Sentences with phrase «allegiance became»

In doing so, however, Christian allegiance became even more personal, inward and subjective.

How did Christian allegiance become a matter of Roman law and, even more importantly, an offense for which one would joyfully die?

Not exact matches

I don't know if that's just my West Coast allegiance, but I like her and I've seen Lululemon (lulu) go from a small regional player with one store on our street here in Vancouver to a huge success, one of the fastest - growing brands in the world and fast becoming one of the best known.

Takeaway: If you want to thrill your customers, have them become enthusiastic ambassadors for your brand, and entice them to swear allegiance to your company forever, never settle for the delivery of adequate service and quality.

An «Islamic State» spokesman issued a statement saying, «It is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to (him) and support him... The legality of all emirates, groups, states, and organizations, becomes null by the expansion of the khalifah's authority and arrival of its troops to their areas.»

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belongs

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

Nevertheless, whatever loosening of religious demands or of theological orthodoxies may have taken place among dispersed Jews, Jewish nationalism continued unabated, and not until the highest levels of the prophetic teaching had been released from it could religion become a matter of free, personal choice, determined not by racial stock or national allegiance but by individual conviction

But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American... There can be no divided allegiance here.

Epiphany then becomes the culminating illustration of the drawing power of this incomparable figure when all the nations of the earth offer their allegiance in the gifts of the Wise Men.

In a very short time he effectively privatised Islam, in much the same way as Christian allegiance has become slowly privatised in the West.

But true undivided allegiance is becoming a rarity.

If this task does not engage us, both our repentance and our hope become luxuries in which we indulge while other men save us from an intolerable fate, or while our inaction betrays into disaster a cause to which we owe allegiance.

We can never collude when such idolatry becomes manifest, especially when it demands our public allegiance.

They don't care about it because they became AMERICAN (which means giving up allegiance to any other nation — including your India).

His whole code and one's allegiance to it suggest, however, that somehow, somewhere, human beings have acquired the faculty of imposing meaning on the meaningless; and this imposed order becomes a kind of substitute for an intelligible universe, which may or may not be presided over by a Nature greater than our own.

Technology as a total way of life becomes idolatry, that is, ultimate allegiance to something less than God.

This world view won the allegiance of the scientific community and became to basis for scientific work.

The theory of evolution, and the church's failure to appreciate it, became one of several factors, which have helped to bring about that decline in active Christian allegiance which has so marked the last hundred years.

Although Ireland had never been conquered by the Romans, the majority of the population retained its Roman Catholic allegiance, but partly, at least, because the English, who eventually separated from Rome, ruled the island and the Roman Catholic form of the faith became associated with Irish nationalism and resistance to English rule.

This rule of etiquette, when elevated to a matter of principle and thus of religion, becomes a commitment to which I readily pledge allegiance.

We now see that the leap of faith is not just one leap; it is a leap repeatedly made, and a leap that becomes more difficult to take the more it is taken, reaching its pinnacle in blind allegiance and active denial and rejection of any other possibilities.

These conditions of worth are not bad in themselves, but they can become the barrier to further self - growth if allowed to become rigid, and the allegiance to old values can make us impervious to the emergence of new values.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

The midfielder is well known to Dortmund having represented Germany at youth level before switching his international allegiances to the United States, and he could become a teammate of U.S. international Christian Pulisic at BVB.

Ronaldo's allegiance to Manchester United, the club where he grew to become one of the world's greatest and was treated as their own, could be the dominating factor in his desire to return to the Premier League.

We are there when our constituents need to get passports for that trip of a lifetime, are eagerly starting their own business with hopes of becoming the next Steve Jobs, buying their first house, paying off their mortgage after 30 years or proudly reciting the oath of allegiance to become a part of the American dream.

Based on biannual reviews, which include looking at concerns like an inmate's behavior, allegiances with other inmates that could become disruptive or over-familiarity with a facility, there are approximately 5,000 inmate transfers from one prison to another every month,» said Corrections spokesman Thomas Mailey.

«What that means is that, if someone has an allegiance or even a leaning toward one of the two parties, their voting has become much more rigid along those lines,» Reeher said.

«The Mayor believes voting is the most important right we are granted as citizens and you should have to go through the process of becoming a citizen and declaring allegiance to this country before being given that right.

He renounced party allegiance upon becoming Lord Speaker.

They begin romancing each other through emails, texts and calls until their allegiance to their spouse withers and they have become etionally attached to their new - old flame.

I was most impressed with Jennifer Lawrence's performance by the film's end, when it became clear that even after Domenika seemed to have declared her true allegiance to either Russia or the US, I still wasn't sure I trusted her.

However, the closer Moss gets into the circle of trust of this eco-terror family, the more confused she becomes as to where her allegiance lies, especially as she can't resist the dreamy eyes of their spiritual leader, Benji (Skarsgard, Battleship).

The plot is unbelievably messy, a hodgepodge of code words and IRA allegiances and hidden pasts in the Special Forces that becomes difficult to keep straight.

But the social structure was becoming unstable, for Akhanaten tended to reward the poor and destitute who transferred their allegiance to Aton with high positions.

However, the more he tries to get out, the more difficult things become, as there are players in the mix with different allegiances and motives that sway his ability to focus on the task, and doubt who to trust.

Struggle in the Shadows Harvard Gazette, 12/10/15» «They grow up watching Barney and The Power Rangers, they pledge allegiance to the flag, they lose their accent, and they become more like their peers and less like their parents,» said [Assistant Professor Roberto] Gonzales.

Schools of education «have become ensnared improvidently in the academic and political cultures of their institutions and have neglected their professional allegiances,» argue Geraldine Joncich Clifford and James W. Guthrie in their forthcoming book Ed School: A Brief for Professional Education.

After a brief stint at university in America, Mansoor returns to Delhi, where his life becomes entangled with the mysterious and charismatic Ayub, a fearless young activist whose own allegiances and beliefs are more malleable than Mansoor could imagine.

Moving from a poor fisherman's family whose sons find the courage to take up arms against their oppressors, to a beautiful bride who becomes a prize of war, to an ambitious warrior whose allegiance is torn - Temple of a Thousand Faces is an unforgettable saga of love, betrayal, and survival at any cost.

It is true that some brokers would become sales people for particular lawyers, but, providing the commissions are fully disclosed, the public is capable of seeing this, just as it sees that investment brokers and insurance brokers have their particular allegiances.

A commentator in the Zimbabwe Independent noted at the time: «Goddie has become blinded by his allegiance to [ruling party] Zanu - PF that it is difficult to imagine him being impartial when presiding in a case in which the party or its government is a contestant.»

Anyone who wants to become a Canadian citizen will have to continue swearing allegiance to the Queen, ruled the Ontario Court of Appeal.

3 (1)(c), 12 (3) and 24) that they swear or affirm allegiance to the Queen in order to become a Canadian citizen was a violation of their rights to freedom of conscience and religion (Charter, s. 2 (a)-RRB-, freedom of expression (s. 2 (b)-RRB- and equality (s. 15).

Therapy just becomes another place for the child to display to the narcissistic / (borderline) parent the child's allegiance to the narcissistic / (borderline) parent.