Not exact matches
Richard Branson, for example, names his Uncle Jim
as the person who
taught him it's OK to make unexpected choices — a
principle Branson continues to apply to his business decisions.
Guiding
Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A
principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context
as well
as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and
teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.
According to the
teachings of Christ,
as expressed repeatedly in the Bible, the Golden rule is a para punt
principle.
And no one has yet come up with a satisfactory substitute for family etiquette training in the earliest years of life to foster the development of the child in such
principles of manners
as consideration, cooperation, loyalty, respect, and to
teach the child such etiquette techniques
as settling disputes through face - saving compromise.
@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
I like your statement «When I encounter such a conflict I seek to hold it to the higher
principles as taught by Jesus to determine which is correct.»
Obama went on to frame decisions
as disparate
as ending tax breaks for the wealthy and defending foreign aid
as examples of biblical
principles in action, quoting Jesus»
teaching that «for unto whom much is given, much shall be required» and invoking the «biblical call to care for the least of these.»
When I encounter such a conflict I seek to hold it to the higher
principles as taught by Jesus to determine which is correct.
the ideal of human relationships
as a social order where the
principles of the family shall be universalized — all such conceptions, familiar in Jesus»
teaching, go back to the home for their rootage and sustenance.
Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one
teach you again which be the first
principles of the oracles of God; and are become such
as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
The Apostle transmitted the Scripture precisely
as it was revealed to him, explained its fundamental
teachings, and in his own life followed the
principles and regulations of the Holy Revelation.
«The defamation of religion, its symbols and
teachings is incompatible with Christian values, the
teaching of Jesus Christ and the apostles
as is demonstrated in the Bible,» the statement continued, «so those who participate in such a production, display or promotion of such a films should be held fully accountable for operating outside of Christian
principles and church laws.»
We present some «plan of salvation,» then dedicate our lives to politically fighting any efforts to allow our nation to adopt the
principles Jesus
taught as a basis for merting needs.
For life within the Catholic Church, the stumbling - block
as regards change in the Church's doctrine is not so much the question of defined dogmas
as other doctrines of the Church in dogmatic and moral theology which are
taught authoritatively but which in
principle can not count
as defined doctrines of faith or
as irreformable dogma.
Christmas, Easter... all others have no Biblical basis for celebrating, and
as practiced today, are a travesty of the
principles Jesus lived by and
taught.
Everywhere even earnest Christians, unconditionally devoted to the
teaching of the Church, are quite emphatically in disagreement on such matters,
as soon
as the attempt is made to pass from general
principles to a concrete prescription.
The Church was always only able to proclaim universal moral
principles, where the Christian acted
as bound by the
teaching of the Church, he always had to keep his action within the framework of the
principles of natural law and of the Gospel which were
taught by the Church.
In this connection it must be clearly realized from the start that the belief of the Church, the object of its
teaching office, contains both statements about divine realities such
as the blessed Trinity, the Incarnation of the Logos, grace, redemption etc., and equally clear and equally obligatory statements about man's correct moral
principles.
And being good meant trying to live in accord with the ethical
teaching of scripture, whether that was understood
as a narrow and highly specific code of righteousness, or more generally
as following important
principles such
as the golden rule, loving your neighbor
as yourself, and so forth.
muslims, jews, and christians share the same god and much of the same
teachings and
principles — the differences are not
as many
as the similarities!
The word of the
teaching loses its religious character
as soon
as it is cut loose from its connection with the life of the founder and his disciples and recast into an independently knowable and thoroughly impersonal
principle.
As the arguments and
principles are unpacked, the author earths them by showing how applying his
teaching might impact each of these people.
And while we are
taught to respect all, even antheistic citizens should honor these founding
principles, such
as Honor, Respect, and the fundamental practices like the Pledge of Allegence... for Honor of America.
He Himself had wealth, He used capitalistic
principles as the basis for most of His parables, and His
teachings against greed were not to say that we couldn't have money, but rather, that money should not HAVE us.
As far as I can tell, the pope was teaching correct principles and then letting us act according to our conscienc
As far
as I can tell, the pope was teaching correct principles and then letting us act according to our conscienc
as I can tell, the pope was
teaching correct
principles and then letting us act according to our conscience.
On a personal note, I am very happy to write because we
as a family have much to thank Dr. Abraham for - a man who
as a pastor to us lived out the
principles that he
teaches as a theological ethicist.
I remember one of my teachers, Dr Don Burt, who said that
as we
teach about spiritual
principles and spiritual healing that if issues in our own lives don't come up we aren't
teaching effectively.
They are presented
as an extension of free trade, a
principle that we have been
taught to honor from our...
And,
as I recall, you debated the equality
principles taught in the Letter to the Galatians.
The «
principle of discontinuity» thus recognizes
as teachings of Jesus only those sayings which are «discontinuous» with the Judaism of his day and with the apparent interests and needs of the early Church.
The corner stone of ALL religions is also the ONLY religious
principle that I was
taught in the «business ethics» class I took in college... Put simply, if everyone did their very best to follow the «the golden rule» (i.e. due unto others
as you would have them do unto you) in everything they do, WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER SOCIETY TODAY EVEN WITHOUT ORGANIZED RELIGION OF ANY KIND.
