Not exact matches
In most cases, we hone the skills that
society smiles on, taking jobs
because we don't
want people to judge us or
because others
want us in specific roles.
To be honest I wouldn't even
want to make a profit
because I think it would be so great if this social service existed in every civilised
society.
«He's an egomaniac devoid of all moral sense» ---- said the
society woman dressing for a charity bazaar, who dared not contemplate what means of self - expression would be left to her and how she would impose her ostentation on her friends, if charity were not the all - excusing virtue ---- said the social worker who had found no aim in life and could generate no aim from within the sterility of his soul, but basked in virtue and held an unearned respect from all, by grace of his fingers on the wounds of others ---- said the novelist who had nothing to say if the subject of service and sacrifice were to be taken away from him, who sobbed in the hearing of attentive thousands that he loved them and loved them and would they please love him a little in return ---- said the lady columnist who had just bought a country mansion
because she wrote so tenderly about the little people ---- said all the little people who
wanted to hear of love, the great love, the unfastidious love, the love that embraced everything, forgave everything, and permitted everything ---- said every second - hander who could not exist except as a leech on the souls of others.»
And that law like all the other hateful, disgusting throwbacks to our barbaric theistic
society will soon be done away with, regardless of what the «majority»
wants,
because to do otherwise would be to spit in the faces of the founders and symbolicly burn the constltution.
Even now I will not put an atheist sticker on my car
because I don't
want to be killed or have my rights violated
because of my risky behavior in a religiously oppressive
society such as the one we have always had in this country.
Because whether our modern
society wants to admit it or not, we are allowing actual slavery to thrive on our watch.
«Parents
want to make sure their children grow up knowing who he is
because he had such an impact on how
society evolved in Europe»...
Because in a secular and pluralistic
society the alternative is saying «This is right and that's wrong, whatever your culture tells you,» and no one
wants to say that out loud.
We've had blue laws imposing Christian beliefs on businesses, Prohibition, laws criminalizing sodomy, laws banning birth control, abortions, gay marriages, interracial marriages and more simply
because arrogant Christians thought they needed to impose their «personal knowledge» of what God
wants on our entire
society.
First, its premisses concerning
society and modern man are pseudoscientific: for example, the affirmation that man has become adult, that he no longer needs a Father, that the Father - God was invented when the human race was in its infancy, etc.; the affirmation that man has become rational and thinks scientifically, and that therefore he must get rid of the religious and mythological notions that were appropriate when his thought processes were primitive; the affirmation that the modern world has been secularized, laicized, and can no longer countenance religious people, but if they still
want to preach the kerygma they must do it in laicized terms; the affirmation that the Bible is of value only as a cultural document, not as the channel of Revelation, etc. (I say «affirmation»
because these are indeed simply affirmations, unrelated either to fact or to any scientific knowledge about modern man or present - day
society.)
Even crucifixion has nothing on what some
societies in our not so distant past dished out as capital punishment.I don't wish to depict those methods here
because if you desire you can look them up for yourself and be sick as a dog if you
want.
I
want my daughter to know that the boy called her ugly or pushed her or pulled her hair didn't do it
because he admires her, it is
because he is a little asshole and assholes are an occurrence of
society that will have to be dealt with for the rest of her life.
Do I choose making money and getting ahead
because I
want to or
because of
society's expectations?
Atheists back up gays, constantly bring up black issues, slavery etc.
because they
want to wipe out Jesus Christ from
society.
People move away from God
because they
want to decide what is right and wrong, as if they were God or the end all wise authority of what
society should do.
Your baloney may fly with other know - nothings in your generation that do nothing but gripe and complain about everything
society has built, yet your so arrogant, you
want to tear it down
because of being clueless.
Those who believe in justice as competition typically also adhere to a larger conviction: The good
society maximizes the place of the free market
because the overriding purpose of our life together is to make possible the satisfaction of people's
wants.
... Our
society has mixed up the word acceptance with love, turning many important issues into grey areas simply
because we don't
want to confront real problems.
This was my church experience, no matter what church I attended I was always counted on and called to do the work no one else
wanted,
because they new I wasn't afraid to «get my hands dirty» by ministry to those marginalized, disenfranchised, and stigmatized by the church and
society.
And I feel it is the responsibility of us gay people not to
want to have «marriage»
because we feel we need this to be equal but to really imagine how a gay relationship can become a blessing not only to the partners but also to the greater
society and define it as something new and leave marriage as what it is — a holy union between a man and a woman.
Because of a few klan and neo-naz exist they
want and believe with all of their heart that every white member of
society are card carrying klan members.
they are simply reaching out to those individuals within a religious
society that feel they are being forced into a belief
because of others, & that is simply not right in the same way it would not be right for you to eat fast food when you did nt
want to & everyone around you is telling you to.
I too am biased against this so - called church exactly
because of «loyal» pew people who make remarks that are cruel and thoughtless about those of us who
want this abuse stopped on all levels of
society.
In his opening address to the World Conference on Church and
Society, Visser» t Hooft, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, said, «We do not speak
because we
want to have a say in the affairs of the world, but
because we can not live with God, with other fellowmen, with ourselves, if we keep silent».
