Sentences with phrase «cited by pastors»

Not exact matches

More than half of all defenses of slavery were written by pastors who cited Scripture to make their case, and Noll immerses the reader in primary sources to unpack and understand those defenses as well as the counter-arguments made by abolitionists.

Citing a mountain of statistical data that shows women are more inclined than men to remain faithful to their religious affiliation and participate regularly in communities of faith, some folks — like controversial West Coast pastor Mark Driscoll — have declared the situation a «crisis,» concluding that the Church has failed men by projecting a «Richard Simmons, hippie, queer Christ» instead of the true, «Ultimate Fighting Jesus.»

A Norwegian pastor, cited by Beatriz Muñiz de Souza, wrote:

At 9 a.m. at the Local 399 Operating Engineers union hall in the South Loop, the Chicago Teachers Union will hold an «alternative, peoples - centered celebration of the civil rights leader,» citing an effort by some African - American pastors to boycott Emanuel's breakfast.