Sentences with phrase «from religious opinions»

«As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.»

«As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion, — as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen [Muslims], — and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan [Muslim] nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.»

«As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.»

As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion, — as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen, — and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

n 1797, the United States Senate ratified a treaty with Tripoli that stated in Article 11: As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

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Of course some religious groups and persons like that will also mock, but they speak from places of personal interest, and so what they think doesn't matter, we all know where those opinions originate.

We can assume that all the Justices sitting on the Court today, like other humans, have their own preferences and biases about religion, but the judicial opinions of one of them, Justice John Paul Stevens, raise more than a slight suspicion that some of his actions on the bench stem from animosity, if not to animal sacrifice, at least to certain less exotic religious beliefs and practices.

*********************************** One would hope that voters were casting their ballots on the basis of what they conclude is best for a civil society and a pluralistic population, not on the more egocentric opinions they may have about right or wrong that are derived from their religious beliefs.

An overly long article describing how the devout struggles over something no one cares about, and a professional opinion from BU telling us that these religious nutjobs are taking things way too seriously.

As she continues to read, we hear about Paul's incarceration and persecution, about how Jesus is «the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,» about watching out for all those false teachings that circulated through the trade routes, about how we ought to stop judging each other over differences of opinion regarding religious festivals and food (I blush a little at this point and resolved to make peace with some rather opinionated friends before the next sacred meal), about how we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and love, about how we must forgive one another, about how the things that once separated Jew from Greek and slave from free are broken down at the foot of the cross, about how we should sing more hymns.

On the other hand, Christians (or religious people in general) shouldn't be excluded from the political conversation either, as they would be if only agnostic opinions could count.

Like a coward he refuses to look at the camera, has a smug, holier - than - thou expression, hates how he was born so he has mutilated his ears, too lazy to shave and get a real job he makes money from preaching his religious beliefs to others, gets his «opinion» published SOLELY because he steals Stedman Graham's name to try to validate himself.

The religious orientations associated with the two, therefore, are each likely to gain periodic reinforcement from government, and, at the same time, divisions of opinion in the wider policy arena are likely to reinforce the tensions between these orientations.

That being said, my opinion is that the whole argument is moot if it stems from religious reasons.

I refrain from reading comments since most commentators, especially when talking about religious issues, trash talk or belittle anyone who does not agree with their opinions.

«I am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from American religious leaders of all faiths... as well as secular U.S. leaders and opinion makers,» she said.

I believe that people have the right to hold and express their religious views, but they do NOT have the right to be insulated from the comments and opinions of others about those views.

It may be argued that the lack of research into the effects of religious programs is compensated by broadcasters» use of research from other areas of mass - media effects to form opinions on the effects which may be expected from their programs.

«I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from religious indoctrination received in youth.»

An essential component of human organization, from religious communities to constitutional democracies, public opinion depends on public expression and public assembly.

At present, much evidence (including some from the kinds of opinion surveys I have just maligned) indicates that religious conservatives and religious liberals in the United States are deeply divided — on nearly everything.

We were a group of women from many different backgrounds and I'm sure we all had many differences of opinion regarding other social / political / religious issues.

I want to emphasize that I do not think there is anything wrong with having a personal opinion or religious viewpoint, just that statements made from these perspectives should be identified as such so that readers are not mislead into thinking they are reading evidence when they are reading opinion or belief.

An internet campaign against Ezzo cites critical articles and opinions from medical, religious and secular publications.

They first used the argument that they have a religious opinion that bars them from purchasing insurance, seeing it as a form or gambling, among a few other things.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

There are other viewpoints, mostly influenced by religious doctrine or individual morals, and while they may originate from the right, they don't represent a conservative opinion.

The chancellor said: «Any preaching of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion in this country and I think we have got to do whatever we can to root it out, from whatever quarter it comes».

And in the wake of the not - guilty verdict, the chancellor - and clear favourite to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister - commented: «I think any preaching of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion in this country and I think we've got to do whatever we can to root it out from whatever quarter it comes.

Do not take my word for it; read the opinion issued in the 2005 Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover School Board case, which held that «intelligent design is not science and «can not uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.»»

At present the only alternative to academic opinion on humankind comes from religious fanaticism or sentimental conservatism.

- End of lesson activities - Revision sessions - Cover lessons The debate format asks students to move from one side of the room or the other based on whether they think a member of the religious tradition should agree or disagree with the statement, it is also good practice to get students to move to express their opinion in response to the statement.

We are also of the opinion -LSB-...] that members of the public are not prohibited from receiving public benefits because of their religious beliefs or because they happen to be attending a parochial school.

An opinion poll conducted by the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, has found that eighty per cent of those surveyed — including two - thirds of Catholics, are opposed to removing the current cap, which limits schools from not selecting more than half of their pupils on religious grounds.

However, I struggled to identify with religious views so different from my own, and I hesitated to speak openly with such different opinions on family, prayer, and God.

If I'm a good judge of character and there is no diversity from one character to the next, they all have the same political opinions and religious views, wouldn't that make me a bad judge of character, scientifically speaking?

(1) Pew (and others) research polls show that the greatest sector in negative opinions on environmental issues is from conservatives with strong religious views.

Catholic religious truths have I beleive 5 or more defined levels of certainty from De Fide Definita down to any non heretical opinion.

One hundred and five social scientists, climate scientists, business leaders, political leaders, religious leaders, and other climate communication professionals gathered to share perspectives from experience and from the scholarly literature on the shaping of public opinion around climate change.

For Hazard, who served as a law clerk to Justice William Brennan in 1973, the year he joined the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade, last week's decision stands in stark contrast to Brennan's struggle to separate his personal religious views from his responsibilities as a justice.

Advocate General Kokott of the European Court of Justice has given an opinion that precluding a Muslim employee from wearing a headscarf to work is not direct discrimination where the prohibition is founded on a general company policy of political and religious neutrality.

Our goal is to encourage honest and insightful discussion, debate and insight into the history, particularly religious, of America's founding from all perspectives, and to promote an atmosphere where all opinions are welcomed.

Chapel Hill, NC About Blog Professor of Religious Studies, a leading authority on the Bible and the life of Jesus, author Bart D.Ehrman discusses his books and public debates, responds to criticisms from other scholars, and answers questions raised by readers.The History & Literature of Early Christianity provides Bart's insights and opinions on important issues related to the New Testament and early Christianity.

It would be instructive, for example, for the HRC to issues opinions on the permissibility of restrictions of such religious activities as polygamy, animal sacrifice, or the exclusion of women from the church hierarchy»: S Joseph, J Schultz & M Castan, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, at [17.13].