Sentences with phrase «against their beliefs on»

In recent years, evangelicals have pushed for greater «conscience protections» for Christians, hoping to keep believers from being forced to go against their beliefs on marriage and sexuality at their workplaces.

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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.

The uptick in the shares reflects a belief that Netflix is now in a position to sign up more subscribers this year than analysts had previously anticipated, generating additional revenue that the company can spend on TV series and movies as it bids against rivals such as HBO, Amazon.com, YouTube and Hulu for licensing rights.

Yesterday, Kristen asked what you thought about the New York Times story on the backlash against gender equality in Silicon Valley — and specifically for your thoughts on how to tackle the discussion of these kinds of false and biased beliefs without lending them credibility.

By the early 20th century, bandwagons were commonplace in political campaigns, and «jump on the bandwagon» had become a derogatory term used to describe the social phenomenon of wanting to be part of the majority even when it means going against one's principles or beliefs.

«The SEC alleges that one of the world's largest hedge funds, Paulson & Co., paid Goldman Sachs to structure a transaction in which Paulson & Co. could take short positions against mortgage securities chosen by Paulson & Co. based on a belief that the securities would experience credit events.»

«There are Baha'is rotting in jail on a 20 - year sentence on trumped up charges simply because they have a certain set of faith beliefs that run against the theocracy in Iran.»

Take up this challenge and support Rick Santorum to begin the fight against Satan and his assault on our Christian beliefs.

I read whole books, whole chapters, etc... and I weigh my «beliefs» against the good or bad effects they have on the people around me.

prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

There should be no discussion on the matter... it is wrong to FORCE anyone to pay for anything — ESPECIALLY when it is against their very beliefs.

This media trap pits us against each other for the sake of race, religion, and beliefs as a distraction from whats really going on.

When someone calls that Imam one of the most evil people on the planet, when someone says he wants to build his center to train terrorists, when someone calls for amending the constitution to exclude Islam, when someone says our founding fathers wanted this to be a Christian nation and that they didn't want Muslims included, when Muslims are afraid to go out because they will be attacked, when Christian pastors are preaching against Muslims (as opposed to the belief in Islam), THAT is hatred.

You and I disagree on a lot of things, but I've said before and I'll say it again, if someone was going to discriminate against you because of what you believe (unless it was a religious organization that had different beliefs) I'd stand with you.

I don't force my beliefs on Mr. Silverman, he shouldn't try to rally a bunch of people against my beliefs.

They see the challenges for those on limited or no incomes and the difficulties of those whose family backgrounds work against self - belief or learning.

I have explained my position on belief and you using it to justify your hate and lies is part of why people speak out against you.

I don't have a belief on the situation one way or the other, my grounding in the question of any God or gods comes from the lack of evidence for or against.

This could be a referance to that belief and God could be simply saying «I know all and therefore I know that Pharaoh will not let my people go unless I do these things, but because he is against me I will (in a sense) harden his heart on my scale and he will not be in my afterlife.

The belief basically goes as there is a ritual in the afterlife where the deceased would have their hearts weighed on a scale against a feather.

The stuff I've written on topics like getting to know neighbors and being the church in the community doesn't seem to connect with church people, who usually think church is about sermons, a belief system, music, political causes to be for or against and so on.

CNN: Catholics clergymen come out swinging against HHS regulation Catholics around the country got an earful on Sunday from the pulpit over a new health insurance policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that forces employers to cover contraception and abortion as part of preventative care regardless of religious beliefs.

«Their insistence that scripture contains all things necessary for salvation,» he writes, «was part of their protest against the Roman insistence on belief in dogmas like transubstantiation [and the perpetual virginity of Mary] as necessary articles of faith.

Standing up against someone who is trying to push THEIR beliefs on me does not make me «intolerant».

Arguments based on biblical criticism are not decisive for or against belief in the virginal conception.

Come on now and stop all the bigotry, which is fueled by pure ignorance and (Fox News LOL) and start educating yourself more before you spout off ridiculous rants against Muslims or other religions foreign to your beliefs.

It is focused on defaming Christian belief, pitting it against other beliefs, and elevating atheism.

But any classical theists who admit that their belief is only the most plausible conclusion based on the evidence available must regard this difficulty as another bit of evidence against their idea.

