Sentences with phrase «as religious observance»

Most of the time, this revolves around reporting bad or illegal behavior or insisting on observance of your rights such as religious observance of holy days or avoidance of unions.

On Eldelala, users answer a questionnaire about themselves regarding topics such as religious observance, willingness to relocate and what they are looking for in a partner.

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Interestingly, Pew also found that, across the countries surveyed, attitudes toward honor killings were not consistently linked to religious observance; Muslims who pray several times a day are just as likely to oppose honor killings as those who do not.

As to religious observance not being faith.

Both can thrive and operate subliminally within our religious observance, eventually manifesting as verbal or physical violence.

Not only does the completion of creation in six days correlate with and support the religious calendar and Sabbath observance (if the Hebrews had had a five - day work week, the account would have read differently), but also the seventh day of rest employs to the full the symbolic meaning of the number seven as wholeness, plenitude, completion.

Laxness in observance of fasts and friendship with religious and social outcasts could certainly be regarded as related to one another, but only in a quite general way.

Then Galarius consulted with his colleagues and said: «Since you have set yourself as an enemy of the gods of Rome and of our religious practices, the emperors could not be able to bring you back to the observance of their sacred laws and also you are an instigator and leader for most atrocious crime.

In these quite different ways, something is being said about a refreshment or enablement which is provided for human existence; and something is also being said, even in a fashion which sometimes seems curiously negative (as in Indian religious thought and observance), about a relationship with a more ultimate and all - inclusive reality that establishes a kind of companionship between our own little life and the greater circumambient divine being.

In the pursuit of his mission he found himself obliged not merely to neglect some of the finer points of current religious practice (such as fasting on the proper days) but also to break some of the rules which were thought necessary to safeguard the religion of the Law (such as those of Sabbath observance).

The American bishops did much better: while also making the matter optional, they offered a powerful and sympathetic discussion of the religious reasons for the old observance and urged American Catholics to continue the practice as a gesture of solidarity with, and gratitude for, the passion of Christ, as an act of fidelity to the Christian past, and to help «preserve a saving and necessary difference from the spirit of the world.»

Boomer disaffection with conventional forms of piety such as Sabbath observance, their reluctance to make commitments and the gender revolution all contributed to the overturning of traditional religious practices, though not the quest for wholeness.

Whereas the «seven days» of creation communicates to us a particular truth about correct religious observance, rather as the Greek myth of Narcissus warns against the vice of vanity, Genesis 1 - 3 does deal with actual, primordial events.

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The capacity of religious identity to linger in confused and ambiguous observance and symbol allows strange and sometimes awkward outcroppings of «religion as heritage.»

The authors challenge churches to recover the idea of the family as a locus of religious observance, to develop a «bilingual theology» that addresses the needs of intact families and also the realities of other family forms, to critically confront divorce as a sign of failure and yet support those who are divorced and directly to take up the issue of father absence.

On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God did set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31.

I'd like to learn how to motivate church people; how to stop them from substituting meaningless religious observance for vital worship; how to get them to act as Christians in the world.

He describes the Law of Moses as good, and allows Jewish converts to keep at least some of it, but forbids Gentiles to assume it because to make law observance a fundamental religious obligation would empty Christ's death of its meaning and deny the experience that the Holy Spirit had been given to all onthe basis of faith.

As Professor Douglas Laycock puts it, the religion clause requires government to «minimize the extent to which it either encourages or discourages religious belief or disbelief, practice or nonpractice, observance or nonobservance.»

The application states there is a need for the chapel as «it is every person's right to be able to have a place of retreat for contemplation and prayer, for religious observance, celebration of key life and family milestones, marriages, christenings and so forth».

Dr Matthew Rees, advocacy policy officer at Open Doors, said: «As many nations come together to take part in the Winter Olympics, let us not forget that every day over 300,000 Christians are denied the right to take part in the religious observance of their choice.

On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31:16).

Holiday - themed lunches can serve as reminders of historical events, special occasions or religious observances.

Lawmakers are set to vote on budget bills throughout the evening, even as others leave the Capitol for religious observances.

On Friday afternoon, with the beginning of Passover looming and Easter in the offing, some members began to slip away as leaders sought to make accommodations for religious observances.

«It is entirely appropriate for faith communities to be given access to our parks,» Stringer wrote in a Sept. 21 letter to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, «so long as our public spaces afford every faith community an equal opportunity to practice religious observance and such activities have no detrimental impacts on the parks.»

That is, the subject of how to eat over the upcoming Islamic period of religious observance known as Ramadan

The American Jewish community manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions as well as encompassing the full spectrum of religious observance.

However, Scottish ministers still do not trust them to make their own decisions about attending religious observance or to give young people the same rights as those living in England and Wales.

Some such of these is the observance of religious feast days and regulations such as the Lenten Season, an important aspect of Catholicism; regular attendance at Church especially at Easter and Christmas and the celebration of Sacraments.

This obligation applies to the observance of religious holy days and beliefs as well as religious grooming and dress practices.

Legal custody has to do with a parent's ability to make major decisions impacting the child, such as decisions regarding medical care, education, religious observance, and more.

The phrase «religious practice» as used in these Guidelines includes both religious observances and practices, as stated in section 701 (j), 42 U.S.C. 2000e (j).

They are also entitled to reasonable accommodations for their religious beliefs, observances, or practices, as long as it does not cause the employer undue hardship.

Sunday observance was also raised in the Employment Tribunal case of Ewieda v British Airways plc (2006)(displaying a cross at work) but Ms Ewieda failed with her claim for indirect discrimination on this point, as the Tribunal found that her request for religious observance precedence over other employees would have given her a form of preferential treatment on the grounds of religion.

includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business

The policy recognizes that it is not practical for some religious symbols — such as turbans and hijabs — to be worn underneath the uniform; wearing the cross is not a necessary observance of the Christian faith.

Since 1991, Wiccan chaplains have assisted prisoners in holding rituals such as sabbat observances and have provided consultation services to inmates and to other religious chaplains in order to foster a better sense of the faith and paths of Wiccans and Pagans.

Schools, such as known and licensed daycares, pre-schools and other early learning programs; primary schools; secondary schools; post-secondary schools up to and including colleges and universities; as well as scholastic or education - related activities or events, and school bus stops that are marked and / or known to the officer, during periods when school children are present at the stop; Medical treatment and health care facilities, such as hospitals, doctors» offices, accredited health clinics, and emergent or urgent care facilities; Places of worship, such as churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples; Religious or civil ceremonies or observances, such as funerals and weddings; and During public demonstration, such as a march, rally, or parade.

The Ombudsman cited the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services submission as saying «cultural practices and observances are on par with religious observances and should be respected in a similar way».

Other common disputes brought to a Parenting Coordinator involve conflict at parenting time exchanges, school placement and homework problems, medical issues, teenager communication issues, discipline disputes, step parent - child disputes, and religious observance and education disputes, as well as a broad range of other issues.