Sentences with phrase «brought scorn»

Her theories about why mothers — as well as fathers — behave as they do brought her scorn, and then respect, as one of the most radical evolutionary thinkers of our day.

A bold claim that brought scorn for years.

Mr. Dietl stuck by the remark even after it brought him scorn across social media and on the editorial pages of The New York Post, which argued that the party «looks ridiculous even considering letting him enter the race.»

But when you do your charitable deed, do not try to type your Tweets and Facebook updates into your iPhone with your left hand, for this is how many unfortunate typos have brought scorn upon others.

Not exact matches

Being a Calvinist brings much ridicule and scorn from both those from the Christian community and the world in general for Christian stances.

I learned this not from a class in feminist studies, but from Jesus — who was brought into the world by a woman whose obedience changed everything; who revealed his identity to a scorned woman at a well; who defended Mary of Bethany as his true disciple, even though women were prohibited from studying under rabbis at the time; who obeyed his mother; who refused to condemn the woman caught in adultery to death; who looked to women for financial and moral support, even after the male disciples abandoned him; who said of the woman who anointed his feet with perfume that «wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her»; who bantered with a Syrophoenician woman, talked theology with a Samaritan woman, and healed a bleeding woman; who appeared first before women after his resurrection, despite the fact that their culture deemed them unreliable witnesses; who charged Mary Magdalene with the great responsibility of announcing the start of a new creation, of becoming the Apostle to the Apostles.

Christ is no longer the God who took on human flesh that he might be scourged and scorned, and so bring the body into glory.

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.»

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.

The revealing story, in intimate touch with the religious mind and practice of the times, of the bringing of the ark of the covenant into the capital city of Jerusalem (6: 1 - 16); Michal's bitter scorn of David (vv.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

Jesus scorns those who would try to bring the kingdom about through their own efforts: «From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force» (Matt.

There is real tension to this sequel as Tim Burton delves deep into biblical imagery to bring us a Penguin that wants to kill all Gotham City's firstborns for having scorned him (he well, uh, looks different - bit like a mutated Ebenezer Scrooge).

And then it was Kiki who actually brought the idea of the woman scorned, of trying to find this «fish» [a non-transgender woman] who would be involved in an affair with her character's boyfriend.

Emulating blockbuster productions is a bit of a double - edged sword, as it will attract a sizable audience which likes those kinds of films, but at the same time, they are also so well - known and oft - watched, if you aren't going to bring anything new to the story, you are likely to be greeted by scorn and derision, even among fantasy fans.

Frustrating to watch and I'm sure, much more so to play, Courau brings to life a woman scorned and struggling to grasp a sense of affection from her cheating husband.

Her arrival, fervently anticipated and conceived in part by gypsy tonics and archaic prescriptions, stuns her parents and brings outrage and scorn from her community.

You'll be laughed to scorn if you try to bring a complaint for something like this.

This encounter informed the controversial «furniture» pieces of 1969, which brought Jones great fame and equal amounts of scorn.

Oreskes» studies on the much - repeated «97 percent consensus» agreement among scientists that the effects of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) require draconian political measures has brought her praise and scorn from equally well - qualified commentators.

«A criminal contempt often involves a mass disobedience of a court order which tends to bring the administration of justice into disrepute or scorn,» it says.

For Matsuo, the main aim is to bring anthropologists, sociologists, scientists and legal experts into the bitcoin community, which in the minds of many has turned into a pro-bitcoin echo chamber where critical assessments are often times met with scorn.

I didn't want to disappoint you, myself, or bring DIY scorn upon myself -LCB- hangs head in shame -RCB-.