Not exact matches
«The Hobby Lobby owners are trying to pierce the corporate veil to get exemptions for their religious
beliefs, but they [likely] don't want to
accept the
other obligations imposed on the corporation,» Winkler says.
But the persuader's ultimate goal should be to have the
other person
accept (or at least understand) her
belief and deal with any concerns.
They can't
accept the idea that good is good enough and they never let
others adopt that
belief.
Baptism is a prerequisit to salvation, as per the LDS
belief, the work is done on behalf of those departed without knowing whether they will or will not
accept on the
other side.
When they don't
accept an answer that doesn't parrot their
belief, they accuse
others of twisting and shouting aka doing the chubby checker.
So full of hate, can't
accept others»
beliefs.
On the
other hand,
belief is simply
belief —
accepting something as true without an explanation based in fact.
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!»
It is just polite to
accept other peoples
beliefs and acknowledge them.
In
other words you are stuck having to
accept ALL that stuff because it is directly tied into your
belief that God exists.
Here's hoping all that wickedness, ignorance, bigotry, and misinformation you have vanishes and you become wise, caring, understanding and
accepting other peoples
beliefs and choices.
It is sad and disturbing that in this day and age (in California believe it or not) I have to keep my
beliefs (or lack there of) a secret so, as not to be discriminated against by the very people who claim they are
accepting of
others.
Even if we
accept that there is absolute truth, why should anyone
accept that Christianity or the Bible embody that absolute truth any better than any
other religion or an individual's personal
belief?
They do not have to believe or agree but they do have to
accept the fact that there are
others out there with different
beliefs and respect the fact that, that is what they believe.
If you
accept beliefs that
others tell you is true.
Islam calls upon all people to
accept its
beliefs and code of laws regardless of race, sex, color, rank, or any
other difference.
On the
other hand, toleration of
beliefs does not require that we
accept every idea as equally valid, as if a
belief is true, right or good simply because someone expresses it.
She believes that Catholics will welcome and
accept her bisexuality and
other beliefs without trying to scrub them out — did not do her research on that one.
In
other words, «our
belief system is immune to validation — just
accept it without any reason to whatsoever.»
But every so often we trip over each
other's intransigence; Someone clinging to a
belief that's forcing them to refuse to
accept another.
Please provide an example of any
other aspect of your life that you
accept without evidencial support, besides your
belief in your god.
Being «safe rather than sorry» is a completely selfish motivation then, and I'd rather live my life unselfishly and risk the remote chance of hell than choose to
accept beliefs that I can't justify in our modern society, some of which actually hurt
others, just to save my butt.
It is obvious that if the Bible is handled as a merely human document, then its claims may be
accepted or rejected, its teachings may be in agreement or disagreement with each
other, its subject may or may not be found relevant to our
belief today.
All the death and destruction comes from the right wing fundamentalists of each religion who are too immature and insecure to
accept living side - by - side with people of
other beliefs.
Right wing moderates tend to be mature enough to
accept that people of
other faiths need be no threat to their own
belief.
Having settled into a comfort zone where I acknowledge my
belief that one one in our lifetime is going to answer this question, I have chosen to live life
accepting of
others» views, even if I disagree with them.
I believe there is very real persecution (sometimes) in the USA but most of us haven't seen it... In fact, sometimes I think we tend to be the persecutors when we try to force our
beliefs on
others or shun
others who will not
accept our
beliefs.
While we need not agree with or
accept the
beliefs or values of
others, as Christians it is incumbent on us to love and
accept others, regardless of what they believe or do.
But it would require
accepting others» authority, just as your authority is
accepted in your congregation, to manage their churches in accordance with their
beliefs and faithful to their understanding.
A Christian's faith exists because they believe the bible to be truth, some have
accepted scientific discoveries that have helped confirm their
beliefs, while
others have had life experiences, God experiences that have solidified their faith.
The
other thing... religion is easier to
accept over an atheistic or agnostic
belief.
They are generally not debatable; one either
accepts or rejects them as the presuppositions for
other beliefs.
Somehow, a
belief system that teaches people that they are the center of all the universe, created in the image of the most perfect being imaginable, strikes me as a bit more of an ego trip than
accepting that we aren't destined to live forever because of our «specialness», but that we live our short lifetimes and die like every
other living thing on the planet, our bodies decomposing and ultimately entering the food chain once again, on a tiny speck of a planet in an ordinary, remote backwater of the universe.
There are those for whom death is regarded as a natural experience and
accepted without either regret or support from any religious
belief; and
others for whom death is a door opened upon a new adventure of life with God.
Think if a political party won a majority of congress (both house and senate) and the presidency and would not
accept any
other religious sect or
beliefs other than its own.
Something not really dwelt upon in this article is also the Mormon
belief that these «proxy baptisms» only allow the individual on the
other side to
accept the baptism as if they had the opportunity to be baptised in this life.
Unless you are prepared to mock every religion in the world (and some of you clearly are), please
accept that
others»
beliefs are often legitimate, even when you do not understand them or disagree with them.
A system of
beliefs and behaviors which are required for people to belong to and be
accepted by
others within that system.
If you've never questioned your
beliefs seriously, if you only
accept the
beliefs of your parents as right without examining the
other possibilities, if you can not articulate why you think one way as apposed to another, you've never thought independently and you maybe never will.
Values must be defended by appealing to
other more fundamental values and
beliefs that are also yours (perhaps you will refer to the Bible or the Qur «an or some
other sacred text) which are not going to be
accepted by those who have basic disagreements with your point of view in the first place.
The rather generally tolerant attitude of Indians toward the religious
beliefs of
others inclines them to admit as sacred for
others what they might not
accept for themselves.
The reason for this transition, Luke indicates, is not because God has now «chosen» the Gentiles instead of His
other «chosen» people, the Jews, but because the Gentiles were more open to hearing, considering, examining, and
accepting the things Paul preached to them, while the Jews are more set in their traditional ways and
beliefs, and so are less willing to consider that they might be wrong.
Islam does not encourage its followers to ridicule
other beliefs and it instructs how one must
accept and dignify
other religions and people from all backgrounds.
However, they do not
accept all of the
other seven theological
beliefs that categorize someone as an evangelical.
Why is it so difficult for (most) Christians to
accept that most people in this world of 7 billion have stayed
beliefs other than your own?
Several verses directly refer the father, the son and the Holy Spirit; hence, Nicene Christianity was the
accepted Christian
belief and all
other views of God were considered heresies.
In
other words, the message of messianic pacifism finds a ready home in those who have already
accepted certain
beliefs of a liberal — humanistic persuasion (e.g., that the use of force is out of step with the moral and spiritual progress of humanity).
Most of these lectures aim at bringing the insights of Hinduism and Buddhism closer to Indian and Western Christians as well as philosophers, to deepen their understanding of faith and expand it to
other forms of
belief.43 His anthology «The Vedic Experience» which has been
accepted and respected by many Hindus, tries to present texts from the Veda and the Upanishads in such a way that they become open towards
other beliefs and transparent for the depth of faith.44 An important aspect of his literary production, already central at the beginning, but gaining prominence again lately, has been to address a Western public that faces the challenge of having to seek its religious identity and not being able to take it for granted.
The point from my perspective is that whether you are a believer or non-believer, trying to convince
others to
accept your
belief may indicate a lack of humility which means, get back to working on yourself.
You are correct — this is a tale of bigotry — the bigotry of believers, thinking, if not demanding, that all
others should demonstrably appear to
accept their tribal
beliefs.