Sentences with phrase «far as the church»

and as far as church goes, social reasons are pretty much the only thing keeping me around too...

Romeny did once serve as a Bishop — he also served as a Stake President which means technically we should call him President Romney not Bishop Romney as far as church protocol.

As far as a church having a doctrinal statement?

As far as the Church was concerned, it meant that the Christian Bible could not be interpreted with the same guileless ease as a schools» elementary primer, containing over some six thousand years the history of the world in detail to the present day.

If we believe marriage is a sacrament, then all marriages performed outside the church are civil marriages, and however the state defines marriage can have absolutely no bearing on its sanctity as far as the church is concerned

They suggest that in so far as the churches are concerned, there is a more fundamental issue that lies behind the crisis in authority.

Previously it had been assumed that in so far as the church followed philosophic reason it would end up with the Greeks.

As far as the church being a «source to God»... I'm not sure it is.

As far as the Church of Satan is concerned this inmate is not a Satanist and we will not have our religion attached to such a ridiculous and shameful attempt at avoiding responsibility.

«We've worked hard, we've worked pretty quickly as far as the church is concerned and I think everyone agrees we've actually got a better result.»

Instead of taking this fact simply for granted, as the Modernists do, the Barthians take it very seriously, especially in so far as the church is constantly confronted by the Bible.

Except the happy end isn't here yet, particularly not so far as the churches are concerned.»

But there is something of a difference between gluttony, greed etc. and homosexuality as far as the church's reaction goes (and this is far from saying that the church has dealt with homosexuality in a good way), and that is the fact that there is a massive movement within and without the church, not to show that homosexuality is a sin like any other, but to show that it is not a sin at all.

Dave, you paint yourself as the guru of «rightness» as far as the church goes.

Several times I've not even gotten as far as the church building; turned around and gone home again.

Let me know what you find as far as church planting websites.

Not exact matches

And as an example of action in service of others, you need to look no further than this Hollywood - worthy backdrop of Memorial Church.

It has gone so far as to call into question the criterion established in Familiaris consortio, which in number 84 says: «The Church reaffirms her practice, which is based upon Sacred Scripture, of not admitting to Eucharistic Communion divorced persons who have remarried.

As a fellow Anglican / Episcopalian it saddens me to see how far the Church has sunk in America!

It's far from clear that Madison is saying that government is limited by the freedom the church as an organized body of thought and action.

Politicians in Mississippi, Michigan, and Virginia have gone so far as to plead for the churches» help in reducing the welfare rolls.

Too often, the Church fails to connect the dots and sees the oppression of women as something far removed from our reality: something that happens abroad as a result of extreme political regimes, or cultural assumptions that are restricted to the global South.

And to further the statements previously made, blacks were always allowed to worship in the same place as whites since the church's inception, unlike many christian denominations that shall remain nameless.

Yet almost five decades after Vatican II, many Catholic writers, as Ripatrazone documents, want a Church far different from the one we currently have.

As a result, evangelical liturgical practices tend to be far more fluid than the practices of more high church traditions, as the practices flow from a belief that spiritual regeneration precedes liturgical practice — and regeneration can not be reduced down to easily identified physical characteristicAs a result, evangelical liturgical practices tend to be far more fluid than the practices of more high church traditions, as the practices flow from a belief that spiritual regeneration precedes liturgical practice — and regeneration can not be reduced down to easily identified physical characteristicas the practices flow from a belief that spiritual regeneration precedes liturgical practice — and regeneration can not be reduced down to easily identified physical characteristics.

In recounting President Harrison's service so far, Townsend mentions his participation in resisting the Health and Human Services mandate, quoting Harrison's testimony before congress during which he said he was pleased to «stand with our friends in the Catholic church» as they opposed the excesses of the mandate.

Again, sadly, the church is trailing far beyond society in equality for women, though we have come a long way from the women as property upheld in the Old Testament and still prevalent in many other parts of the world today.

Never, so far as I can tell, has modern historical study made it impossible for a contemporary person concerned about intellectual integrity to believe what the Church (or the synagogue) has long taught as necessary for true faith.