They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (
as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired
as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from
principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane
teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading
as neo-this and neo-that.
As Seyyed Hossein Nasr writes, «For traditional man, Muslim or otherwise, that is a man whose life and thought are molded by a set of
principles of transcendent origin and who lives in a society in which these
principles are manifested in every sphere does not have cause to question the
teaching of his religion.
If the teacher prefers to
teach myth
as myth, without demythologizing, he can apply the
principle of interpretation which Crombie suggests
as a basis for discussion.
It is not possible, according to Catholic
teaching, to avoid even the mere possibility of a conflict between sacred theology and science by delimiting beforehand and on
principle the domain of reality to which the propositions asserted by each refer, in such a way that even the material object of each set of affirmations would be different from the start and
as a consequence no contradiction at all would be possible (Denzinger 2109).
But the Christian scientist
as such in his own sphere is bound
as a matter of
principle and method by the Church's magisterium
as the higher and more comprehensive authority, in the sense that even
as a scientist he may not affirm
as established with certainty by his science something which would involve a definite contradiction of a doctrine
taught officially by the Church
as certain (Denzinger 1656, 1674 ff., 1681, 2085).
With the coming of the Gentiles to Utah, the political direction of the state has, of course, passed from the church
as church, but even today the economic and social life of the Mormon community is still to an amazing degree determined by the
principles taught in their sacred book.
So while we would certainly see matter
as ontologically non-reducible to its parts, and thus support a certain emergence, when we come to man this involves the direct creation of the new
principle of the spiritual soul,
as taught in Catholic tradition.
They said they have made «a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today,» that their faith is very important in their life today; believe that when they die they will go to Heaven because they have confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ
as their Savior; strongly believe they have a personal responsibility to share their religious beliefs about Christ with non-Christians; firmly believe that Satan exists; strongly believe that eternal salvation is possible only through grace, not works; strong agree that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth; strong assert that the Bible is accurate in all the
principles it
teaches; and describe God
as the all - knowing, all - powerful, perfect deity who created the universe and still rules it today.
Instead, it is clear from Jesus»
teaching as a whole,
as it is from the Bible
as a whole, that he took for granted the
principle that all sovereignty belongs to God.
The church possesses, or better is possessed by, the
principle of life «in Christ» — a life of discipleship that is not simply obedience to a set of moral truths supposedly
taught by Jesus but a life in which «Christ dwells in our hearts by faith» and enables his people to act, insofar
as they are able, in conformity with his pattern of human existence.
The subsequent discussion has simply taken up the
principle and applied it to other forms of the
teaching,
as, of course, may quite legitimately be done.
The programs
taught me about (1) admitting I was beat, (2) coming to believe in something greater than myself (eventually a higher power)(many evolutions and concepts of HP, all of these at one time or another: nature, the 12 steps, creator, Love, spiritual
principles)(Step 3) applying my low self worth and gigantic Ego to these spiritual
principles (4) write down my liabilities and assets (5) share them with another and my higher power (6 & 7) ask for the liabilites to be removed and be patient with the process (8) Make a list of all that were harmed by me (9) make amends to such folks except whn to do so would injure them or myself (10) take a daily inventory of my day, checking for snafus, mean temperment, arrogance etc (11) meditation and prayer to communicate to my higher power and quiet reflection to listen for the Truth (12) after having a spiritual awakening
as a result of working these steps, help others if they wish for help because now I am in the position to assist.
Man chose satan
as their god and have had the chance to show what they could do without their creator and his ideas,
principles and laws but it has not been pretty and
as Jesus
taught that satan is «The ruler of this world», «the god of this system» etc.but for «a little while longer» and the Creator will take his wisdom, justice, power and love and take over to show what was intended from the beginning.for scriptures (see 1 John 5:19, Rev. 12:9 - 12, Luke 22:31, Matt.25: 41, 1 Pet.5: 8,9, John 8:44,45) and so many others for those who care.
Drawing from the Islamic imperative that «God is one» and from the Qur» an's
teaching about Adam and Eve, Rauf arrives at two essential
principles: that all humans are equal «because we are born of one man and woman,» and that «because we are equal... we have certain inalienable liberties,» such
as the freedom to accept or reject God, to think for ourselves (ijtihad) and to make individual choices without coercion.
«The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection
as they seek to
teach the
principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths,» he continues, «and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.»
It should be made clear that all students are to be treated with kindness and agape love, empathy, but the
principles of the Bible are to be adhered to,
taught and not deviated from,
as Jesus
taught we of Christ are to be in, never of the world.
When the
teachings of the Church are attacked and their advocates described publicly
as bigots, who is there to come forward to restate and defend the universal
principles that underlie Catholic doctrine on abortion, homosexual and extramarital sex, euthanasia and so forth?
«The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection
as they seek to
teach the
principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths,» Kennedy wrote, «and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.»
Religious liberty is about more than just the protection for «religious organizations and persons...
as they seek to
teach the
principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths.»