Sentences with phrase «influence on their believers»

New research conducted at York University, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, may shed some light on religion's actual influence on believers — and the news is positive.

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I am surprised at the amount of derision and down right hatred directed at believers in God here based on nothing but media influenced bigotry.

-- to correct believer bullsh!t — to argue against religion driven laws and influence — to keep an eye on the crazies that want to put the USA and Canada on the road to becoming a theocracy — to influence undecideds away from joining any religious cult (and all religios are cults)-- for the humor of the nuttiness of things believers believe, say and do

The problem with Santa Claus theology is that the same polls which show a high percentage of the population to be believers also show that this belief has no significant influence on the values and practices of daily life.

As creative of the community, the sacrament leaves its influence on the faith of the believers and the process of the Church, whether it is performed well or poorly.

Those influenced by Rousseau often begin with a bias against civil religion on the grounds that it is or easily can be an idolatrous fraud perpetrated on naive believers.

Atheists may get frustrated when believers try to impose their religious beliefs on others in society, and try to influence governments and lawmakers to bend the laws to conform with those beliefs.

A theological tradition which «believes in Jesus» encourages the believer to construct the faith - image of this Jesus, an image made up as a result of many different influences: the preaching and teaching of the Church, the reading of the gospels and of devotional literature, the lives and ideals of influential individuals, and so on.

She is a strong believer in the positive influence sport can have on all aspects of life, and is keen to raise the profile of sport in Oxford both for elite athletes and at a recreational level.

Upon his arrival, Klopp talked about turning doubters into believers and for the most part he's been a positive influence on what was a fractured fan base.

The immense influence TSRC has had on his scientific development since he was a young scientist has made him a staunch believer in keeping the Telluride workshops financially accessible to graduate students and postdocs.

MH: I'm a firm believer that 80 percent of this business is based on agents» connections (who they know and what they know), and the other 10 - 15 percent of the business is based on relocation and other types of outside influences.