They should simply say, in a calm and rational manner, that their they see Evolution as being in conflict with their beliefs and will stick to
those beliefs out of faith.
Not exact matches
I had in my heart and tongue the Name
of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression
of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age
of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word
of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot
of reciting verses
of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no
faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic
of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth
of many
beliefs out of curiosity but could not
belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all
belief of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance
of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front
of him and when was on the top
of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..
We do not want to be with
out such senses
of faith and
belief to become as robots «Soulless»...?
Is your
belief that azaleas don't grow
out of your kitten's butt a «
faith commitment», or is it based on the fact that you have never observed it and it would be absurd to expect to?
I will have to live my whole life surrounded by a world filled with mental midgets who have fooled themselves that
faith and
belief in deities is the answer instead
of using their minds to work
out problems, study science and figure
out how we leave this planet when it becomes inhabitable in 4 billion years.
Wow and to think that
out of all those false
beliefs you managed to latch onto the One True
Faith.
There is the cloning
of faith to suite certain
belief which is quickly spinning
out of control.
So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak
out about there
faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning
of God but because
of the high profile story and because this is the President
of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there
faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there
faith doesn't mean there trying to push there
beliefs on anyone people
of faith have a right to free speech also.
The movie served to give me a different platform to discuss
faith from, not to argue that my
belief system is right and someone else's is wrong, but instead to point
out that the world is hungry for questions about the soul and what we don't see right in front
of us.
I know that your personal
faith acts as ones own personal moral and spiritual compass, however the president should through
out his personal
beliefs in exchange for the betterment
of all americans citizens not the 2 %
of the wealthy class or the corporations, but all americans
So, as Cbarriel points
out, for the religious,
belief (repent /
faith) in the religion comes first, and explanations (or «inspirations») on the validity
of that
belief will inevitably follow.
When it didn't work
out and he questioned the tenets
of his
faith MAYBE instead
of throwing everything he believed
out the window he could have realized that his approach to
belief was simply wrong.
It wasn't the summer that brought an end to my doubt, but it was the summer I encountered a different Jesus, a Jesus who requires more from me than intellectual assent and emotional allegiance; a Jesus who associated with sinners and infuriated the religious; a Jesus who broke the rules and refused to cast the first stone; a Jesus who gravitated toward sick people and crazy people, homeless people and hopeless people; a Jesus who preferred story to exposition and metaphor to syllogism; a Jesus who answered questions with more questions, and demands for proof with demands for
faith... a Jesus who healed each person differently and saved each person differently; a Jesus who had no list
of beliefs to check off, no doctrinal statements to sign, no surefire way to tell who was «in» and who was «
out»; a Jesus who loved after being betrayed, healed after being hurt, and forgave while being nailed to a tree; a Jesus who asked his disciples to do the same...
The intuitional evidence for
belief in Allah, the
belief based upon the recognition
of Allah by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an by pointing
out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling
of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator
of the universe, which comes to men when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions
of dull routines, or when surprised by the question
of the origin
of the universe, or when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome by themselves.
He drew
out of the New Testament, and particularly from the
faith of the apostles as they looked back at the cross
of Jesus, the
belief that it was the world which was dying, not God who was dead.
If anti-gay christians truly have
faith in the Bible, shouldn't they be satisfied in their
belief that God will keep gays
out of heaven?
I have
faith, I am a Christian, and this is one
of those tests God lays
out for his people to go through (standing up for your
beliefs, not denying Christ, etc.).
The Bible even says that it is not meant for the philosopher or the scientists but that
belief is simply
out of faith.
While I initially took offense to the portrayal
of these passages (being
out of context or being used to ask a question they don't address), I then realized that Prothero would be giving the candidates an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge
of the Bible and their
faith in it (
of which I can not judge and their answers may just be a canned response or actual
beliefs).
This was brought
out in Kirsopp Lake's now classic definition, «
Faith is not
belief in spite
of evidence, but life in scorn
of consequences.»
In Kierkegaard's earlier works are found the germ
of some
of Buber's most important early and later ideas: the direct relation between the individual and God in which the individual addresses God as «Thou,» the insecure and exposed state
of every individual as an individual, the concept
of the «knight
of faith» who can not take shelter in the universal but must constantly risk all in the concrete uniqueness
of each new situation, the necessity
of becoming a true person before going
out to relation, and the importance
of realizing one's
belief in one's life.
@NAH, can rebut each
of Colin's points in a reasonable manner, specifically let me call
out two (both sort
of related)-- the Christianity refers to only 600 years
of history, and only refers to a small geography (not even the entire earth)-- why «leap
of faith» argument is valid for Christianity and not for other independent
faiths, which have many contradictory
beliefs compared to Christianity, and if they are equally valid, how can they all be equally valid
Just as with common sense, when our
faith turns
out to be inconsistent with our experience
of reality, when the
beliefs implicit in our
faith just don't fit, then our
faith must undergo some adjustments.
Muslims in general if left alone with
out your intervention might end up fighting each other due differences
of views in their
faith, but if west keep on applying pressure causing starvation, harassment and confrontation against Muslims and against their
faith, this will only lead them to leave behind their differences and jointly or individually confront their enemies, those who wants to deprive them from their rights
of faith and
belief and the more they are pressed the more they would complain by reacting and not by words and cries since words and cries seem does not reach, heard or work
out now a days since being their judges and executors are all
of non religious such as atheists, infidels, polytheists who consider their vast interests above all humanity and
faith issues such as mercy, leniency, compassion, pity, sympathy, kindness all that
of human mutual heavenly code
of conduct.!?
