Sentences with phrase «church and state addresses»

Separation of church and state addresses some issues about religious intrusion into public service as well as ensuring religious freedom.

The very fact that Santorum disassociated himself from the position that JFK stated in his separation of church and state address disqualifies him to be president.

Not exact matches

After a meal, Patriarch Bartholomew briefly addressed the scholars, stating that «open and honest dialogue is the way of the Church and of theology» and envisioning the Great and Holy Council as a vehicle of such a dialogue.

Familiaris Consortio presents a wholly compassionate yet objectively truthful account of the Magisterium of the Church's teachings on marriage and the family and in its introductory paragraph states: «In a particular way the Church addresses the young, who are beginning their journey towards marriage and family life, for the purpose of presenting them with new horizons, helping them to discover the beauty and grandeur of the vocation to love and the service of life.»

There are patent differences here in points of reference: the prophet's purview is the people, the evangelist addresses the church and the apostle speaks of life within the imperial state.

CNN: Sandusky's pastor addresses conviction from pulpit Jerry Sandusky sits in a county jail cell in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight of the 45 guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.

Given this existential condition: school and church and also state address this tension.

There is hardly a question agitating the Church in America — from higher education and episcopal leadership to the sorry state of catechesis — that is not addressed here with intelligence, courage and a pastoral heart.

You still didn't state anything in regards to John Wesley or Mary Baker Eddy, and you still didn't address the issue of if someone wanted to start up their own christian church, so why would have to have a community established beforehand in order for that church to be a christian church?

The principal points Paul made in that address are (1) to recall to their minds the character and quality of his ministry to them; (2) to remind them of the trouble the Jews gave him and the anxiety and suffering he underwent in their behalf; (3) to state that he preached repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as the essence of the gospel; (4) to testify that he went now to Jerusalem not knowing what would happen to him there except that he knew by the Holy Spirit that afflictions awaited him; (5) to assure them that nothing concerned him, not even the loss of life itself, so long as he could testify to the grace of God in Jesus Christ; (6) to say that he had no regrets about his ministry to the people in Ephesus, for he was clean of the blood of all the people there, for he preached the full gospel to all of them; and (7) to admonish them to be diligent in their oversight of the Ephesian church and to feed the church of God there, which Christ purchased with his own blood.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

Carroll does address this, and one strong point of the book is his exploration of the church - state - culture relationship since Constantine's time.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

This is the possibility that a distinct set of religious symbols and practices may arise that address issues of political legitimacy and political ethics but that are not fused with either church or state.

«But if the problems of the 21st century life are to be effectively addressed, and if Britain is to become a modern state rather than one in which parliament continues to cleave to its medieval past, then the separation of church and state needs to be part of the solution.»

In their eagerness to highlight and address the inevitable contacts between religion and government, and to move beyond implausible, distorted versions of church - state «separation,» Eisgruber and Sager abandon too much.

It was with this view of the Church as a mirror of justice that he addressed the bishops of the United States in 1993 in a public letter that described the abuse of a minor by a priest as a «grave crime» and urged the imposition of canonical penalties.

At 7 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., opera singer Marie - Claire, NYC Public Advocate Tish James, US Sen. Chuck Schumer, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and members of The Bronx Opera Company and City Council attend City Councilman Andy King's «State of the 12th District» address; Beulah Church of God, 986 E. Gun Hill Rd., the Bronx.

The Archbishop of Ibadan Diocese of Methodist Church, Nigeria, Reverend Michael Kehinde Stephen has challenged governments in the South - Western Nigeria to urgently address the state of education in the region if they truly respect late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his wife, Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo.

North Carolina's state constitution does not have a clause that specifically addresses the separation of church and state, making a legal case on those grounds challenging.

«In the Corderie, Theaster Gates will activate his new multimedia installation Martyr Construction, a work addressing the question of the recurring dissolution and demolition of church parishes in African American and Hispanic neighborhoods across the United States.»

Chicago artist Theaster Gates is presenting «Martyr Construction,» a multimedia installation that addresses «the recurring dissolution and demolition of church parishes in African American and Hispanic neighborhoods across the United States.»

Today the U.S. Supreme Court held 8 - 1 in Snyder v. Phelps that the state could not impose liability for intentional infliction of emotional distress on Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for picketing the funeral of deceased soldier Matthew Snyder, at least where «Westboro addressed matters of public import on public property in a peaceful manner, in full compliance with the guidance of local officials.»