Sentences with phrase «among people of all cultures»

Rauf, the founder of the Cordoba Initiative, an organization dedicated to improving understanding among people of all cultures and faiths, fell under intense scrutiny when plans to build an Islamic community center adjacent to Ground Zero were unveiled.

I choose to pray for the souls of all manner of people not only those who commit crimes, but also those whom misfortune has twisted to refuse to see virtue past their own narrow group, and they are to be found among people of all cultures and traditions.

Not exact matches

Creating a company culture that supports true connection among all team members means that people are more likely to take the type of risks that might result in a new hit product.

Several left SoFi in recent months because of a culture of sexual relationships among the company's top ranks, one of the people said.

In the East, the South, and the Midwest, even among persons who have no individual experience of these churches, there remains an established culture shaped by the earlier preeminence of these churches.

The differences of cultures are thus often a cause of conflict among peoples, especially when economic conditions are difficult.

Second, my major ministry, the San Francisco Network Ministries, is among people long ago abandoned by the church — the frail elderly poor, the homeless, addicts and alcoholics, illiterates, people with AID»S / ARC who are living in poverty, prostitutes and other victims of our culture's «sex industry,» and people with various mental and physical disabilities struggling to live on meager benefit payments.

-- As creators and transmitters of culture, it is our responsibility to raise our voices to promote mutual understanding and respect among people and societies whether like us or different; and to demand that people everywhere should be able to respond to the problems that face them, benefiting from basic education, unbiased communication, and relevant information.

Wherever Islam has gone, among whatever people, it has carried certain patterns of thinking and acting which have molded the total culture of the people into what is distinctly recognizable as Islamic.

In many ways, the law of Moses gave value and dignity to women and slaves that was unprecedented among other people and cultures of that time.

He took a great interest in the culture of the people he worked among but, when he discovered their secrets, he consistently used this information against them.

God is said to «build a church here,» with certain walls and certain windows, among certain people, but this, it becomes clear, is only an elusive attempt by the poet at explaining a bewildering fact of culture.

Our very Constitution binds us, that is to say, the very breath of our political nostrils binds us, to disown all distinctions among men, to disregard persons, to disallow privilege the most established and sacred, to legislate only for the common good, no longer for those accidents of birth or wealth or culture which spiritually individualize man from his kind, but only for those great common features of social want and dependence which naturally unite him with his kind, and inexorably demand the organization of such unity....

Rather, the «above» is primarily in the fact that no culture is able to adequately express the Christian faith, and therefore the concrete forms of Christianity as lived among the various peoples need to be in dialogue and communion with one another.

First among them is the need for a vital ecclesial intellectual life and culture of grace as the context for knowledge of basic metaphysical truths about God, the human person, and the natural law.

g) What community is given us in Christ, and what community can we achieve socially and politically among people of (1) different cultures and nations, (2) different class and social conditions (e.g., caste), (3) different ultimate commitments of faith, whether secular or religious?

Any nation is a nation among nations, each being defined by not being the other, and by the culture and experience of a particular people.

Following Lesslie Newbigin and others, a church that is missional understands that God's mission calls and sends the church of Jesus Christ, locally and globally, to be a missionary church in its own society, in the cultures in which it finds itself, and globally among all peoples who do not yet confess Jesus as Lord.

Communication is the sharing of stories of the people among themselves, and as such stories are accumulated and interwoven, the cultures of the people and their communities are formed.

If I remember correctly, the organization of which you are a part is perceived as homophobic, so the comments that get thrown your direction are probably much different than the comments I hear among the culture I am part of, which includes many LGBTQ people.

Having no culture of her own, she communicates with others and expresses herself through the human and social, cultural and religious signs of the people among whom she is incarnated.5

«The said publication has caused me great embarrassment among my friends, students (both in the UK and in Nigeria), colleagues and associates as he portrayed me as a cheat, a person lacking in the culture of due process, a product of nepotism and an unworthy person always currying favour to achieve goals.

The measures come amid increasing concern about Britain's knife culture - a nationwide amnesty earlier this year resulted in 90,000 knives being handed in, and there have been a series of high - profile stabbings among young people.

The genetic studies provide greater context for archaeological evidence found in the Americas: The research shows that the incredible diversity of cultures and languages among the native people of the Americas developed in place.

Additional studies evaluating the mechanisms by which race / ethnicity, infertility diagnosis, and day of embryo culture affect perinatal outcomes in both autologous [donor and recipient are the same person] and donor IVF pregnancies are warranted to develop preventive measures to increase the likelihood of obtaining a good perinatal outcome among ART users,» the authors write.

I wonder if a technical culture that was better at avoiding premature claims of mystery reduction would find more friends among the sensitive, «spiritual» people I referred to earlier.

