Sentences with phrase «accepted by culture»

You just have to do what you're comfortable with at the time, but I do think that if home birth were more accepted by our culture, not so many first time moms would fear it.

To swear in something not proven, is nothing less than a lie, no matter how accepted by culture... and such lying faith logic is often the eventual cause of mental illnesses.

Early in the Middle Ages, Muslim faylasuf pursued natural philosophy, but they were never accepted by the culture at large and «Greek studies» remained a marginal, private affair.

Not exact matches

She encouraged firms to interrogate, rather than accept, that statistic by seeking feedback from female hires on office culture, opportunities for advancement and conscious and unconscious bias within the workplace.

Indeed, plus - sized people are gradually being accepted — and in some cases celebrated — by popular culture.

Or... you can put asside your prophecies of doom & gloom, praying and hoping for God to smite all the yellow, black & brown people who don't believe the way you do anyway, and attempt to make peace with your neighbors, not by converting them at swordpoint, but accepting them and learning about their cultures and traditions and give them as much respect as you want them to show you.

Personally, I feel that if there is a god, and he wants me to believe he exists, he can come over here and tell me himself, I don't accept the Bible as «proof» of anything, because it is self - contradictory and appears to be heavily influenced by the governing culture of the time.

He accepted Kant's view that the ordered world is created by the human mind and then pointed out that the way the mind orders the world varies from culture to culture and evolves within individual cultures.

While this relativity can be interpreted to mean that values are wholly defined by the circumstances of culture and are merely expressions of cultural exigencies, the insistent pressures of the human conscience, oftentimes in contradiction to accepted cultural norms, render this interpretation doubtful.

, I am without any hesitation asked for financial support, more support and even more support (OK, I accept that may sometimes be culture — but is not healthy...) and any friendly response from me is cultivated and I suddenly find myself fundraising... — if I would be allowed to spend $ 100K I would rather spend this NOT on evangelism by a Westerner, but also NOT on a local evangelist, but on quality leadership / bible college training for African leaders.

Those who believe that the only fruitful thinking is that which attempts strenuously to clear the slate of all received opinion and to attain to methods that can be approved and accepted by men of all cultures, will disapprove of the continuance of a mode of thought that recognizes its dependence upon the particularities of one community.

I have called this the coup de culture, in which Judeo / Christian moral philosphy (which is different from religious faith), the once generally accepted value system of the West is being supplanted by a (roughly) utilitarian / hedonistic (not in the sensual sense) / scientism - radical environmentalism view of life.

On the whole, dualism was accepted by the general culture.

Indeed, most cultures in human history have generated no such marvel as the modern scientific movement, and even in our own culture, scientifically oriented as it is supposed to be, most people accept the benefits of technology and use the vocabulary of science but do not in fact choose to abide by the disciplines that alone make scientific productivity possible.

From the parable of the Good Samaritan, to meeting the samaritan woman at the well, Jesus shocked the culture of his time by ignoring accepted tribal divisions.

It is increasingly clear that Deuteronomy and the Priestly writings contain at least some material much older than is indicated by the usual dating of the documents.9 Increasingly, too, it would appear that scholars are disposed to accept the substantial reliability of the persistent tradition which sees Moses as a lawgiver.10 That law was an early and significant aspect of Israelite culture is further attested not only by ancient Near Eastern parallels but even more strikingly in the life, the work and the character of the first three great names in Israel's national history: Moses, Samuel and Elijah.

A.E. Medlycott points out that the value of the report of Theophilus is its evidence that by the middle of the fourth century India or its adjacent territories had indigenous, worshipping congregations ministered to by local clergy, with customs such as sitting for the Gospel, that were well adapted to the Indian culture though divergent from accepted western practice.

In my experience, Montanans (even in its most oppositional culture) have by - and - large accepted those who believe in the restored gospel.

In accepting the other as other we have to learn to respect other race, the other sex, other religions and cultures, and not be a party to the exploitation of one by another.

In the plot of the local church the story of Christ weaves itself throughout the erotic narrative, sometimes accepting and affirming the church's story as it stands (thus linking Christ and Eros), sometimes teasing (or unfolding) the congregational narrative toward the promise of the kingdom, sometimes prophetically contradicting the erotic story by disputing (thus thickening) its development, and sometimes actually transforming congregational culture by twisting its plot.

The award was presented at the Association's 39th Annual Conference in Washington, DC on May 18, and accepted by several employee - owners on King Arthur Flour's Ownership Culture Team.

By tasting the foods of their «culture,» breastfed infants more easily accept solid foods.

By submitting this application, I understand that if I am accepted for this training, I will use these skills to further the support of breastfeeding in Nebraska and promote a culture of breastfeeding support after training.

