religious freedom when providing social services, education, or healthcare; earning a living, seeking a job, or employing others; receiving government grants or contracts; or otherwise participating in the marketplace, the public square, or interfacing with federal, state, or local governments.»

Although there are many religious folk with good intentions — some selflessly helping others, religions and religious organizations are, as a whole, just big old clubs — each trying to out do each other and inspiring hate and division (often disguised as love) along the way.

Religious organizations were welcome as long as they were malleable: as long as their leaders didn't need to profess anything in particular; as long as they could be governed by sheer democracy and adjust to popular mores or trends; as long as they didn't prioritize theological stability.»

I just do not see the point in biased slandering of religious organizations that intend good, because a few clever criminals found a way to slip through there system.

We do well to remember that the freedoms we tend to take for granted are, in disputes all around the country, being defended daily by organizations such as the Rutherford Institute, the Christian Legal Society, the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Liberty, Dean Kelley of New York and William Ball of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (each of whose prodigious energy is tantamount to that of an organization).

The example you gave about your mother did you feel compassion for her or anger because what she did had nothing to do with organized religion organization is unity religion can be just religious until you began a journey with Christ.

No I was saying I don't see billboards from churchs saying «burn in hell» so why should a non religious organization put up signs like «you believe in a myth».

But religious people were outraged that they [Robertson's organization] were doing this in the name of God and that many churches had been unknowingly involved through their connection to CBN.

A concern I have is that since Hobby Lobby is not a church or church affiliated organization, but rather a for profit corporation, if Hobby Lobby does win out and can get away with not paying certain health costs due to their religious beliefs, just exactly where would the line be drawn?

No, churches are religious worship organizations which also do charitable work (which is commendable).

I consider myself a christian, with religious knowledge and general knowlege, however I do not hold to a set of views dictated by an organized religion, I believe the organized religions are where we have gone wrong, as someone pointed out earlier to most «religious people» to question ones faith or organization is wrong but that is exactly what the bible tells us to do... test ALL things to see what is true.

Doesn't anyone else find it interesting that all these civil rights and anti-discrimination statutes specifically exempt religious organizations?

If you thin kabout it, the complaint of the religious organizations that don't want to provide people with this type of healthcare is — «You're taking away my ability to deny people the right to control their own body!».