First they used linguistic similarities to create an evolutionary tree showing the relationships among 84 contemporary cultures, including the complex Balinese society of Indonesia and the indigenous Iban people of Borneo.

While Elvis Presley and the cast of Rebel Without a Cause helped spark a new appreciation for bootcuts among the Youthquake culture, most people considered them too closely linked with the working man to wear them.

Blame the much - documented rise of the «hookup culture» among young people, characterized by spontaneous, commitment - free (and often, alcohol - fueled) romantic flings.

[11] Garcia says that hookup culture can lead to a lower incidence of dating among youth, but as people get a bit older they outgrow their desire for hookups and settle into traditional dating.

This failure has unavoidably contributed to a psychic rift in the culture among people of all colors.

My Street Fighter story is just beginning, and I hope one day I'll be able to consider myself among these people who have become part of its larger culture.

Among those skills: the social and emotional ability to understand and work with people from diverse cultures; the creativity to develop sustainable solutions to complex problems; and a sense of confidence that individuals can (and are obligated to) make a...

Installed by undergrad interns, this musical journey into foreign cultures teaches students about music making among native peoples of Uganda, Australia, and the Andes Mountains.

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University works to increase knowledge of the cultures, histories, environment, and contemporary affairs of Latin America; foster cooperation and understanding among the people of the Americas; and contribute to democracy, social progress, and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere.

On top of all that, the exigencies of an always - on culture and pressure to be liked / followed on social media combine to create a lot of potential stress and pitfalls that simply weren't there for previous generations — this seems to be borne out in recent scary statistics about mental ill - health among young people in the UK.

`... the importance of international tourism... in fostering better understanding among peoples everywhere, in leading to a greater awareness of the rich heritage of various civilizations and in bringing about a better appreciation of the inherent values of different cultures, thereby contributing to the strengthening of peace in the world.»

The concentration in Literacy, Language, and Culture focuses on the learning and use of multiple literacies among diverse groups of people.

Lowered expectations and appeals to self - centeredness are among the cultural factors that feed into the demoralization of today's young people, writes the Brown University professor William Damon in Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in America's Homes and Schools.

We brought collections of art and artifacts from these cultures into schools, where we provided extended residencies to raise awareness of self and other and to teach curiosity and respect for differences among people.

Presentations at the NCTE Conference were about narrative as a way of fostering student engagement and motivation, narrative as a way to understand other people's cultures or environments, narrative as a way to create student voice, narrative as a spur to innovative thinking, narrative as a way to learn any academic discipline, narrative as a form of persuasion, narrative as a way to create personal meaning and new knowledge, narrative as an impetus for social change, narrative as a way to inspire creativity, narrative as the beginning of inquiry, narrative as an expression of imagination, narrative as a reflection on one's own process of learning, and narrative as the basis of collaboration among those with multiple perspectives.

Matthew Thornton of Audible commented — «We're seeing heavy growth among younger listeners, people in and getting out of college who are part of the emerging app culture.»

In June 2002, some time after the book had been sold on its own merits to publishers in multiple countries, and optioned for film writes, Rubinstein admitted that she was the author, saying «I think there is a strong tendency among the spectators or the readers of culture to pigeonhole people, and that's the thing that artists hate having done to them.

Partnering for Pets is a formal process designed to improve communications and build a culture of teamwork, cooperation and good faith performance among the people and organizations working towards a common goal.

The objective of these celebrations is to raise awareness of the fact that, «Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people.»

Learn about Aboriginal culture from traditional owners the Bininj / Mungguy people, take in thundering waterfalls and witness millions of migratory birds among the wetlands.

Walking among these ruins make people feel the tradition, culture and glamour of ancient Sri Lanka.

A Convention Center is infrastructure that will stimulate meeting tourism and promote encounters among people of different backgrounds and cultures, who meet one another with the aim of building and maintaining connections that allow them to share their experiences.

Explored in the three - part vidoc series, «Behind Mulaka,» Lienzo has drawn upon the storied past and legends of the Tarahumara people, while leveraging the video game medium to preserve a culture that's at risk of disappearing among future generations.

the interview was very informative and it makes good sense to approach selling art with a good business mind, I felt relief as I enjoy both the arts and commerce skills and see that selling is an art and an artist should not have trouble in designing a path that will work out sales special interest groups in other social networks this is just another journey a new color on the canvas I can do this thanks Cory your channel has been an inspiration I printed and sold 6 prints the first time I pitched I was selling prints of my work all with in a week end among friends I have now professionally digitized my work for reproduction online and want to offer a nice web gallery and this is where it's scary I'm an artist not enjoying computer mode I moved from an area with an art culture in Cincinnati to rural where artist is odd man in town so this is nice chatting with creative people thank you to Melissa for her uplifting input as well blessings to all