Accepting concepts that have been considered blasphemous by some in our culture — like making it okay to marry for money, having term limits, or opening our minds to open marriage — would make marriage more practical and realistic.

Strategic Plan Focus for July — Goals 2, 3, and 4 World BF Month is the perfect opportunity to promote a culture supportive and accepting of breastfeeding (goal 2) through parties and health fairs, etc., build, link, and ensure access to state and local resources (goal 3) by providing information to moms about resources online and in your community, and to engage stakeholders in alignment of goals and actions to increase breastfeeding support (goal 4) by pulling in other groups that work with moms and babies to help with World Breastfeeding Day / Week / Month (WBM) activities!

By submitting this application, I understand that if I am accepted for this training, I will use these skills to further the support of breastfeeding in Nebraska, conduct one brief presentation to my co-workers or peers to promote a culture of breastfeeding support after training, and participate in quarterly online survey evaluations to help funders understand the need to continue providing scholarships to this training.

Speaking after his urgent question into Culture Secretary Maria Miller's expenses was not accepted by the Speaker, he said:

The alliance of newspaper owners and BT have sent a letter to politicians of all parties challenging the ideas underpinning a remedy accepted by Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, to answer regulators» concerns over the concentration of news provision represented by the proposed 700p - a-share bid.

Other examples include Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman's studies of human reasoning, which show that humans frequently reason with unseen and persistent biases, and the work of Keller, Longino, and other feminist critics showing that scientists are cognitively limited by the ideologies accepted in their wider cultures.

It can even be inferred that science has not been accepted by pop culture and scientists have not entered the public's awareness.»

This culture is very open to adapting to other cultural practices, and has accepted by some of them for their own way of life.

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmentally disabled boy with Downs Syndrome who is rejected by his own family but is accepted and nurtured by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

Relentlessly working to find a place in a culture you long to be a part of, and proving your undeniable right to be accepted by those people you relate to, is powerful motivator for many people.

Suddenly, there seems to be an impending all out war, with both cultures disturbed by the sight of each other and unwilling to accept each other's differences (doesn't sound like such a fantasy land after all, right?).

Coates argued that this view of the culture of our inner cities has become widely accepted even by progressives, who no longer pay much attention to other causes of poverty, such as racism.

The lifestyle to value and respect mutually and equally accepting the true nature of each individual by themselves to get interconnected with each other's nature and culture.

Learning from failure is facilitated by a culture that accepts mistakes and welcomes the learning opportunities they provide.

Indian culture is one of the most ancient that has been accepted by all historians and scholars of all streams.

«Promote a culture of openness, diversity of opinion, and mutual respect that will disrupt established hierarchies and power dynamics, and by doing so will add perspectives, expand our networks, and strengthen our institutions by accepting risk and failure as options.»

Enlisting Students to Create a Culture of Academic Integrity Over at least the past decade, academic cheating has become more widespread and more accepted by many students.

While writing culture assignment, you must understand that culture comprises of the total of inherited ideas, beliefs, values and knowledge accepted by people in a particular society or in a particular organization.It is the behavior that results when a group adopts a set of generally unspoken and unwritten rules for working together.

Journey with an open mind and gentle heart Accept with grace and gratitude the diversity I encounter Revere and protect the natural environment which sustains all life Appreciate all cultures I discover Respect and thank my hosts for their welcome Offer my hand in friendship to everyone I meet Support travel services that share these views and act upon them and, By my spirit, words and actions, encourage others to travel the world in peace

In a world with increasingly less family time available we believe travelling with our kids can only make us a close knit family, while making our kids more balanced and accepting children, by exposing them to different cultures and nationalities along the way.

In Critical Play, artist and game designer Mary Flanagan examines alternative games — games that challenge the accepted norms embedded within the gaming industry — and argues that games designed by artists and activists are reshaping everyday game culture.

While aiming to subvert accepted feminine gender norms by fostering an open culture wherein people feel free to deviate from pre-existing ideals, her pictures are devoid of either irony or sarcasm.

Zhu demonstrates that a contemporary exhibition need not be about commercialization or sales; it need not be exhibited in other public places, or even accepted by popular culture, which, for most contemporary artists, are seemingly unavoidable issues.

According to a survey of the youngest cohort of lawyers conducted by Above the Law and Major, Lindsey & Africa, young associates regard firm culture and work - life balance as the most important variables in the decision of whether to accept a potential employer's offer, while «compensation» and «prestige» were less important.

One must accept that idea that partners in law firms are not, at the very least, subconsciously influenced by their socialization in a culture that is subversively racist and sexist.

First off, the culture of cryptocurrency is being more widely accepted by businesses and even the government.

Faced numerous challenges including being a «white» person on the reservation and the perception of taking a job away from a tribe member; quickly overcame barriers, proved dedication to the tribe, and was totally accepted by earning trust and adapting to the culture.