Sentences with phrase «by religious purpose»

Motivated by religious purpose, it was yet truly scientific and pursued humanitarian aims.

Not exact matches

They insist on using government resources for private religious purposes and as a subsidy and apparent approval and support by the government of their particular religion.

If you ask a conservative for a statement of his political convictions, he may well say that he has none, and that it is the greatest heresy of modernity is precisely to see politics as a matter of conviction: as though one could recuperate, at the level of political purpose, the consoling certainty which once was granted by religious faith.

For that purpose, religious insight must be supplemented by social analysis.

If by God is meant a conceptual construct used within a certain linguistic frame of reference for the purpose of arousing religious emotions and ethical sentiments, in solemn assemblies, the answer must again be No.

God wants humanity to understand that nothing and nobody is beyond the scope of His redemptive purposes, and so by sending Jesus as the fulfillment of the most violent of religious texts, God not only revealed Himself by way of a stark contrast to that violence, but also showed how to reinterpret and understand those violent events in light of the self - sacrificial God dying on the cross for the sins of the whole world.

The purpose of the IRF report is «to highlight the importance of religious freedom not by lecturing but through advocacy and through persuasion,» said Kerry during the report's release.

the proof of Gods presence in us is not limited to the material or biological evolutionary development only, but most important scientific proof is the effect of His will in historical development of the world.A computer program now used and tested a powerful machine by inputing all recorded events in history during the last hundreds years and found out that it has a purpose and not random.Meaning that an intelligent being could have influence it.It is now presumed by the religious observers that it could be His will.The process now is under improvement, because the computers is not powerl enough the deluge of information and data since the beginning of history, some analyst believes that in them near future if the Quantum computers which is much powerful than the present coventional will be used, then dramatic results and confirmation will be at hand.

However, the moral prerequisites and purposes of democratic capitalism are rarely articulated, and are frequently ignored, even by the religious leaders of free societies.

The third trend is characterized by (1) a clearer methodological consciousness concerning the field, purpose, and method of the sociology of religion; (2) a profounder understanding of the nature of religious communion; (3) a rapprochement between students of religion from theological and philosophical points of view, and of students of society.6 Outstanding are the works of Raoul de la Grasserie and H. Pinard de la Boullaye, S. J., of Roger Bastide and Robert Will.

The broader purpose of Ashcraft's study is to demonstrate by example the virtue of taking political and religious ideology out of the realm of abstract philosophical discussion and considering it «in relation to a socially defined audience whose members seek to obtain certain practical advantages through social action.

Instead, we must judge the validity of religious beliefs by asking whether they help fulfill this purpose.

But I would just mention them, namely the science - based technology which gives power to humans to control and engineer with material, social and even psychic forces to achieve purposes and goals for the future chosen by humans; the revolutionary social changes produced by the revolts of the poor and the oppressed in all societies; and the break - up of the traditional religious integration of societies and their reintegration by the State.

Its purpose, as described by Paul E. Johnson is to enable persons to «come for psychiatric help where ethical and religious values will not be overlooked and religion thus aids in the acceptance of psychiatry.»

All IRC section 501 (c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: ■ their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder or individual, ■ they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests, ■ they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting to influence legislation, ■ they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, and ■ the organization's purposes and activities may

Yes Wolvie, this country was founded by Christians, with the purpose of religious tolerance.

It is the purpose of this chapter to discuss the interpretations gleaned from the writings of the old schools of Muslims — mystics and rationalists, including both the theologians and the philosophers — who are not usually regarded by the orthodox school as strict Muslims, but whose influence on Muslim thought and practical religious life is felt even today.

By awarding accreditation to religious colleges, the process confers legitimacy on institutions that systematically undermine the most fundamental purposes of higher education.

Van Gogh pursued his art with his former religious zeal and mission, claiming, «Our purpose is self - reform by means of a handicraft and of intercourse with Nature — our aim is walking with God.»

Much more promising is the appearance here and there of day - care centers at the parents» workplace, and day care provided by parishes and temples where it serves the triple purpose of providing meaningful work for members of the community (especially older people), meeting a pressing need of the community's young couples, and beginning the religious education of the community's children.

An effective religious approach can help the individual to discover a purpose in living by establishing his personality on the foundation of a meaningful philosophy of life.

Even the humbling of sinners by the revelation of God's judgment and wrath against sin has as its purpose the religious awakening of sinners that they might be drawn toward the self - giving goodness of God revealed in Jesus Christ.

The powers that be felt threatened by Hauge, and in 1800 the government threw him in jail for breaking the Conventicle law, which forbade laypeople from meeting together for religious purposes.

He is deeply saddened by the way the «religious right» uses religion for partisan political purposes.

Students were released from classes to attend religious instruction of their choice taught either at a church or synagogue or by teachers who came to the school for that purpose.