In return the Vatican chastises them
because they
want to see the church more instep with
society.
Though criticized for departing from Church tradition (not doctrine), Francis did so
because he
wanted to bring hope to sinners scorned by
society, and his actions accomplished just that.
One of the reasons Madeleine L'Engle's [book]... had that strong Christian element to it wasn't just
because she was Christian, but
because she was frustrated with things that needed to be said to her in the world and she wasn't finding a way to say it and she
wanted to stay true to her faith... In a good way, I think there are a lot of elements of what she wrote that we have progressed as a
society and we can move onto the other elements.
Jefferson in his many words is todays paul by basically testifying to a lost
society by preaching «The heart «that is what God
wants not the shell which will rott away.I can stand with this truth until the day I die
because I also have had disagreements in my church about this same topic.I dispise religion and encourage salvation which come from having a relationship with Jesus.Many may ask how do i have a relationship with him?by simply asking God through prayer, not what we know as pray but simply given up and telling God he win.That is what being righteous means saying «lord your're right and i will believe and obey that.Last i will like to thank jefferson for this clip, becuase for so long I have been feeling like todays churches in not like the first churches.They are stuck into their four cornered walls preaching to those who already obtain the word and people who already think they are perfect, but what about the weak and the sinners who we are suppose to love, go after, preach to, help and deliver the same way as Christ camed for the sinners so do we also be like him.Jefferson basically telling all us young people and old no matter who have suffered in the world, the church, or no matter what party or the past that there is hope and «God
wants that person» not the sin but the person.Jefferson
wants us to know that God can become personal with us and we do exist or can exist in the christian world not
because we are perfect but
because «he is perfect and he saw our broken spirits and rescued us!
In our
society, there still exist a lot of stereotypes about mental illness, and
because people either don't
want to deal with it or they've been hurt, they will choose to avoid opening up about it.
Can you imagine living in a
society where people thought it was okay to kill a baby girl simply
because you
wanted a boy?
[3] He did not
want to be labeled a media determinist
because he never prognosticated what the future of media and
society would look like.
Or (let's not be picky)
because you're a self - serving believer in reciprocity and you
want society to be in your debt?
It's essential reading for anyone who has romantic love,
wants to have romantic love or had it and felt its sting, and even those who have no interest in it
because they, too, are rebels in a
society that believes everyone should have romantic love.
How we became a
society that allows huge corporations to do whatever they
want and advertise however they can -
because Hey!
I teach my daughter to be kind to others regardless of their differences not only
because I
want her to grow up to be a kind, compassionate member of
society, but also
because her peers will be right there alongside her as she grows.
The reason is
society, which we are personifying as these cows,
wants us to get married and stay married, not to make you happier or your spouse happier or your kids happier, but
because society, rightly or wrongly, believes it will get what it
wants if it gets people to get married and stay married.
In other words, some do not
want to marry
because they do not agree with what marriage, as an institution or a ritual, means in today's
society.
Because asking people out is hard, for either gender, and if
society gave me a traditional excuse out of having to do it I'd
want to hold on to that too.
(Ok I'm actually cracking up at the absurdity of my example as I write this comment, just FYI) I also
want to live in a
society where if Dr. Sears feels he needs to comment on my parenting he's allowed to do so,
because otherwise, as has been pointed out, how will anyone find out he's an asshole?
«
Because of two working parents and other changes in
society, if kids
want to share in sports, they have to do it when it's dark,» Clark said.
So as a community or a
society we need to decide whether
want a community with small stores lining the streets or boarded up buildings with walmarts and targets
because we are sending the business to co-ops.
I got into my profession
because I
wanted to help people, but
because of an overly litigious
society and a predominantly male medical staff, this is what we end up with.
While actions perpetrated by Anonymous often conflict with various laws, it is not
because they are political and ideological anarchists or
want to destroy governments in principle and create stateless
society, but rather
because they perceive specific governments and organisations acting contrary to their (i.e. specific group of individuals perpetrating specific action) wishes and
want to punish them for that.
The majority of the people who
society identifies as «the left» support this law
because they
want to protect that minority.
Because we
want to expand
society, not the state, we focus on curing social ills so the state is no longer needed.
I don't have the time or what to be a drifter - I entered politics
because I
want to make a real difference in
society and in peoples» lives, therefore really making a change.
«
Because women
want full equality in this
society, and they
want that bill of rights passed.»
«We're going to be out there campaigning on economic justice issues and we will take the fight to the Tories
because there is a choice to be made: do we
want to live in a
society based on individualism and private provision, or do we
want to defend the principles of the national health service and properly fund social care?»
So presumably, the less wealthy, after being told what to spend their money on by «
society» for all their working years, reach pensionable age fully moulded by a paternalistic government into financially responsible citizens who will commit a significant amount of their time to research where they
want to invest their pensions, and subsequently enjoy «regular updates on how their pension fund was growing» —
because of course, like house prices, pension funds can only rise in value.
certain segments of
society are given special rights
because they feel that they can not handle others views yet
want their views shoved into our faces.