Sentences with phrase «about the religious faith»

There are a lot of misconceptions about the religious faiths of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, according to a new Pew survey.

I am speaking about religious faith of course.

The confusion on the Assembly floor in Vancouver reflected the fact that Christians have not been enabled to think theologically about the religious faith of their neighbors, as believing and praying (or meditating) people with a spiritual history and tradition of their own.

I'm no more inclined to accept what Jesus said about his religious faith than I am to accept yours.

Like anyone with a radio ministry over an international network I received hundreds of thousands of letters from all over the world and, whenever they presented important questions about religious faith and practice, I answered them.

Counseling materials sent to enquirers about religious faith place little or no stress on the need to become involved in a local church and few referrals of enquirers are made.

David, can you give me an idea of how a non believer, lets say and engaging atheist, who considers religious faith to be irrational, is to express his idea about religious faith without offending Christians?

The second insight about religious faith that I gained from the years of partial invalidism has to do with the problem of mortality and our seeming disinclination to accept the fact.

It's a contrast to the way the other Mormon candidate in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has talked about his religious faith.

Even months into his presidency, a significant slice of Americans persisted in believing that Barack Obama was either a secret Muslim or had been lying about his religious faith in some way.

If you are in the American political system or others then you can talk about religious faith and people say «yes, fair enough», and it is something they respond to quite naturally.»

He explained: «It's difficult to talk about religious faith in our political system.

David Cameron has refused to criticise parents that lie about their religious faith to get their children into the best state schools.

Not exact matches

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.

To put things in context, Bell followed that quote up by expressing his disappointment when communities of faith discourage people from asking questions about religious texts or beliefs.

They say they are committed to religious pluralism, yet in interviews all three expressed reservations about allowing Mormons, Hari Krishnas, and missionaries of other alien faiths to enter Ukraine.

Now, if you want to talk about religious theory, that's a different definition, as religious theory is based on belief and assumption and written statements that can not be verified or proven without having faith and belief.

Seventeen years ago in Psychological Seduction I wrote about the dangers of mixing psychology with religious faith.

Obviously posted by somebody who has absolutely no idea about the beliefs and practices of religious faiths not rooted in Ambrahamic tenets.

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.

RELEVANT looks at the recent ban on burqas in France, and what that says about religious liberty and how Christians should think about different practices in different faiths.

I am not sure that a practicing believer of any faith, taking a break from verbosity about their religion, will be any less religious... or gain much insight into the commonality of humanity and human experience.

The kind of reasonable, sound THINKING theology and religious / faith ideas those of us as are here talking about, simply doesn't lend itself to a pop culture.

I listen to how they talk about matters of faith, religion, what they watch on their favorite religious tv programs, often listening as well to their radios playing their favored «Christian music» radio stations in the background, what are in the lyrics.

I get a kick out of the Atheist talking about how religious people try and ram their faith down throats... and then you see clowns like hippypoet and the prayer is not healthy kook... guess they are hypocrits just like everybody elese.

I am angry about all the years of effort, «faith», «praying», and all that religious madness that I WASTED because religion is bullshlt.

How about all lbg people and especially athiests just stop eating anywhere that has a history or management that is from a religious faith that means almost no grocery stores no restaurants 98 % of the world believes in a religion the other 2 % can just not interact with the rest of us if thats what they want no skin off our backs make the world a better place just become reclusive your already hateful, distrustful and judgmental

As Michelle Obama put it, religious faith «isn't just about showing up on Sunday for a good sermon and good music and a good meal.

Many religious people I have talked to don't even know much about their faith, only what they are taught by rote.

Not that I don't agree with you that much of the modern world has been brought about because of faith, even / especially religious faith.

Unlike Superman whose creation can actually be traced back to a couple of young Jewish men in 1938 for the purpose of providing a sellable fictional story line to Detective Comics, there is no such evidence in regards to religious belief; especially since in this case being that this is about a God who does not want to be made known but who would rather have us develop our faith.

Once upon a time people were happy enough with their religious faith and did not have to boast about proof....

Trump's promise that «everyone will say Merry Christmas» when he's president appeals to those who think being wished «happy holidays» by a store clerk is a form of religious oppression (and who apparently remain unconcerned about how Trump's mandate will be enforced upon those of other faiths).

Iraq and Iran had the highest share of religious minorities resettled, with about 95 percent of Iranian refugees being Christians or other non-Muslim faiths.

The eight criteria of a «mature faith» include these: «Holds life - affirming values, including commitment to racial and gender equality, affirmation of cultural and religious diversity, and a personal sense of responsibility for the welfare of others,» and «Advocates social and global change to bring about greater social justice.»

Pastors and mentors will of course feel compelled to offer guidance and prayer as young adults navigate the tricky terrain of sexuality, but they should not be deceived into thinking that the all the questions about faith, science, technology, religious pluralism, politics, justice, equality, and ethics emerging from the Millennial generation are related to sex and can be solved by abstaining from it.

It was not meant to be a proposal for an all - encompassing theory for making religious truth claims but, rather, an intramural Christian conversation about secondary matters of faith.

An immigration judge can not quiz asylum seekers on religious doctrine to see if they are credible about their faith, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reiterated in a January ruling.

That's how the world got Bush and Hitler... religious poeople care about faith over humanity.Thanks a lot children...

For example, he talks about the heresies of «justification by faith alone» (p. 237), annihilationism, hyper - preterism (p. 242), Openness of God, and Religious Inclusivism (p. 281).

The factors of chief importance in the development of this theology were: (a) the Old Testament — and Judaism --(b) the tradition of religious thought in the Hellenistic world, (c) the earliest Christian experience of Christ and conviction about his person, mission, and nature — this soon became the tradition of the faith or the «true doctrine» — and (d) the living, continuous, ongoing experience of Christ — only in theory to be distinguished from the preceding — in worship, in preaching, in teaching, in open proclamation and confession, as the manifestation of the present Spiritual Christ within his church.

If you believe all that happened randomly, that the bang was powered by nothingness, then you could teach us religious folks a few things about faith.

As religious people who understand the importance of faith and the truth about marriage, our job will be to broaden the desire for strong loyalties.

Entitled The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, the book includes interviews with the Mr Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence about the president's religious beliefs and his relationship with evangelicals during the 2016 election.

Our churches, whose steeples dot every cityscape and small town in the land, are exempt from paying taxes, and unlike many people of other faiths, we don't have to worry about fighting with our employers to take time off to celebrate our religious holidays as they are largely taken for granted.

It will have been noted that in its windy statement about RE in the English baccalaureate, the CES doesn't point to RE as being a way in to religious faith: that wouldn't be of much interest to the government, of course, but it ought to be for Catholics.

For years I struggled with doubts about my faith, and through the emerging church movement, I found people who were asking the very same questions - about religious pluralism, the Problem of Evil, inerrancy, the notion of absolute truth, etc..

She speaks and writes about a wide range of topics — from the pro-life movement, to women in the church, to movies and pop culture, to religious philosophy and faith.

To the extent that they are careless about their instruction in the faith, or present its teaching falsely, or even fail in their religious, moral, or social life, they must be said to conceal rather than to reveal the true nature of God and of religion.»

... We understand that people of good faith can disagree about the relationship between religious liberty and anti-discrimination laws in our country, and how that relationship should best be structured.