Sentences with phrase «faith over religion»

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Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

Proof, something that not one religion has you take your religion on faith, and that doesn't fly in this world, try telling a bank to give you a loan of faith, try convicting someone of a crime based on faith, try claiming ownership over something on faith.

«It is He who has sent forth His apostle with guidance and the true Faith [Islam] to make it triumphant over all religions, however much the idolaters [non-Muslims] may dislike it.»

Sealchan's point is that absent religion you will see the same form of primate tribal behavior that the religious engage in over the «true faith» only instead of the «true faith» it will be «true adherence to the party».

Over the years, the priests of religion have done a good job of selling «belief» as «faith».

Of course these laws can be grasped only by intuitive faith — which is why ecology has become a religion, and why the battle over mundane issues like dams or highways is at bottom a holy war.

Actually they say all the three Abrahamic faiths are not Religions of Peace and all three of them had their Bloody History but the difference here is that we are as Muslims had the shortest history of bloodshed since we are only 1400 years old and like yours people of the bible one over 5000 years and the other over 2500 years in bloodshed history...!!

What can you expect of religions who tout as a holy prophet and the patriarch of their religious faith a man who made a fortune pimping his wife all over the Middle East for years until his god raised hell and threatened a prince who was shacked up with her at the time.

And it is about the way religion and television are today acting, interacting, and reacting over the question of who will shape the faith and value system of our culture in the future, and what the shape of that worldview will be.

There is, however, always a danger of dialogue glossing over social abuse, although paradoxically, interfaith activity often does not help to unite religions, but rather it creates an alliance amongst people of different faiths who are committed to social justice and change.

Buddhism in its various branches, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, and others of the long - established religious faiths — plus new religions all over the world and the so - called primitive or local religions of Africa and elsewhere — are all now of world concern.

to fight over a couple of holidays for any religion not, just the muslim faith only pushes us farther apart from one another.

I also completely agree with both Marie and D. Leaders of this country should not cater to one religion over the others, since our citizens embrace many different faiths.

Regardless of the faith, I feel that religion for many people is about personal power over others, and this corrupts the whole reason people go at all.

Another preacher preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as well forget gay marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they heard, but they took what they heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30 years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are not accountable for their actions...

The rise of Islam and the aftermath of 9/11 prompted a discussion over «whether Islam is a peaceful religion, and how we can share our faith with Muslim neighbours» (November 2002).

Communist evil, Niebuhr said, resulted from its monopoly of power (absolute power over other men producing evils worse than injustice), its utopianism (attribution of the source of evil to something outside man — private property), its faith in revolution (a substitute religion), and its dogmatism (ideology masquerading as science).

But religion itself has a horrid history of intellectual imposition up to and including death to non-beleivers and has always also extolled faith over empirical inquiry AND rationality.

Actually, they SHOULD be «all over it» and call any religion into question and determine WHY people of a given faith like ISLAM has violence and death always attached to it!!

There are always pessimistic and optimistic views over Islam but my religion teaches peace and humanity and jihad is to resist against wrong no matter if some one have same faith, it can be through writing also and please if u haven't read my religion, (which I can see) then please DO N'T comment.

As Professor A. F. Taylor has insisted in The Faith of a Moralist, all «working» religions which hold sway over the great multitude of men tend to be «revealed»; and even in primitive expressions of the religious impulse something of the idea of «revelation» is to be found.

Now that so much data is available to make the unexplained less frightening... and that the historical record has shown that most church doctrine was made up and that even the Jesus birth story / son of god born of a woman etc etc has been recycled in numerous different religions for over 4000 years... preaching Faith in a fairy tale is a losing proposition.

Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population of many Races, and many Religions and Faiths that were known or unknown beliefs... all of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was practicing his rights with out fear or with just a little fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to Religious extremes at all sides of borders who are now fighting each other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.

