Sentences with phrase «for attack upon»

Does that mean that the tribes of Simeon and Levi in alliance sacked the city of Shechem, in revenge for an attack upon a kindred tribe called Dinah?

The «issue» in unproductive arguments is often only an excuse for attack upon the other partner.

Not exact matches

Nefarious characters and the applications they create mine social media for purposes of social engineering, cyber attacks and to prey upon others to fulfill lusts for sexual perversions and other questionable pursuits like identity theft.

He has attacked former FBI Director James Comey for releasing memos he claims are classified, and briefly blocked a Democratic memo from the House Intelligence Committee over its inclusion of classified information, yet he grandstands against redactions insisted upon by his own Justice Department.)

A spokesperson for Facebook directed Newsweek to its community standards on hate speech, which said that the platform «removes hate speech» that directly attacks people based upon «race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender, or gender identity, or serious disabilities or diseases.»

For a Christian leader to call upon fellow Christians to vote for Christian candidates is not an attack on the principles of religious freedom established by our nation's forefatheFor a Christian leader to call upon fellow Christians to vote for Christian candidates is not an attack on the principles of religious freedom established by our nation's forefathefor Christian candidates is not an attack on the principles of religious freedom established by our nation's forefathers.

Draz Yet, if prominent atheists were to call upon fellow non-believers to vote for a non-believing candidate wouldn't you expect some to call that an attack upon religious freedom?

Unfortunately, Plantinga, himself, has not explicitly acknowledged the fact that his analysis of the relationship between divine sovereignty and human freedom is basically an attack upon, not a defense of, the view of omnipotence that most classical theists seem to hold; moreover, many such classical theists seem not yet to have perceived this tension for themselves.

The Syrians would be punished for a ruthless massacre; the Philistines for playing jackal to Edom; the Phœnicians for a breach of treaty; the Edomites for attacking a kindred and friendly people; the Ammonites for slaughtering women and children in a wanton war of aggression; the Moabites for a brutal outrage upon the corpse of the conquered King of Edom.

This insight explains the vehemence of his attack upon the German quest for the historical Jesus, just as it illuminates his behavior» during his first years at Lambaréné, when he ransacked the intellectual storehouses of the world's religions in order to find some way to conceive of an affirmation of the world that was not merely mindless hedonism, a way that could motivate a powerful urge toward human betterment, toward perfection within the structures of natural existence.

Instead of joining in a hue and cry against a churchman for engaging in this system in which every one of us is implicated, from which even the bishop's salary is derived, or hiding our Christian faces in shame because his hypocritical enemies hold him up as a «horrible example,» the clear call of Christ is that his followers should make a frontal attack upon the pagan system itself, and demand that our economic order shall give way to an economic order embodying the principles of the kingdom of God (July 17, 1929).

So a Christian who was a fan of this book (and the author) commented that this was the stupidest review they had ever read... Another Christian weighed in and said that the commenter was stupid as well for just using cut - and - paste attacks upon people who write critical reviews.

In his Attack upon «Christendom» Soren Kierkegaard suggested that «the illusion of a Christian nation is due... to the power which number exercises over the imagination... It is said, that [an innkeeper] sold his beer by the bottle for a cent less than he paid for it; and when a certain man said to him, «How does that balance the account?

, 176, where he speaks of his generation's effort to defend itself against Christ; and Kierkegaard's Attack Upon Christendom, 160 - 161, where he critiques the Christian Church in history for trying to defend itself against the possibility of following Christ as the Pattern.

They were looked upon as a threat to the law of competition; therefore, the bosses hired detectives, ex-convicts, and thugs to attack the picket lines and to open the lines for production.

Attacks by Christian theologians such as Barth upon this whole enterprise are justified in so far as there was for a long time a tendency to regard the discussion with unbelief as a kind of prolegomenon to dogmatics itself.

He attacks most mercilessly the men of his time who believed that haqiqa frees one from the moral obligations of the law, and appeals for a revision of Sufism in the light of the teachings of the old masters, calling upon the Sufis to lead a true religious life in accordance with the Qur» an and the example of the founders of the Sufi path.

In his book Beegle attacked «inerrantists» for being overly rationalistic, obscurantist in fixing upon the «autographs» of Scripture, naive linguistically in thinking language can be precise, misguided in their use of proof - texting, Docetic in their denial of Scripture's humanness, and wrong in their commitment to a domino theory regarding inspiration.

So bring the troops home making it clear to countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that W - MD already in our ar - senal and paid for will be delivered upon their capitals and mosques if our country is ever attacked again by Muslims from anywhere.

I shall ignore the shrill personal attacks upon me in Robert Miola's spleen - venting review of my book, The Quest for Shakespeare, in your August / September issue.

