Sentences with phrase «church support the efforts»

Generally they feel that the church supports these efforts and recognizes that many of them need to be pursued on an ecumenical or purely secular basis.

They were determined that the church support the efforts of the exploited to organize and secure decent conditions.

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Hybels also recalled that she's been accused of participating in a «massive effort in the heart of the evangelical church to lure its members — especially its youth — away from the pro-Israel position God commands to an uncritical and unbiblical support for Palestinians.»

It maintains a force of 50,000 or so missionaries who work without pay, but need supporting infrastructure, and the church is moving into humanitarian efforts in a big way.

If the church were supported only by human efforts, it would have disappeared long ago.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

It's taken me 10 years to do this and a church that has supported my efforts (we're a very small church so the needs are limited).

Wilson told Premier that his church and other churches in the area are continuing efforts to support the fire survivors.

This lack of support was most marked where it was most needed: in the churches» efforts to rally support on behalf of the Jews desperately trying to escape Europe.

Adds the former president of a national environmental organization, who has looked in vain for support from religious groups in efforts to protect wilderness and wildlife: «The Unitarians occasionally let us meet in their buildings; that's been our primary contact with churches on this issue.»

As relief efforts make their way out from San Juan, local churches serve as a crucial connection point for spiritual and physical support.

She even learned Swedish in order to support efforts to open up ordained ministry to female ministers in the Church of Sweden.

Editorials condemned «slackers» in the church who refused to support the national effort and revealed little tolerance for those who chose the route of conscientious objection.

In a sense, since I am a government employee, all of you who pay federal taxes are technically supporting my church planting efforts.

In return, the evangelical community, whose focus of commitment is less scattered and whose financial contributions are more generous than members of mainline churches, 7 has faithfully supported such perceived evangelistic efforts with its time (viewing) and money.

All too often churches and church organizations, like tax - supported public agencies, unthinkingly let their benevolent efforts fall into easily definable categories.

The American separation of church and state, despite its flaws, both supports and encourages democratic, religiously inflected efforts — such as the civil rights movement — to advance this process.

As responsible members of the human family, we all should support governmental, United Nations, and church - sponsored efforts to help families in poor nations acquire the food, shelter, medical help, and education which will allow them to use their full God - given potentialities.

It also found little support for its effort within the church, which was not prepared to distinguish between normative moral statements and statements of pastoral care, especially when that nuance was ignored by secular reporters in search of a good story.

Denominations have responded by increasing their efforts to link Christian commitment to local church and denominational support, but also by developing all - church offerings, planned giving and special capital campaigns.

It seems heretical even to suggest it, but it may be time to return to the earlier, essentially free - market model of mission support — encouraging individuals and churches to support the specific mission efforts they choose.

It would also provide a better liaison between Rome and diocesan bishops, supporting their efforts and strengthening them in their communion with the universal Church under the successor of St Peter.

then on the other side would be the philosophers, christians, churches, nations and politicians he rallied and who endorsed his initial efforts before it was too late to realize the full ramification of their support.

But this analysis of sin and the effort to identify and support life - giving sexuality can hardly begin when the only line the church draws is between marriage and singleness.

What would such an effort on the part of a church - related college, to renew and emphasize the Christian dimension of higher education and enlist the support of the church in such an undertaking, look like?

The church will continue to offer services to anyone in need and parishioners will continue to support church expansion, betterment programs and humanitarian efforts.

Churches and nonprofit organizations can also be important in this effort because they can offer small grants and loans to support not only direct food services (food pantries and soup kitchens, traditionally), but also the development of sustainable agriculture.

And I'm reading about how most of the higher ups in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion supported such an effort — either by directly blessing lawmakers in Uganda, removing any effort to improve education on the matter (and regain peaceful resolution), or by their complacency.

Whether you join a small group at your church, find an FPU or Crown Ministries class, or seek out virtual community by following a blog or hashtag, begin to knit together a group of people to support your efforts and point you toward God's plan for your life (which includes your money).

They viewed their action as «a vote of confidence for the national church in its effort to work out a new life» — that is, as a way of supporting the indigenous church.

Efforts like the Religion, Culture and Family Project, supported by the Lilly Endowment, are aimed at questioning such assumptions and getting mainline churches to engage in theological, ethical and practical reflection on family matters.

And let us also encourage and support those persons and groups that are providing spiritual direction for solitude, seeing that their efforts are vitally linked to renewal of the total worship life of the church.

In fact, this same body has attacked the Ukrainian Greco - Catholic Church for supporting Ukraine's efforts at self - defense (that support is purely in terms that flow from Catholic social teaching).

Unfortunately, the tendency among charitable and church - related organizations has been to duplicate tax - supported efforts to institutionalize and professionalize means of child care and treatment.

The Congregational Church was established by law in that state and was convinced that only the combined efforts of Government and Church, both supported by public laws, could produce a peaceful and godly commonwealth.

In response, Clegg emphasised that the rule stressed only the need for «best efforts» and pointed out the Catholic Church and the Church of England were united in supporting the bill.

At 7 p.m., Rep. Jose Serrano will join local organizations that are part of the No Cuts Coalition to raise awareness and urge support of efforts to fight Trump's proposed $ 7 billion cuts to HUD and plans to eliminate the CDFI program, St Jerome Church, Cafeteria, 230 Alexander Ave., the Bronx.

In U.S. history, the two most notable efforts to develop religious communities that served much of the role of the welfare state to its members that most developed countries provided through government to its citizens, have been the Roman Catholic Church, which has developed a large parallel education and health care system, and the Church of the Latter Day Saints, which uses tithes to finance a wide variety of services and economic supports for members of the Mormon community.

To complement these efforts and provide support for the schools, the project then seeks help and involvement from the community, building relationships with parents, village leaders, churches, and community - based organizations in order to connect schools with on - the - ground resources and expand support and sustainability.

It is important for local churches to become a part of the planning process with schools and offer support to their efforts in educating the whole child.

The Interfaith Power and Light effort began in 1998 with Episcopal Power and Light and the support of Grace Cathedral as a unique coalition of Episcopal churches aggregated to purchase renewable energy.

More recently she supported Scenic Hudson's efforts to halt harmful proposals such as a massive coal - fired St. Lawrence Cement plant proposed for the City of Hudson and Town of Greenport, practically on the doorstep of Olana, the home of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church.

NGOs like ICCO (Interkerkelijke Coördinatie Commissie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking), the development organization funded by churches in the Netherlands, have already begun supporting mitigation efforts in the territory.

In an effort to generate public support within the faith community, 350.org partnered with the World Council of Churches to enlist houses of worship in numerous countries to ring their bells 350 times during the U.N. Copenhagen Climate Conference on the weekend of December 11 - 13, 2009.

This program has developed with the support of Rev. Tom Goldsmith and the church's Environmental Ministry Team, and it has a strong foundation in the church's educational efforts, which include discussions and lectures, movie screenings, workshops, book groups, and other events that inform both church members and the wider community about a variety of environmental issues.

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