I'm not gonna beat you over the head with scriptures from various faiths, though I think a good read of Huston Smith's THE RELIGIONS OF MAN would be a healthy read for a questioning mind.

Since the start of man, people have also killed over land, power and so on, so it's not just religion; though people typically have an easier time believing some crazy person's claim that they represent their faith in their violent acts... somehow?

Second, I work with people of different religions all over the world — I don't think we in the West know how to speak of faith and treat people with respect at the same time.

@Taj if religion is the whole answer then why are so many poor people's from all over the world want too bring their religion that did not work in their home countries too the USA if their faith in their phony religion was working would not need too get on a airplane or boat why is so much human oppression in poverty man made religious people's or they blowing them self up with bombs

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

Over the past two centuries, Old Testament theology has been shaped by two countervailing forces: since the Reformation, the church has been reluctant to free the Bible from its doctrinal interpretations; but since the Enlightenment, the history - of - religions approach that prevails in the academy has refused to be limited by the constraints of faith.

We have the highest percentage of «Christians» in this nation with the largest prison population, the larger number of drug users and that is a nation divided over religion because of god fearing Christians who believe in this wondrous loving god that gives little girls cancer to test the faith of her parents as they watch her dying.

I certainly do not believe in any deity that looks over my shoulder every minute of every day and intervenes in the affairs of man; none of the religions make sense to me other than being a blight and scam on the supporters of the faith.

But look at other Islamic Arabs majority countries such Egypt, Sudan, All North African Countries you would find Worship houses for Muslims, Christians, Jews and God know what else and been living for years in Peace and Respect until this Era since WW's + 1948 unjust decisions the world is changing badly separating brothers of one blood in different faith & beliefs become to doubt each other in to some race towards power and dominance over each other in to some Jungle Laws, this has brought negative feeling and emotions among all multi religion cultures that were living and trading in peace...!

Stop trolling religion web pages if you are so over religion — or are you looking for Faith & don't know how to ask?

«While the nation is still nursing the wounds of the abduction of Chibok girls, the Islamists abducted another set of school girls in Dapchi and released over 100 of them who professed Islam as their religion and retained in captivity Leah Sharibu on account of her Christian faith.

Labour gave with one hand, praising the role of faith groups in civil society and extending faith involvement in schools, while also coming to blows over adoption agencies and Alistair Campbell's infamous avoidance of religion.

The organization of faith leaders supporting gay marriage takes issue with the argument over the bill language though, suggesting that opponents are «using religion a smokescreen to hide their intolerance.»

British Humanist Association accuses attorney general of trying to turn debate over faith into «war of words about religion»

In place of the voyages of the Beagle and that bizarre menagerie on the Galapagos Isles, we get a sodden family drama, set in early Victorian England, focusing on guilt over a lost child and an exaggerated moral struggle between a sickly husband who chooses reason over religion and a prim wife who prefers faith to fact.

There's a lot about faith and rejecting religion and how family ties strengthen and slacken over time.

«I am clear that both faith and non-faith schools are completely entitled to prioritise the teaching of religion and faith over non-religious world views if they wish.»

Third, while making a legal case against the inclusion of faith - based schools, Markell wrote that «the government should not be in the business of funding programs or institutions that promote one religion over all others.»

Thomas M. Lessl, a scholar at the University of Georgia who has long studied the rhetoric and societal relationships of both science and religion, is well positioned to add to the recent discussion here over whether confidence in science as a source of progress is based on faith or fact.

Guinness takes on the contemporary threat of the excesses of the Religious Right and the secular Left, arguing that we must find a middle ground between privileging one religion over another and attempting to make all public expression of faith illegal.

Over the past 25 years or so, we've seen the emergence of a new (or newly restored, some would say) legal and cultural understanding of religion, driven in part by the insight that for many believers, religious faith isn't a private «hobby» that can be relegated to the home and church; rather, religious belief and identity are integral parts of a person, necessarily and appropriately informing public roles and the public sphere.