Induction has been accused of many shortcomings, but the common denominator of the various criticisms leveled against it, from Popper to Kuhn to Feyerabend, is that belief in induction is responsible for a naive empiricism which views science as based on uninterpreted observation and direct verification of theories by the «facts.»

The bible is filled with the advocation of violence against any and all people who disagree with you based on religious belief.

You can be personally pro-life because you are a Christian, yet be vehemently against legislating your beliefs on other people who don't share your Christianity.

I guess that is why there are very few people I deal with on a regular basis with the kind of beliefs Nye is speaking against.

You may believe the Bible tells you gays should be able to marry or maybe even that blacks should not be able to marry whites (another thing people have used the Bible to protest against); however, that does not mean that US civil equal rights laws should be based on your personal religious beliefs.

I find that I can make a more compelling argument against the pledge of allegiance if I base that argument on political beliefs as opposed to my religious beliefs.

Whatever criticism I might level against «fundamental» beliefs could easily be turned back on me (which is why I try not to do that).

This does not make only the USA guilty of great wrongs done / there's many nations ruled by tyrants / psychopaths / / those blinded by greed the great injustice by Israel against palestinians but sums up the horror that nations being capable of committing / heartless acts of inhumanity of cruelity / / based on halfbaked ideas / beliefs / religious brainwashing.

One can lay out all the evidence and build (and have built) an airtight case against every single religion on Earth past and present, but still believers will not budge from their point of view, even when presented with the lies and contradictions in the very scriptures they they base their beliefs on.

There is a very simple difference — anti-gay people think they can control other people through law by denying them legal rights...pro - gay people understand that religious people have their rights to believe and worship freely, but not to discriminate against others via the law based on religious beliefs.

If a Muslim religious leader or business leader spoke out against gay marriage, based on the teachings of the Koran, they wouldn't say a word, but because the CEO of Chick - Fil - A and Billy Graham are Christians and base their beliefs on the teachings of the New Testament they are unfairly accused of hate speech.

He is such a caring person and against the wrongs being done to all people and the US that I am so happy in knowing that he is right on the money with his beliefs Thank God for him

Bottom line, it is un-american to go against a people based on belief, when said orginization has not directly harmed anyone.its a belief that this country was founded on.

A law against blasphemy is the absolute best indicator that you can not substantiate your beliefs with good reasoning and instead must rely on a cowardly and primitive use of force.

Muslims in general if left alone with out your intervention might end up fighting each other due differences of views in their faith, but if west keep on applying pressure causing starvation, harassment and confrontation against Muslims and against their faith, this will only lead them to leave behind their differences and jointly or individually confront their enemies, those who wants to deprive them from their rights of faith and belief and the more they are pressed the more they would complain by reacting and not by words and cries since words and cries seem does not reach, heard or work out now a days since being their judges and executors are all of non religious such as atheists, infidels, polytheists who consider their vast interests above all humanity and faith issues such as mercy, leniency, compassion, pity, sympathy, kindness all that of human mutual heavenly code of conduct.!?

If the Christians that served in the crusades really knew what was going on, they probably wouldn't have served, however, the leaders of the time used their beliefs against them and got them to fight for what they called a «holy war.»

the problem is when those people who believe decide to force their beliefs on others by codifying their beliefs into law, discriminating against their fellows, and insinuating it in to public school curriculum.

My Christian Belief is based upon my Life's Past and does in no way, shape or form come from Chruched based Fundamentalists whom I find as being hypocritical manajeries bent on keeping their family made wealth thru religious declarations of the wealthy to come he - ll or high waters keep their wealth despite what Christ's teachings do so advise against!

I know where he is coming from, but I just think that (1) his position is logically, theologically, and realistically impossible, and (2) the most pagan things about Christianity are found at the core beliefs and behaviors of many Christians — especially those who are on the war - path against pagan influences.

But even without religious beliefs, we'd still not all agree on things like that, so here's a more practical reason to argue against religion:

He has an awesome position but when I remember Jesus Christ's promises to His Apostles that He would send the Paraclete to bring them into all remembrances of what He told them and also bring them into further Truth in the future and that evil will not prevail against His Church... I can dismiss the harshness that sometimes is found on these «belief blogs» and hope and pray that all will eventually come to know the Truth as it is.

One can lay out all the evidence and build (and have built) an airtight case against every single religion on Earth past and present, but still believers will not budge from their point of view, even when presented with the lies and contradictions in the very scriptures they base their beliefs on.