Sentences with phrase «finds acceptance on»

Desperate to fit in, he eventually finds acceptance on his wrestling team, with the encouragement of his coach (William Fichtner) and despite the reluctance of the school principal (Jon Voight), concerned that Ali's appearance in district meets could incite riots.

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The company will find the going harder in APAC than in some other markets, where the prevalence and acceptance of electronic payments outstrip prevailing attitudes on other continents: mainly the Americas, but also parts of Europe.
Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents» wishes to keep tabs on their kids and teachers find ways to work them into lessons.
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Welcome to the official website of the Church of Satan (Church of Satan dot com) Founded on April 30, 1966 c.e. by Anton Szandor LaVey, we are the first above - ground organization in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature — that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence.
And only such love, founded on no particular quality or attribute, can offer something approaching unconditional acceptance.
A third, a physician in New York City, praised the Catholic tradition for its emphasis on human dignity and social justice, but added: «I am troubled by the fact that I find greater acceptance of myself as a whole person in my professional community as a physician, than I do in the official hierarchy of the church of my family, my childhood, and my life.»
All this, which is only a part of what ought to be said about the Atonement, is not irrelevant to our discussion; for like Professor MacKinnon, though in a rather different way, I want to lay the greatest emphasis on the decisiveness and uniqueness of the Cross and the Resurrection In both these acts of God, however, I find no inconsistency between their decisiveness and «objectivity» and the fact that they are directed towards men: the former as conveying to them the divine acceptance which is also judgement, the latter by bringing to them, in the Easter experiences, the active presence of the living Lord.
These two institutions (UNCTAD and G22) certainly do not carry much weight compared to G7, IMF, WB and WTO, but by turning their backs on the immutable rights of the creditors, they show that governments on the periphery are finding it increasingly difficult to justify their acceptance of the neo-liberal globalisation.
On the other hand, Buddhism is free from those attachments that have led Christians to resist the acceptance of scientific findings.
A useful group - life checklist allowing participants to rate a group on communication, acceptance of persons, leadership, climate of relationships, and other aspects can be found in Philip Anderson's Church Meetings that Matter.10 Evaluation is not a frill; rather it is essential to discovering what you are accomplishing in groups and how you can do better.
Whenever its the gay issue - all you see is ignorant Christians holding tight to their prejudices - why is it so hard to find a christian these days espousing any principle that is christlike - I was raised in evangelical christianity - and still hold on to some great teachings - but division, non unity, non acceptance and certainly denial of the creative nature of God is NOT christ - like.
That one can dare to maintain such hope depends on acceptance of the Christian faith's promise that precisely in the relinquishing of concern for one's own security, ultimate security and meaning are found.
The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.
Hence we have every right to think that in that dynamic life which is unsurpassable and hence divine there is, not a becoming more divine, which would be absurd, but an increasing capacity for finding occasions through which God may employ, in one way or another, that which is always remembered; and also, in this very action as it continues on in God's relationship with creation, a growing acceptance of those who have contributed to the cosmic enterprise of love at work in creation.
I am encouraged by his acceptance of a substantial part of my criticism of classical theism as found in Aquinas; however, he sides with Aquinas and against me on some issues.
Further, Niebuhr's doctrine of God's grace would find a congenial overlap in Rogers's ideas on «acceptance
He did not expect that God would give him with no effort on his part the words which would be right; but he was sure that by «thinking prayerfully», in the attentive presence of God», about those words which seemed to him to be best he would be able to come closer to preaching with a sense that these were right for him to use — and what is more, he could commit them, along with his own admittedly inadequate and deficient effort, to God so that they might be used in a way pleasing to God and more likely to find acceptance from God's people.
Pittenger also discriminates among the various kinds of response to Jesus: rejection «by the authorities of Church and State,» «puzzlement on the part of local religious leaders,» «the acceptance of the common people who heard him gladly,» and «the utter loyalty and devotion found in the circle of his disciples» (CR 76f).
Wycliff's acceptance of the scriptures as the rule of life finds expression in nearly all his works but especially in his treatise De Veritate Sacrae Scriptures (on the truth of the Holy Scriptures) published in 1378, the year in which the papacy ranked to its lowest ebb, with the «Great schism», when a new pope was elected in Rome in opposition to the pope of Avignon.