If in fact, by people giving
out of love, it somehow helps those in Ja - pan that «do» have some kind
of a particular
faith, whatever their religious
beliefs are, i.e...
well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings
of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices
of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts
of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past
beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all
of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a
belief that does not encompass growth
of knowledge and understanding
of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage
of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point
out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak
of blind
faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities
of the present and the potential
of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision
of the future based upon the past?
The catechism, it will be seen, assigns
belief in God and trust in God to two different virtues, though as Benedict XVI's Spe salvi points
out, in several Biblical passages «the words «
faith» and «hope» seem interchangeable»; [10] but is either
of them to be counted as a virtue?
Jesus called all
of us to a sold
out follow at all costs
faith not a magical witchcraft
belief system.
If this article has struck a nerve then see if the integral understanding brings clarity to the conflict that does not make a polarity
out of old / new, spirituality and religion, self and society,
belief and
faith, practice and self feeling.
In the end, there was no drawn -
out crisis
of faith; Brown says he shrugged off his former
beliefs remarkably quickly.
I mean no moral judgment here when I say that, sociologically speaking, these are oddball
faith communities: small, distinctive minorities, with decidedly
out -
of - the - mainstream religious
beliefs.
See these few,
out of many, examples
of such literature they read: Samuel M. Shoemaker, Confident
Faith (NY: Fleming H. Revell, 1932), p. 46; Philip Marshall Brown, The Venture
of Belief (NY: Fleming H. Revell, 1935), p. 49; Stephen Foot, Life Began Yesterday (NY: Harper & Brothers, 1935), p. 87; Olive M. Jones, Inspired Children (NY: Harper & Brothers, 1933), p. 50; Norma Smith Holm, The Runner «s Bible, p. 21; James Moore Hickson, Heal the Sick (London: Methuen & Co., 1925), p. 266; Oswald Chambers, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount (Great Britain: Oswald Chambers Publications, 1995), p. 1 02; many issues
of The Upper Room; and the many highly studied titles
of Glenn Clark, E. Stanley Jones, and Harry Emerson Fosdick.
I do in a sense have
faith but my
faith lies in believing in things such as personal responsibility, values such as hard work, respect, and ethics such as charity and helping others (which I developed on my own
out of my own choosing and I recieve my own satisfaction from doing not a
belief in sucking up to an invisible man in the sky for «great reward» after I die).
To come into a space that is hospitable (not neutral per sae — but with the capacity to acknowledge difference and diversity in how we live
out belief and
faith) demands that people are willing to process and deal with these kinds
of barriers.
«But so too is the interest
of religious groups in choosing who will preach their
beliefs, teach their
faith, and carry
out their mission.
A new study
out of the American Culture and
Faith Institute has revealed that while 70 percent
of Americans identify as Christians, only 10 percent hold basic Christian
beliefs.
Now,
out of that acceptance, indicating
belief into Jesus's Godness, come the works, which manifest the
faith.
Of course, current science has decided to remain materialistic (which is in itself an epistemological position based on
belief and
faith, not evidence), and working like a self - fulfilling prophecy, they find what they went
out to look for.
Most lay persons are not too eager to take responsibility for their
beliefs and practice
of the
faith and are quite content to «follow the leader» as long as the leader doesn't take them too far
out of their psychological comfort zones.
We have to break
out of privatized modes
of belief by cultivating imagery for the
faith community.
And yet, when it comes to the themes
of living
out your
faith and refusing to compromise on your
beliefs (even when they're controversial), this is one
of the most Christian films Hollywood has ever produced.
Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population
of many Races, and many Religions and
Faiths that were known or unknown
beliefs... all
of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was practicing his rights with
out fear or with just a little fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control
of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to Religious extremes at all sides
of borders who are now fighting each other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.
For the gospel as a body
of belief there are books available; and while few can take a full course in theology, anyone who can read the English language can find
out, if he cares to, what the basic tenets
of the Christian
faith are.
You expect people
of faith not to speak
out and voice their
beliefs, but you just posted a ranting piece that possesses a hate - filled agenda and you want to control what laws, schools, etc. adopts.
HEY gdouglaso «You expect people
of faith not to speak
out and voice their
beliefs,»??? No we don't «expect» it.
As the Church
of Reality so eloquently points
out: «
faith» is the
belief in something not supported by logic or reason.
One thing I notice about these «
faith» or «
belief» blogs — all
of the relevant comments get censored
out.
These
beliefs did not suddenly occur
out of their
faiths, but
out of culture.
The author absolutely could not allow himself to embrace a
belief system founded upon blind
faith, and, on a dare, set
out to investigate the Bible in light
of modern science.
Reprogrammed
belief system, decided after originally planning elective caesarean that home birth was the go, committed time and energy into being pregnancy and preparing for birth,
faith over fear, comfortable with midwife after devoting time and energy into the relationship, created vision board and reflected daily, music at birth, swayed body, focused inwards, concentrated on breath, support from partner, relief in water pool, slipped in and
out of dreamlike consciousness, caught baby in own hand s, profound spiritual connection, trusting