Sentences with phrase «follow religious texts»
To all those who judge people who follow religious texts — would you judge people who follow other forms of poetry?
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To put things in context, Bell followed that quote up by expressing his disappointment when communities of faith discourage people from asking questions about religious texts or beliefs.
Why is it that these religious fanatics want to mandate that non-adherents follow doctrine culled from a little bible text when they can't seem to even follow the 10 commandments?
I have a theory that SBNRs are so because one or more or a combination of the following: (1) they can't justify their spiritual texts - and so they try to remove themselves from gory genocidal tales, misogyny and anecdotal professions of a man / god, (2) can't defend and are turned off by organized religious history (which encompasses the overwhelming majority of spiritual experiences)- which is simply rife with cruelty, criminal behavior and even modern day cruel - ignorant ostracization, (3) are unable to separate ethics from their respective religious moral code - they, like many theists on this board, wouldn't know how to think ethically because they think the genesis of morality resides in their respective spiritual guides / traditions and (4) are unable to separate from the communal (social) benefits of their respective religion (many atheists aren't either).
In America, marriage does not have to be a religious event, and quoting from your religious text has no persuasive effect on those who don't follow your particular brand of religion.
That is not only ridiculous, but is NOWHERE to be found in the religious text you profess to follow.
This is a theological question, and it all depends on whether they follow the sacred texts themselves or the reinterpretations offered by modern religious scholars.
In it he found the great myths of the creation, the fall, the flood, the escape from Egypt, the promised land, the twelve tribes, the exile, the prophets, all full of Semitic poetry and wisdom, and great human stories, followed by the incomparable religious texts of the New Testament — «He who would save his life must lose it».
Following on from the legal ceremony, we staged our own take on a wedding ceremony, including «there in love in you» by Four Tet (an album Jon bought for Nat as a gift on their first valentine's) whilst our friends and family contributed beautiful readings and poetry from Baha'i, Christian and non religious texts.
(Latin clerus sæcularis) In the language of religious the world (sæculum) is opposed to the cloister; religious who follow a rule, especially those ENNIS, Ireland, NOV. 8, 2007 (Zenit)- Here is the text of the speech delivered Tuesday by Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick at the Ceifin Conference in
The Seattle Times published the following article in today's newspaper: Advocacy groups file initiative to put charter schools on November ballot — According to the text, the initiative sets out several guidelines, including a stipulation that any charter schools must be nonprofit and must not be religious.