It sees in Christianity a union
between right belief and true love, a union in which there is a meeting of the seeking mind and the loving heart in Christ.
But anathemas and condemnations are more than personal insults; they are assertions of a doctrinal identity that marks one group off from another in a division
between right belief and heresy.
Not exact matches
but your religion can not make public policy nor does it have any
right to tell me that marriage is
between a man and a woman, you have no
right to dictate my
beliefs i am not a christian and i do not believe marriage is
between man and a woman.
In this chapter I will try to do two things: first, examine the difference
between faith and doctrine; and second, show why saying a
belief is a valid Christian
belief is not the same as saying it is «
right» in the sense of being consistent with truth.
Marriage is
between a man and woman; just like you stated what you believe, we have a
right and duty to stand up for Christian
beliefs.
The authority of office is not one based in common
belief and life but in «agreements» and «
rights» on the basis of which buffer zones are placed
between persons who are not civic friends or brothers and sisters in the Lord but adversaries with differing interests.
Belief in God requires Christians to affirm «absolutist» truth claims, but such claims are divisive, establish relations of authority, and encourage rigid distinctions
between right and wrong.
In its wake, we have adopted various unspoken
beliefs that may or may not endure, for instance that all distinctions
between groups of people are always morally dangerous; that we expand our
rights by defining ourselves in reference to unchanging, inborn identities; and that talk of
rights is inherently morally elevating.
You're
right, this battle
between good and evil is a very widespread train of Christianity
beliefs, I was simply stating that many people have a difficult time trying to tie in Christianity with the ancient Maya
beliefs.
On the contrary, Nicene Christianity has again and again explored these very questions of the
right relationship
between belief and trust, personal integrity and communal commitment, canonical scripture and other sources of spiritual insight.
In both cases, the court argued that employers had been entitled to strike a balance
between claimants»
rights to manifest their religious
beliefs and the
rights of others not to suffer discrimination.
Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property
rights or some other legal matter has arisen
between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or
belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?
«Now we have to find the
right mixture
between belief and being realistic, focusing on the next game, focusing on the process, and adding that
belief.
Gordon wrote on many topics: angling techniques («The fly must be placed to an inch as the fish will rarely take it unless it floats over them just
right»), the books he read, the effects of drought and floods on fish, the seasons of the year («The silence of the snows is over all the land, and the bright waters of our trout streams run almost black
between icy banks») and his
belief in the natural fly as a model for the artificial («The insect must be studied and many patterns dressed before one can hope to satisfy the critical eyes of the trout»).
On a related theme Richard Griffiths, author of Fellow Travellers of the
Right, and Patriotism Perverted has turned his attention to those on the far right who at the beginning of the war divided between ones who held to their sympathetic support for Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and those who supported the war effort whilst secretly maintaining their bel
Right, and Patriotism Perverted has turned his attention to those on the far
right who at the beginning of the war divided between ones who held to their sympathetic support for Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and those who supported the war effort whilst secretly maintaining their bel
right who at the beginning of the war divided
between ones who held to their sympathetic support for Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and those who supported the war effort whilst secretly maintaining their
beliefs.
Human
rights law is of particular importance to us since it establishes beyond doubt that it is unlawful to discriminate
between religious and non-religious
beliefs.
Recent scientific studies show a connection
between physical attractiveness and
right - leaning political
beliefs.
In both cases, perhaps a bit of dementia may be the thing that misguides them, but underneath, there is a pang of self - doubt that lingers that suggests an inner struggle
between the
belief in clinging to what one feels should be
right and true in the world, and a cynical one in which such a notion is no longer in existence.
Faithful to «progressive» traditions and postmodern
beliefs, too many education school professors signal to future teachers that they should abjure firm distinctions
between right and wrong.
Teacher leaders are often
right in the middle — at the crux of important conversations about teaching and learning that can feel like they are
between a rock and a hard place as they talk with colleagues and friends about altering long - standing practices and challenge established
beliefs.
I really thought the story should have followed the tension
between the
right of a child to survive with medical intervention and the
right of parents to follow their religious
beliefs.
Finding the
right pet food comes down to a balance
between your trust in a brand, philosophical
beliefs, cost, and, most importantly, whether your pet likes it.
With a sensibility that resists serial rigor and jettisons the notion that you can get everything
right, Butler fully realizes her
belief that the most interesting and enduring stories are imperfect and incomplete, showcasing an appealingly unresolved tension
between restless impetuosity and grounded rigor.
But it is useful to be able to distinguish
between (1) mistakes people who are motivated to get the
right answer make b / c of their vulnerability to make faulty inferences from patterns & (2)
beliefs people form b / c they are motivated to fit evidence to a conclusion that advances some goal or interest independent of getting the
right answer.
The most parsimonious and likely explanations for the decline in concern and
belief between 2008 and 2010 are the major downturn in the economy and the shift in political mood to a
right - of - center outlook.
* S: (n) analogy (an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others) * S: (n) analogy (drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect) «the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain»; «the models show by analogy how matter is built up» * S: (n) doctrine of analogy, analogy (the religious
belief that
between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the
right direction but any analogy
between God and humans will always be inadequate)»
Does the freedom of religion guaranteed by paragraph 2 (a) of the Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms protect religious officials from being compelled to perform a marriage
between two persons of the same sex that is contrary to their religious
beliefs?
The central issue on this appeal arises from an apparent conflict
between the constitutional
rights of a witness in a criminal proceeding and the constitutional
rights of the accused in that same proceeding.37 The witness, N.S., an alleged victim of historical sexual assaults, contends that her religious
beliefs dictate that she must wear a veil covering her face, except her eyes, when testifying.
Although the symposium served to highlight the
belief, shared among both presenters and participants, that children wish, and have the
right, to be heard in justice processes, their ability to do so is frustrated by the patchwork of procedures, services and attitudes that exists within and
between Canada's various jurisdictions.
@Ian M. - thanks Ian - lots of information to digest
between all of these posts, and as you say, there isn't necessarily one «
right» way to look at finances - it has to do with each person's
beliefs regarding money, risk tolerance, and overall financial education as well.