Sentences with phrase «debate on religion»

I never shy away from a (respectful) debate on religion or politics.

I find it as silly as after I have had a debate on religion, and my «opponent» says: «Well, I'm going to pray for you!»

Making sure only the cognoscenti will undertake to read your magazine undercuts your commitment to advancing the debate on religion, culture, and public life.

Say that a Christian student participates in a debate on religion and they're asked to consider some of the common critiques against the faith.

TBT has lost many debates on religion and has started lashing out due to he / she questioning it's own beliefs.

Not exact matches

Unfortunately this comment section has evolved (see I'm using «evolutionary terms») into a debate on whether or not God exists and if religion is true or false, and what religions are right, and who's wrong.

Where debate on the subject of religion versus secularism is concerned, it's always easy to find voices shrieking over the banishment of religion and Christianity from American life, and claims the nation is morally bankrupt because of the success progressives have had with marginalizing or outlawing religious practices.

It is what has lead me to my veiw that Atheism as a religion, the passion most Atheist have for their point of view from the start you may not fall in this category but I'm sure you know someone that does.The same applies to Christians that freak out on someone and start forcing their view on others, I see that as wrong also if someone asks or brings the debate to you then by all means debate but why be rude how does it help?

Frankly I'm exhausted of all of this, yet there will be debate on abortion, religion, satanism, and of course those terrible people who go to church every Sunday and give money to fund things like feeding the poor and needy.

Today, the Supreme Court finally weighed in on the hotly debated Town of Greece VS. Galloway case, determining that public meetings can start with «religion specific - prayer» (i.e. «In Jesus» name...»).

We should end this foolish talk about religion and move on to greater debates.

In the same week religion was debating which chicken sandwich was safe to eat in case it made you «catch gay», science landed on Mars.

You know — every time I see religion debated on a public forum, the whole thing is an exercise in mental futility as both the atheists and even some of the Christians make the same type of mistakes over and over again and just yell back and forth at each other.

Applied to the question at hand, the debate thus proceeds on the unquestioned assumption that either human beings definitely are naturally religious, and so religion will always persist in human societies, or they are not naturally religious, and so modernity will inevitably secularize people and society as we shed the accidents of our cultural past.

Leah Libresco, who'd been a prominent atheist blogger for the religion website Patheos, announced on her blog this week that after years of debating many «smart Christians,» she has decided to become one herself, and that she has begun the process of converting to Catholicism.

There are a number of useful early chapters on the historical context of the debate between science and religion, where the authors juxtapose and compare the differing positions taken by various prominent psychologists / neuroscientists during the last century.

The CNN debate opened with discussions on economic issues, but later veered toward faith - based matters like the role of religion in candidates» decision making, abortion, gay marriage — and how the United States ought to treat Muslims living within its borders.

«Three out of five scientists do not believe in God, but two out of five do, said John Donvan, opening a debate on the issue of science and religion yesterday (Dec. 5) in New York.

but on the third day using his Power of Resurrection rose from the dead to claim his seat next to God in heaven, I mean next to himself since he was also God and then told the masses that he died for their sins, though oddly enough being God he could have simply absolved them of their sins and he really didn't die because he lives and is coming back to judge man based upon the original sins... but not sure if that would work since man can clearly kill a God with wood and nails... I know, I know confusing and likely to be labeled heresy... but debates about nomenclature and religion... i mean story telling... just don't mix.

Being as these candidates continually bring religion into the campaign by stressing how religious they are I would hope that the moderators of the this debate will actually question them on the actual tenets of their beliefs.

Much of the debate over Stark's work has focused on his application of «rational choice theory» to religion.

Jeffrey Burton Russell points out that among historians of science «there's a strong debate going on between those who understand that the development of science is basically a Western European phenomenon, and that this is because of its Christian or Judeo - Christian roots, and those who maintain that religion blocked the progress of science until the 18th and 19th centuries, and that [science has] to struggle against religion.

Debates on faith and religion are perhaps the only ones in existence whereupon those who proudly proclaim their absolute ignorance of the topic proclaim likewise their proficiency to make judgments about it due expressly to that ignorance.

Finally, it is a pleasure to read a book on science and religion that is not only well written and informative but refreshingly free of the point - scoring belligerence that often mars such debate.

Negotiation took the place of debate, and to lay claim upon truth on behalf of one's own religion violated the rules of good conduct.»

As controversy about religion at the academy became more and more public, Focus on the Family jumped into the fray and created a video, shown at its headquarters, that attempts to frame the debate.

