Sentences with phrase «for houses of worship»

Had it ever been fully adopted, it would have also adversely impacted other state programs, such as state aid to college students and the longstanding property tax exemptions for houses of worship and religious schools.

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who represents the area, wants government assistance to be made available for houses of worship destroyed by natural disasters, New York 1 reports.»

(RNS) For the first time, the federal government has issued written guidelines for houses of worship that are confronted with a homicidal gunman.

After closed - door conversations with the White House going back to November, the cardinal - in - waiting challenged the White House over an insurance mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that forced religious institutions, except for houses of worship, to provide insurance plans that included coverage for contraceptives.

Not exact matches

Ditto for houses of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, crystal cathedrals, temples and synagogues.

But since we set as the central point of this perception and of this profession of belief the maintenance and hence the security for the future of a being formed by God, we thus serve the maintenance of a divine work and fulfill a divine will — not in the secret twilight of a new house of worship, but openly before the face of the Lord... Our worship is exclusively the cultivation of the natural, and for that reason, because natural, therefore God - willed.

For almost a decade, Misty Edwards has been a worship leader at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo..

Ditto for houses of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals, temples, rented schools rooms and synagogues.

Those were houses of worship at one time, and NOW they are recognized for what they truly are... man's monuments to mythology.

Ditto for houses of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals, temples and synagogues no matter how one views their» beauty and awe».

Legally, the county's moratorium may violate a federal law — the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — which makes it illegal for local governments to place a «substantial burden» on houses of worship and their function.

After all, they have their own houses of worship where no other religion is allowed (public schools), where people teach the religion with no regard for anyone else's thoughts (teachers).

The requirement to practice religion only in registered places of worship creates a Catch - 22 for Russian Protestants, who are often blocked by the state from obtaining property on which to build those houses of worship, Pentecostal Union deputy bishop Konstantin Bendas told Forum 18.

People who attend a house of worship at least once a week account for roughly four in 10 voters.

Ditto for houses and classes of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals, temples and synagogues.

The bereaved should be claimed for the useful citizens that they are and their talents utilized as part of the larger fellowship of their respective faith and house of worship.

In November 2008, at the opening ceremony for our new location, I handed Bill back the key to his house of worship.

Every time I walk into a house of worship I've never been to, the first thing I look for is the local version of the Two Tablets.

The vision United Pursuit had for the Banks House pales in comparison to what they believe God is calling them to do next: Raise $ 100,000 in 30 days to purchase a 10,000 - square - foot abandoned warehouse in the heart of downtown Knoxville, and transform it into a hub for Christian community, creativity and worship.

There's always a great spirit of worship and love for one another lifting up the name of the Lord Jesus Christ he is worthy and deserves Our Praise whether we are at home or in the house of God.

Number 2 not going to church can be harmful to you not to them this is the problem with many Christians claiming they can serve God at home rather than going to the house of God it's not a social service you are doing when you go to Church you don't go for hypocrites they are not Christians they are wolves in sheep clothing your example of worship is always needed.

Ditto for houses of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals, temples and synagogues or pictures thereof!!!

Of course, you don't want a Buddah or whatever statue (a religious icon) in your house because that is the only thing that they are used for, religious worship.

For the mosque construction projections is has supported so far, the ADL's legal arguments revolve around the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, a 1990 law requiring government to show a compelling interest if it imposes land use regulations on houses of worship.

But we can make life very miserable for said speakers by sit - ins / walk - arounds by their misguided church, hosing them down as firemen conduct fire drills in areas where these «speakers» spout their «stupidities», insti - tute a tax on all «houses of worthless worship» and sue them for false advertising of beliefs that are simply con games.

Pew Research released the results of a study earlier this week about what Americans who leave their houses of worship are looking for.

Douthat believes that there is a full scale war being waged by secularists against the free expression of Judaism and Christianity (in particular) outside of house of worship walls, and gets into some reasons for the attack on the first liberty area mentioned in the First Amendment.

Unlike the Puritans and even the Virginia Anglicans, these Dutch Reformed did not provide an adequate house of worship for over twenty years.