It should be evident by now that our question about purpose in nature is one way of raising the problem of the intelligibility and validity of religious discourse in a scientific age.

The university's liberal Protestant leaders supported this national economic purpose not only by virtue of their class location but also as an extension of their religious hopes.

Despite the takeover of education by the state in the United States, its religious purpose was only partially obscured.

Buffalo were killed off to the point of near extinction by non Native Americans whereas the N.A. lived off the populations for food, clothing, shelter, religious purposes with no damage to the herds.

Where we have ventured into politics, we have too often treated religious commitments as one more special interest to be protected, and we have measured our success by how well we have mobilized our constituency for that purpose.

By «truth» is meant at least that in the Word, become flesh in a man Who was born and lived in a particular time and in a cultural environment and religious heritage which He reflected, we are given an authentic and sufficient view of the nature and purpose of the universe and are enabled to call God «Father.»

Space does not permit elucidation of the specific principles on which they worked, but it may suffice for our purpose to note that the law, the shari`a, as built up by the founders and generations of commentators, embraces all the rules of God's prescription for the conduct of men — domestic life, political and social activities, religious and ritual duties.

d) Add to that the never ending religious pandering by various Islamist supporters lurking in our media (Fareed Zakaria, Dean ObeidAllah, Ethan Casey & a bunch of others on CNN), in our polity (Keith Ellison, Cynthi McKenney Ron Paul etc.), «So - called» Spiritual leaders (Imam Rauf, Farrah Khan etc.), academicia (Fawaz Gerges, etc.), all in the garb of religious freedoms, and whose only purpose is the greater Islamization of America.

The super-rich are idolized by you evil religious monsters, but they're conveniently demonized for the purpose of your weak argument?

Almost all favor tax exemption for religiously used church property and oppose it for property owned by churches but not used for religious purposes.

The purpose of religious teaching is served by telling stories that encourage Christian love.

Such fallacies like the Islamisation of Nigeria, the killing of Christians by Muslims, the labelling of Nigeria as the most dangerous place for Christians in the world can only serve one purpose: trigger a religious war», the minister said.

The Programme which took place at Multi — Purpose Hall, Government House, Maiduguri was organized by Army Headquarters, Department of Civil Military Affairs and Religious Enlightenment Forum.

There are also plans to adapt the framework of the game for anti-radicalisation purposes, as many of the same manipulation techniques — using false information to provoke intense emotions, for example — are commonly deployed by recruiters for religious extremist groups.

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to propose the development of a didactic model of sustainable society, substantially different from the current paradigm characterized both by the exponential growth of economic and population indicators that lead to the destruction of the environment, and the ideological manipulation by political and religious sectors favoring the dominance of some people over others and confrontation between humans.

It is our opinion that since secular education serves a public purpose, it may be supported by tax money if sufficient safeguards are provided to prevent more than incidental and indirect benefit to a religious sect or denomination.

Resource includes: - Nature and purpose of marriage - Humanist attitudes to marriage - Christian attitudes to marriage - Christian wedding ceremonies (and features)- Marriage outside of religious traditions - Problems faced by inter-faith marriage Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.

Student religious groups are frequently granted permission to meet on school grounds, and most school districts have written policies regarding the use of school facilities for such purposes, according to a survey of 479 school districts by the American Association of School Administrators.

The majority of democracies fulfill this purpose both by underwriting schools that comport with their citizens» philosophical, religious, and pedagogical beliefs — whether Catholic, Calvinist, socialist, Jewish, or Montessori — and also by requiring that those schools deliver similar curricular content, albeit through their own, distinctive lenses.

Blaine Amendments, which were passed during that period in many states for the sole purpose of preventing Catholic schools from receiving government funding, prohibits «money raised by taxation» from being «granted or applied for the use of the schools or institutions of any religious sect or denomination.»

The latest novel from PEN / Faulkner nominee Lorraine López revolves around a lost young woman who hopes to find peace and purpose by opening her Southern California home to wayward souls.What inspired this story about spiritual and religious wanderings?Curiosity.

Used by the Inca to get around the empire and for religious and cultural purposes, you can follow the footsteps of ancient people as you head out on fantastic hikes.

Northwest is located the area that was probably used for the main religious purposes, that includes a Plaza named by Hiram Bingham as «Sacred Plaza», also the temple of the «Three Windows», «The Sacred Temple», the «Priests Mansion», and the «Intihuatana» that is a large block of limestone used during Inca ceremonies.

Painting now became a field of madly intense activity of the mind and eye that could happen in whatever format the painter is attracted to.Painting has existed for millenia, and has been practiced by innumerable cultures for religious or political or decorative purposes.

Painting has existed for millenia, and has been practiced by innumerable cultures for religious or political or decorative purposes.