Sentences with phrase «certain religious practice»

In assessing such a risk, both objective and subjective factors should be taken into account (that is, that even when a certain religious practice is not prescribed by faith or the religious community, the fact that to a particular person a religious practice is an important element of his or her faith should be taken into account).

I mean certain religious practice should not be allowed in this country.

To ward off these evil spirits, the magicians also made a fortune off of amulets, charms, and certain religious practices.

Current attempts at banning certain religious practices are not limited to just regulating dress, and are part and parcel of continental Europe's habit of ghettoizing people whom they consider to be beneath them.

These findings have cast new light on how certain religious practices evolved on Malta and perhaps on why they eventually disappeared.

The Court states that in assessing an application for refugee status on an individual basis, authorities can not reasonably expect the applicant to abstain from certain religious practices (para. 80).

«that far from achieving the neutrality of the state, the new law creates a state preference for certain religious practices, and makes public servants start thinking about the religion of the people in front of them when they are not supposed to do that.»

Not exact matches

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

We can assume that all the Justices sitting on the Court today, like other humans, have their own preferences and biases about religion, but the judicial opinions of one of them, Justice John Paul Stevens, raise more than a slight suspicion that some of his actions on the bench stem from animosity, if not to animal sacrifice, at least to certain less exotic religious beliefs and practices.

The simple fact that we have our major poltical players even mentioning the fact they are «religious» or practice a certain form of religion is a scary thing.

Had a religious leader, for example, cornered Jesus about a certain person who was practicing homosexuality, Jesus might have first deferred to the letter of God's law.

Faith presupposes a context of certain practices and even bodily transformation» for our flesh is redeemed by Christ's own flesh» and can not be considered a general feature of human nature that finds diverse expression in all the great religious traditions.

They make for differentiation within the practice, tradition, and organization of a religious community in certain periods, locally and otherwise, particularly if combined with the second factor.

The further danger is that while mass - mediated religions can effectively transmit certain aspects of religious faith and practice, they tend to vitiate other aspects.

The bill, which prohibits harassment «with respect to certain non-exclusive protected classes, including, but not limited to, the student's actual or perceived «race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex,» requires schools to:

Dating in an orthodox Jewish family involves matters relating to the religious affiliations, the level of Judaism practiced, certain level of education and background and having similar characteristics.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, (1) it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify, or refer for employment any individual, for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify or refer for employment any individual, or for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor - management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to admit or employ any individual in any such program, on the basis of his religion, sex, or national origin in those certain instances where religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise, and (2) it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for a school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning to hire and employ employees of a particular religion if such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is, in whole or in substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society, or if the curriculum of such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.

The family may point to honor or community reputation, and the bacha posh may point to freedom but the practice of intentionally disguising a girl as a boy to avoid certain religious restrictions or legal requirements is clearly subversive behavior.

She is less certain and committed to the religious practices they avow, and seems somehow caught between saving her son and saving her marriage (which appeared to be dependent upon religious practices she was less committed to).

The particular works brought together for this exhibition explore the creation and development of certain cultural institutions — and practices — such as education, incarceration, and economic relations, while pointing to the continuing relationship between our secular and religious histories.

Central to Summerland, the exhibition, is the legacy of certain religious and spiritual practices which are inscribed in the geographic region surrounding Bard College.

Their practices are useful parallels to Love's; her works in the accompanying exhibition produce social critique in referencing hegemonic symbolic structures — like certain fashion or religious iconography — while being composed of expressive, powerfully raw mark making.

The court saw the inherent problems with the statute and its application, and held that «Vermont's ban on religious messages in practice operates not to restrict speech to certain subjects but instead to distinguish between those who seek to express secular and religious views on the same subjects.»

Additionally, the employer agreed to make certain internal reforms in its business practices and training, including making sure that managers understand how to handle religious accommodation requests and that supervisors properly engage employees who make religious accommodation requests in an interactive process to achieve a workable accommodation.

The Court also held that it was reasonable for the Tribunal to have considered the practices of other organizations in its analysis «to see how other religious organizations balance rights and whether they impose qualifications of religious or morality conformance for all job functions or just for certain ones related to leadership.»

The use of certain otherwise proscribed drugs, for example, has been claimed to be an important part of «religious practice» (see, e.g. Holy Light of the Queen and the drug ayahuasca; and the amazingly prolific Church of the Universe, involving marijuana).

IRCC recognizes that gender - related persecution can also include girls who fear persecution for failing to conform to or disobeying, certain gender - discriminating religious or customary laws and practices in their country of origin.

Canada's retention and application of the archaic offense of pretending to practice witchcraft is problematic, both in its purpose and the disproportionate effect it has on women and certain religious and racialized groups.