But even though Hamilton and her family's faith plays a key role in the film, many audiences would be surprised to learn that the question of how to show their religion in the film caused huge debate on set.

Public debate would be arrested if the state could teach a religion or impose on citizens their deepest conviction about the common good.

Much modern intellectual debate, particularly within the popular arena, centers on disputes between religion and science over such seminal issues as creationism versus evolutionary theory, or theological explanations of the origin of the universe versus the «big - bang theory» of the new cosmology.

Indeed, it is necessary to draw all the consequences for a meditation on freedom of Moltmann's antithesis between religion of promise and religion of presence, to extend the debate with the theophanic religions of the Orient to a debate with the whole of Hellenism, to the degree that this latter proceeds from the Parmenidean celebration of the «It is.»

Also, it sort of invalidates your comment about feeling sorry for atheists when 1) you are also on this blog so you have about as much of a stake in this as any atheist here and 2) if agitating christian ranks only takes asking for proof and debating religion in a coherent matter, christian foundation must be pretty shaky indeed.

The essay will no doubt become an important guide in the public debate on Israel and its critics, for it outlines the complexity of an issue that touches upon politics, human rights and religion.

Harrison also unfolds Augustine's insightful contribution to the science — religion debate, drawing out a number of valuable principles — not least, recommending restraint where issues are not clear, and avoiding bringing Christianity into contempt by arguing for false scientific opinions on the supposed grounds of scriptural warrant.

Based on the comments I received from my blog posts on the science and religion debate, I want to point Evangel readers in the direction of some resources that would inform the conversation because ---- with the exception of a few interlocutors ---- pervasive ignorance and fear seem to....

Keeping religion OUT of the public debate would be most helpful, keeping religion out of schools, out of government, out of my bedroom, and out of the lives of those who don't fit in the «mold» of what the religious approve of — NOW we can begin to agree on something.

As fun as these internet debates on faith and religion are, it really comes down to this.

This isn't the basis of our religion, and isn't a fullon defense to shut the book on our debate.

Wow, it's pretty early in the morning to have a religion debate, even if your on the East Coast.

(i) the question of gay rights — funny I agree with gay rights, must be a political debate at its heart (ii) a wonan's right to choose — funny I agree with this, see above thought (iii) teaching evolution in school — again I agree (iv) my ability to buy a glass of wine on Sunday — definitely politics here (v) immunizing teens against HPV — got my kids immunized, not even politics here (vi) population control — this is religions fault??? no this is cultural (vii) assisted suicide at end of life — agree with that, still have my religion (viii) global warmning — agree it needs to get fixed, doesn't have anything to do with religion

Alternative media like art, or TV shows, or comedy, have long been vehicles to examine society and religion and all sorts of things in a more effective way that head - on debate can provide — look at Stephen Colbert for one example — any, any restraint on those media is a direct assault on freedom itself.

The debate misses the point that Islam is no longer a religion, it has become a cult thriving on murder, terror, teaching of youth to become bombers and radicals, and stone age control of its followers.

A group of people unite with the same beliefs, outreach to the community to convert others to atheism, and debate with other religions on why they are right... Sounds like a religion to me.

The latest book by Stephen Hawking, The Grand Design, published on 9th September, just before the Pope's visit to Britain, launched another wave of media frenzy over the religion vs. science debate.

The question posed by the title of this book is a simple one, which, on the face of it, fits squarely within the debate over the relation of religion to politics and to conflict that has emerged at the end of the twentieth century.

The faith — science debate has really taken off in the media, particularly in the U.S., and this is in no small measure due to the swarm of new books on religion and science that were all published in 2006.

On November 27 2010 a publicly staged debate on the motion: «That religion is a force for good in the world» took place in Toronto and was shown on.On November 27 2010 a publicly staged debate on the motion: «That religion is a force for good in the world» took place in Toronto and was shown on.on the motion: «That religion is a force for good in the world» took place in Toronto and was shown on.on...

To finish, religion and government should be completely separated, religion should be private and should not be discussed / debated to get more votes and they should stick to what really matters which is getting the economy back on track, getting people jobs, and getting corruption out of businesses / government.

In a debate moderated by Ben Stein, Hitchens ventured off on his staple attack against any religions — here, the Abrahamic faiths — that would demand the sacrifice of a child.

Why are you trolling for a debate on the merits of religion?

Christian the most two faced and fakes of all religion there is.people that like to rule everyone and judge no matter who u are or what u believe i myself is proud pagan.so go on with ur judge others cause that all u people know to do.and the companys just do ur bussiness.just leave the debate the ones in officess