Sentences with phrase «cultural trends toward»

Continuing cultural trends toward demanding more satisfactory evidence for belief and greater help on human problems have consequences for both conservative and liberal churches.

In its absence, the deep and accelerating cultural trends toward individualism and autonomy have continued to erode trust in social institutions — business, government, church, and even the family.

They do not eschew politics entirely, but they recognize that «[n] o administration in Washington, no matter how ostensibly pro-Christian, is capable of stopping cultural trends toward desacralization and fragmentation that have been building for centuries.»

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Cultural attitudes, fairness, economics, and entrepreneurial behavior all point to extension of this trend toward legalization.

Yet it was his openness to new cultural styles, including laid - back music and funky fashions of California's early surfer scene, that helped him reach young idealists and inspire a trend toward seeker - sensitive congregations.

«This trend toward less productive marriages, I believe, is indicative of a cultural shift where people are less able to get what they want in their personal lives because of the demands of their professional lives.»

Cat Johnson at Shareable points to a new survey that finds there is «a nationwide trend toward «disownership» that crosses age, geographic and cultural boundaries.»

In our family law mediation practice, we're finding an emerging trend toward a cultural norm that divorcing couples, parents, former spouses, and families prefer not to litigate.