Sentences with phrase «devout members»

Perhaps because that state is the home of a large number of devout members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a.k.a. Mormons, and churches of all stripes care about such things as marriage — and sometimes hold beliefs about them that are at odds with those of civil society.

To be a real Christian means being a devout member of one political party or another.

As a devout member of the Coptic Vision of Kamal we are forbidden to eat fried boloney and Clark bars during the hours of 2AM until 4AM.

Former Governor Martin O'Malley (D — MD) has supported stem - cell research involving human embryos (although he is a devout member of the Catholic Church, which has opposed many forms of embryonic stem cell research).

I am a Christian who is engaged to marry a woman who was raised as one of Jehovahs Witnesses but she is not a devout member herself.

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He berated members of his local mosque and Muslim community who weren't as devout as he thought they should be.

This has caused him to be reviled and chastised by members of his family which are devout Southern churchgoers at a time when he needs the most moral support, as he is trying to turn his luck around through smart, hard work and to do right by his wife and children.

Actually the KKK members are devout christians.

The ones listening have not been the «establishment», or the intellectuals but, by and large, the humble and grateful people of God — loyal priests desperately trying to hold the line in their parishes, seminarians despised by their professors, Anglican converts seeking the clear truth, devout teachers in our schools, prayerful parishioners, and members of the new movements have been enthusiastic for this teaching.

Since I'm not a member of the community nor particularly devout I saw no reason to join that church for the long term or even attend a second time, but I can understand why a religiously conflicted young - Obama might have found God in such a place.

Of course, when our genetics are threatened, as in the case of someone trying to harm a family member, or in the case of someone threatening our social group, or country, even the most devout Christian may opt to defend with deadly force, or support the death penalty, and going to war.

For help in understanding Joyce's points of reference I went to my friend Emily, a devout Catholic and, as it happened, a member of Fr.

(In Danish with subtitles) Silent Light (Unrated) Mexican morality play about a devout Mennonite family man (Cornelio Wall Fehr) tormented by the crisis in faith which arises after he starts cheating on his wife (Miriam Toews) with a neighbor (Maria Pankratz) who's also a member of their tight - knit religious community.

From the 20,000 - member SPAM Fan Club to Monty Python's Broadway sensation SPAMalot, after seventy years of canned - meat greatness, SPAM has become a pop - culture sensation with a devout following, and The Book of Spam is its Bible.»

The dignitaries jerked their heads around to the source of the sound, and a look of relief passed over their faces as they saw a devout Hindu member of the assembly blowing into a conch shell — an invocation of the gods.

In a sense, Auerbach and Kossoff are the most literal members of the «School», using the cityscape as their devout subject.

In a sense, Auerbach and Leon Kossoff are the most literal members of the «School», using the cityscape as their devout subject.