-- Will This Rock in Rio by Ken Lottis — Attack Upon Christendom by Soren Kierkegaard — Plan B by Pete Wilson — Electing Not to Vote edited by Ted Lewis — The Sacred Journey by Charles Foster — Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card — UnChristian by David Kinnaman — Resurrection of the Son of God by NT Wright — Church Without Walls by Jim Petersen — Repenting of Religion by Greg Boyd — Spontaneous Expansion of the Church Roland Allen — Unlearning Church by Michael Slaughter — The Open Secret by Lesslie Newbigin — When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert — The Ministry of the Spirit by Roland Allen — The Mission of God by Christopher J.H. Wright — An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches by Ray S. Anderson — Provacative Faith by Matthew Paul Turner — Transforming Mission by David Bosch — The Roman Empire and the New Testament by Warren Carter — I'm Fine with God; It's Chrsitians I Can't Stand by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz — Jesus and Empire by Richard A. Horsley — Simply Christian by NT Wright — Jesus, the Jewish Theologian by Brad H. Young

For after he has delivered these three attacks upon the priests he adds

When the terrorist attacks killed thousands of people on 9/11/2001, some Christians said this was God's judgment upon wickedness in our country, and specifically condemned feminists, abortionists, and homosexuals as the cause for this attack.

When Jesus told his disciples, «Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,» was he attacking the economic system upon which our material security depends?

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

The second international break of the season is upon us and Arsenal fans should be very happy about that, although it would not have been nearly as nice if Burnley had been able to hold out against our weary looking attack for another minute, or if the referee had spotted the ball hitting Koscielny's arm before going over the line to give Arsenal the points yesterday.

Pedro then hit the post and had a goal rightly ruled out for offside as Granada struggled to contain the wave upon wave of attacks from the visitors and they were finally in front 17 minutes from time.

Often unplayable, always enjoyable, Hazard was the man Chelsea could call upon for any job this season — and that's why he's Stats Zone's Attacking midfielder of the Year.

The expected waves of Barcelona attacks then descended upon the Spartak defence, but the Russians were holding out well until Tello produced another piece of magic to skip past McGeady on the left and tee up Messi for the easiest of finishes.

Alberto Moreno's speed means that he offers a real attacking threat for Liverpool from left - back, but he isn't as reliable when called upon defensively.

One key for Arsenal will be not letting their left flank get torn up again as last weekend at Everton; Wigan did score up that flank against City, so will be incumbent upon Lukas Podolski or whoever plays on that side to help Monreal and Vermaelen keep the Wigan attack at bay.

I do have to take the time to applaud Szcezsny for his Cruyff turns in the box as a Marseille player beared down upon him, I hope he doesn't desire to give Arsenal fans a heart attack again very soon though.

Hopefully, the attacking position will be addressed in the summer and if we keep Chris Wood, we will need an experienced goal scorer who gives everything for the shirt when called upon.

Arsenal have long been connected with a transfer for versatile Real Madrid attacking midfielder Lucas Vazquez, but he has taken it upon himself to show his commitment to the cause at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Alan Pardew started with a classic underdog strategy: his side defended deep, attacked quickly through wingers Wilfried Zaha and Yannick Bolasie, and depended upon set pieces for clear - cut chances.

(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall expedite the completion and implementation of a biometric entry - exit tracking system for all travelers to the United States, as recommended by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

The refugee situation is not a cause of the attack in any meaningful way, it makes no sense for European countries to stop accepting refugees for that reason, let alone to mount some sort of crazy operation based upon the notion that it would be a risk.

Dan Levitan, a spokesman for de Blasio's campaign, seized upon the Malliotakis» trips to attack the GOP contender.

«It therefore calls upon the security agencies to do a thorough investigation into the identities of the suspected gunmen in order to stop this dangerous generalization of labelling certain tribe or people of certain faith as responsible for these attacks.

«Refusing to pay the salaries and allowances of judges may well be construed as having for its purpose an attack upon the independence of the judiciary, as judges are less independent if they have to beg for their salaries and allowances to be paid.

And in a thinly - veiled attack upon Mr Cameron, who like the prime minister has been criticised for a perceived lack of substance, Mr Blair said: «I could once have just stood up and been a touchy - feely politician people kind of liked and who looked a bit different from the normal.

He said but for the intervention of the leadership of the party who have impressed upon their members to defend themselves only and desist from reprisal attacks, there would have been chaos in the country.

Many Muslims are genuinely incensed by the «Innocence of Muslims»: they see it as blatant attack on their beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and as part of a series of «attacks» and hatred for their religious sanctity they see as coming from the US.

Downing Street's former director of communications Alastair Campbell has apologised for an emailed attack upon the BBC.

«It is so important not only to stop this terrible humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza itself, with hundreds upon hundreds of innocent civilians being killed, but also for the longterm security of innocent Israeli civilians who have been subject to these unacceptable rocket attacks.

Mr. Trump's advisers have impressed upon him for days that his clash with the Khans was counterproductive, urging him instead to show deference to them and train his attacks on Mrs. Clinton, people close to the campaign said.

For example, people who suffer from phobias may experience panic attacks upon exposure to certain triggers.

The jumping - off point for Carl Rinsch's 47 Ronin is the 18th - century legend of the 47 samurai who, upon being left leaderless after their feudal lord was forced to commit seppuku as a result of attacking a corrupt Edo official, sacrificed themselves in the name of avenging their leader's honor.

Even harder to believe though is that some critics attacked Dark City upon its release for being a case of style over substance.

The second trailer has arrived, which finds Moss going undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.