As far as the donating goes, if they want to donate to a church organization then that's fine but to donate to groups that stand against my right to live free and have the same rights as everyone else is this god for sacking country then that's just wronAs far as the donating goes, if they want to donate to a church organization then that's fine but to donate to groups that stand against my right to live free and have the same rights as everyone else is this god for sacking country then that's just wronas the donating goes, if they want to donate to a church organization then that's fine but to donate to groups that stand against my right to live free and have the same rights as everyone else is this god for sacking country then that's just wronas everyone else is this god for sacking country then that's just wrong.

As far as they were concerned, the protest movement and the Church had nothing to do with each otheAs far as they were concerned, the protest movement and the Church had nothing to do with each otheas they were concerned, the protest movement and the Church had nothing to do with each other.

A woman receives a hug as she leaves a morning service at Trinity Episcopal Church not far from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut

Just as conservatives denounce the Westboro baptist church and their tactics, I hope that «liberals» everywhere denounce those who use hateful threats of violence, death, and damnation as tactics for furthering the liberal agenda (or ANY agenda at that)

In any event, I was suprised when the church I was attending here in Ontario held a discussion on women in ministry as I sort grew up without the sort of restraints that I later learned were in place in some denominations within Canada and in far more within the US.

Now, you are telling us that it's about the «proper order» of temporal, natural things here in this world (family, church) which, as far as you know, will cease when we get to heaven.

He was unsatisfied with the reception to Paul VI's Humanae Vitae of 1968, and unsatisfied, too, with the state of the argument in the Church, thinking that it did not go as far as it could in answering certain basic puzzlements that humans have about themselves.

It is far past the time that modernists such as yourself exit the doors and go find a good protestant Church to hang out with your girlfriends at, and leave the pious and devout followers of the faith to represent it.

The proposals for health care in Congress this year, for example, will soon escalate the clash between religious hospitals and state agencies over mandatory performance of abortion: Any single - payer system will prove, as it must, irresistible to social engineers in government, and each twist of the ratchet necessarily moves Catholic hospitals further from the Church and closer to the state.

I didn't know it mattered whether you were a republican or democrat as far as going to a church.

As far as I can see the majority of these post are attacking the Church not Christianity, the big problem with unbelievers is that they can not separate the twAs far as I can see the majority of these post are attacking the Church not Christianity, the big problem with unbelievers is that they can not separate the twas I can see the majority of these post are attacking the Church not Christianity, the big problem with unbelievers is that they can not separate the two.

As far as faith is concerned, there are a lot of Captain Amazings in the Evangelical churcAs far as faith is concerned, there are a lot of Captain Amazings in the Evangelical churcas faith is concerned, there are a lot of Captain Amazings in the Evangelical church.

Today, we have the example of the Mormon Church that even went as far as converting dead Jews to Mormonism.

The chief has spoken with church officials, who have gotten calls about the statue today from as far away as China.

Editor's Note: In light of the recent allegations surfacing about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, this article is worth revisiting as a reminder that Christians, churches and conservative institutions are far from immune from sex scandals.

Editor's Note: In light of the recent allegations surfacing about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, this article is worth revisiting as a reminder that Christians, churches and conservative institutions are far...

Only one group has gone so far as to say that the mainstream LDS Church, in banning plural marriages, is guilty of apostasy.

New resolutions can act as a rallying cry for further work on racial justice and racial unity, allowing SBC entities, churches and organizations to point to this resolution as a reason for continuing to preach, teach and speak out.

I think you're right as far as the general thrust of recent CDF statements goes (think of Dominus Iesus, or the recent clarification on the meaning of the word Church), I guess I just found your exclamation» Take that, Karl Rahner» to be a bit....

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

I know some avid church attenders who are willing to judge themselves as honestly as they judge those «outside» the chosen church and who do not play the «My Pastor's Doctrinally Bigger Than Your Pastor» but they are few and far between.

«Naturally, some in the church will try to polarize or interpret this, but as the rest of us aren't pope, we still have to get further explanation,» Palmo added.