If only they could see more fully how this grace works in creation and in man: offering man free acceptance on God's part and letting him use his freedom to find God!
This has been going on for at least the 2000 years of recorded Christianity, and if there is ever going to be acceptance of the church by people who are trying to live their lives consciously, people who find safe haven in the unconscious hypocrisy that the current Christian church allows to exist are going to be the people who run that church and Christianity in general.
Drawing on certain biblical depictions of the Spirit, especially in the Gospel of John, Hamilton went on to say that Christians will find «the Holy Spirit begins to perform a mothering role for us that is unconditional acceptance, love and caring.
Faith becomes acceptance of what one finds implausible on the grounds of an external and coercive authority.
However, the main obstacle those federal projects usually find on their way is not their good or bad acceptance by minority nations, but their rejection by the majority nation, which is the one that is able to carry out constitutional change in Spain.
A Manhattan jury found Joseph Percoco guilty on federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from acceptance of more than $ 300,000 in bridges from companies looking to do business with the state.
The Chairperson in his acceptance speech said his focus would be on the unity of the continent and solidarity among the leaders which is the legacy of the founding fathers of the Union.
Gervais and Norenzayan's findings may shed light on an interesting puzzle: why acceptance towards atheism has grown rapidly in some countries but not others.
This project builds on previous studies in Iowa, Colorado and Missouri that found the removal of financial impediments resulted in a higher acceptance of IUDs and implants.
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This is Reviews Of Online Dating Profile Writers In writing my new online dating profile with brutal honesty, I got the chance to reflect on who I am and find acceptance and appreciation for that person, exactly as is.
There's a lot to like in Franco's portrayal of Wiseau as a lonely soul who seeks acceptance by pretending to be other people and who finds control in making his own world on a movie set.
BEST: If you hate the music the Oscars orchestra plays when a winner's acceptance speech runs on too long, producers of this year's event may have found a solution to the problem: A scroll at the bottom of the screen with the winners» thank - yous.
Fifteen - year - old Charley (Charlie Plummer) finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean on Pete.
Dirty Computer finds Monáe coming out fighting with love and acceptance, as she sings on the Pharrell - featuring «I Got The Juice»: «if you try to grab my pussy cat this pussy grab you back.»
What's commendable about Love Happens is that the movie focuses a lot of energy on the distress and tries to find ways to fit the romance angle within the central character's evolving acceptance of his loss.
While some critics may carp on the more Hollywood aspects of the film, particularly in how it compares to the less manipulative treatment of United 93, I do believe that Stone's film will eventually find a more universal acceptance in the long run, as more films surrounding the events of 9/11 come forth of a similar nature.
Whatever parents are seeking for their children — improved academic performance, more engaged teachers, social acceptance, freedom from bullying, special needs programming, and so on — they are more likely to find it when they have more than one choice.
High - achieving students who feel pressured to attain perfection (and Ivy League acceptances) may turn to cheating as a way to find an edge on the competition or to keep a single bad test score from sabotaging months of hard work.
If cities simply add more choice schools in the absence of changes to the enrollment process, parents can struggle to find information on schools, be forced to fill out widely varying school applications, and then receive a staggered barrage of acceptance and rejection notices.
«True» democracy is realized when our citizens embrace through their actions and orientations to others respect, acceptance of diversity, finding common ground on diverse viewpoints, and civility in our discourse.
Aspire was founded on the mission to prepare all students for college, and based upon students» yearly academic performance and college acceptance rates, Aspire appears to fulfill its stated purpose.
Upon walking into the dealership after finding the a car on the internet it was a great feeling of acceptance.
In Happier Endings, she leads readers on an emotional journey toward preparation for and acceptance of death, drawing on the wisdom found in many faiths and spiritual traditions.
Ending up in Sweetgrass, Alberta, while on a drive to clear her head of thirty - nine years of bad decisions and emotional baggage, Lucie slowly finds love and acceptance in her new town.
In Islam these considerations may have been intensified by the relatively greater emphasis which is placed on God's predetermining power, and we certainly find defenders of medicine insisting that to seek cures does not in any way imply lack of acceptance of the divine qadar and qa1E0D?»
The new findings, however, show that it doesn't have an automatic pass on acceptance and that it will need to be genuinely competitive with the iPad and other devices in prices and features, not just bring a new OS on top of conventional Windows tablet designs.
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