As for the foreigners who adhere to the Lord to worship him, to love his name, and to be his servants... I will bring them to my holy mount and make them joyful in my house of prayer.

challenged Gary Locke, current U.S. Secretary of Commerce and President Obama's nominee for the next ambassador to China, to worship at an unregistered house church instead of a Three - Self Patriotic Movement state church in order to «publicly identify with the persecuted.»

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

Ditto for houses of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals, temples and synagogues.

Strong proponents of religious liberty contend that we should treat for - profit corporations just like other religious corporations — that is, just like houses of worship.

But this rather manipulative use of religious institutions scarcely applies to the Protestant churches since they are plainer and less exotic than other houses of worship and on the whole have minimal allure for the Western tourist.

Opponents of this view see for - profit corporations as fundamentally different from, for example, houses of worship.

The foreigner, also, who joined himself to the Lord to minister to him and to love his name would come to the Temple in Jerusalem with all the rights of native - born Jews and there would rejoice in worship in the house that would be called a house of prayer for all peoples.

Churches and houses of worship are exempt from the regulation and a narrow exemption was added for nonprofit religious employers whose employees «primarily share its religious tenets» and who «primarily serve persons who share its religious tenets.»

Sheila Schuller Coleman, the founder's daughter, sought to reassure members and supporters of the iconic house of worship Thursday night, saying «there is still time for God to step in and save Crystal Cathedral Ministries.»

But shortly thereafter, Tijuanna Adetunji of the Fresh Anointing House of Worship in Montgomery came forward and said she had not given permission for her name to be used on the letter.

In 2013, the federal government issued a guide on how to deal with hostile gunman for churches and other houses of worship, in response to the Newtown school shooting.

It is a center that not only house a place of worship for Muslims (as did the WTC towers) but for Christianity and Judaism as well.

While Hager and Ismael were living in Mecca... Sara was living with him in another place upper north... When Ismael grew up Abraham visited Mecca and started with Ismael to clean and mend the worship house of Mecca... for which then he had a revelation of sacrificing Ismael...

Are they the one's on Earth controlling our lives or are you about God the creator of universe that is worshipped by mankind in different ways, given different names, given different looks and combinations, partners, sons... others worshiped Satan or made him partner to God... The Message of the «Monotheism» was there from time of existance up to Noah PBUH and the monotheist derived from those saved by Noah named Abraham PBUH who came up then with the message of «Submission» and rebuilt the house of worship in Mecca for religion teachings redirecting pagans worshiping idols, trees, or worshiping many Gods they made and named as in Greek mythology...

and relight old fires of hatred and pain, I would worry about the safety too of the good American Muslims, although it was radicals to have a Mosque where 3,000 were killed seems to me to rub salt in wounds for many, I don't really understand what happened to the plans of statues and tributes to those lost in 911, other than a money factor.It seems like this Mosque will be viewed as a Trojan horse, no religion would want a house of worship to be a reminder of hatred.it should be a place reminding the world of peace and love if it's a place of worship, and in that location it will not bring a feeling of peace.

As most same - gender - loving people in fundamentalist houses of worship, Marcus lived a double life, or on the «down low,» for he felt it was the only way to continue in ministry and stay connected to the community he loved.

My belief, for what it is worth, is that this teaching and instructing can be done much more effectively in the parish house, in the church hall and the like, at sessions specifically arranged for the purpose, rather than in the course of divine worship.

Ditto for their houses and classes of «worthless worship».

All you need to do is replace the name New Jersey with that of some house of worship, and you have as fitting an inscription as I can imagine for placing above its front door.

«Is the Minister aware that the recent guidelines of the House of Bishops state clearly that those who enter a same - sex marriage, together with children in their care, should be welcomed into the life of worshiping communities, and also that the Church of England is about to begin a two - year process of structured conversations to explore the changing attitudes to human sexuality and their implications for the life of the church and its disciplines?»

There never failed to exist in Israel a protestant party, holding to the primitive austerity of Yahweh's worship and resisting the encroachments of the new pollutions — the Rechabites, for example, who would not even dwell in houses or touch wine.