Sentences with phrase «interest for religious people»

As a film, it's a bore, and probably only of interest for religious people who like so - called scary movies but aren't allowed to see one involving anything that derives its malevolent force from the occult, or anything with an R rating.

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(ENTIRE BOOK) A helpful and understandable presentation of Whitehead's thought, for people interested in learning how careful, reflective thinking can provide a basis for religious beliefs.

We can build this world by seeking and discovering viable alternatives to neoliberalism and unilateral globalization, alternatives based on the interests of peoples and respect for national, cultural and religious differences.

He represents a professional group which is very close to the problems of people, and he also represents a community of people who are interested in the implications of their religious point of view for their daily lives.

In contrast with the priest from the temple, and the scribe from the synagogue, Jesus was listened to gladly by the common people, and finally it was not the irreligious, but the religious authorities who had Jesus put to death, for He constituted too severe a threat to the vested interests of religion.

Obviously a lot of people find him interesting for his religious and other beliefs, too.

Under the free - exercise clause every person is entitled to respect for her or his religious commitments, and their free exercise should not be burdened by governmental interference except to secure «compelling state interests» (such as protection of public health and safety, not just public welfare or order) that can be served in no less burdensome way.

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.

While we are interested in bearing witness to the gospel of Jesus, our mission is not to recruit people from one religious institution or belief system for another; nor to give them new laws, dogmas and rituals; but rather to persuade all to change our lives and ways, and adopt a new way of seeing, doing and being.

It is so interesting that these «religious» people just believe in something for which there is no proof but then deride science for being a theory.

Hardly anyone seriously doubts any more that there was a Galilean Jew named Jesus, who for a short time attracted local attention as a teacher who took an unusual interest in people and uttered some startling things, and who for this reason fell foul of the religious authorities, the result of it all being that the Roman governor had him crucified.

This book is for people interested in learning how careful, reflective thinking can provide a basis for religious beliefs.

At any rate, among such people as David Burrell, Stephen Crites, Samuel McClendon, Donald and Walter Capps, James Wiggins, John Dunne and, in a different way, Richard R. Niebuhr and William Lynch, it is a concern with concrete, ordinary experience that for some has meant a renewed interest in religious autobiography — Paul's letters, Augustine's Confessions, John Woolman's Journal, Kierkegaard's writings, the theological work of Teilhard de Chardin, Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers, Dorothy Day's autobiography and so on.

This made it possible for main Ja «far as - Sadiq to teach the people and to encourage interest in religious laws.

«Once «the religious hypothesis» is disengaged from the opportunity to inflict humiliation and pain on people who do not profess the correct creed, it loses interest for many people.»

The disclaimer there at the end is interesting, but I think this was more of a copout by the Professor to avoid becoming the target of angry religious people who feel he might be blaming God for mental illness.

But a great deal of the momentum for the movement as a whole comes from the fact that people are interested in spirituality, on the one hand, and from the availability of vast resources from religious organizations, on the other hand.

They usually take place outside the Divinity School, and they are intended, not for specialists in religious studies of any kind, but for a general audience of people, mainly, but by no means exclusively, undergraduate, whose courses of study may lie in other fields, but who are interested in listening to a non-technical presentation of questions with which theologians are concerned and perhaps also in taking part in discussions which are arranged to follow the lectures.

They are the same people who fight nondenominational prayers in public schools, the use of public school facilities for meetings of high school religious - interest groups, and state support of private schools.

A few reasons why are religious people so stupid: — do not understand Sunday is a day off for many people — they feel it's honorable to post on hobby / interest blogs while at work — do not understand time zones and / or that web sites may be accessed 24/7 by international visitors — do not understand that even within a single time zone humans may have different sleep habits

As Religious Freedom and the Constitution illustrates, we tend to assume that the independence and autonomy of churches derive from, and exist for, the privacy and liberty interests of individual persons.

I don't know too many people who had just one partner when they wed; one friend who's religious turned to porn when his wife lost interest after the babies came and, then, after he'd developed a full - on porn addiction, was shut out sexually for good.

The group's original mission statement read: «To provide a medium through which parliamentarians and organisations with an interest in religious education can discuss the current provision of religious education, press for continuous improvement, promote public understanding and advocate rigorous education for every young person in religious and non-religious world views.»

He indicated that ``... the initial and agreed fee for the pilgrimage per person is $ 2,700,» cautioning interested pilgrims not to make payment to any individual or organization except the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.

The statement read in part: «As a people with common destiny, we need to constantly include President Muhammadu Buhari in our prayers for a quick recovery as a matter of overall national interest, and indeed, all our leaders; exhibit a very high level of patriotism; be proactive; make objective not distractive actions and criticisms; proffer progressive advice and solutions devoid of political, selfish, ethnic religious considerations.»

She was not interested in finding out more about how we often seek to work with religious people on shared aims for equality and non-discrimination in party policy.

The constitution permits the government to pass laws enable life in society «living together», and found that the governments interest in this case was sufficient to restrict the rights for people to wear religious face coverings.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson said, «Trevor Phillips is the head of a commission which is responsible for the legal rights and interests not just of religious people but of non-religious people too.

This site finds matches for members based on ethnic, religious and cultural preferences; this makes this site suitable for people who want to meet and socialize with matches based on specific beliefs and interests.

There are dozens of other secret Facebook groups for people with herpes who have special interests — such as religious or ethnic affiliations, herpes research, age groups, sexual preferences, dating, and more.

Some profiles aren't complete making it hard for interested members to discern the identity and intent of the people behind the profiles hence facilitating cases of religious harassment and other vices.

Often times, you can search for people in different states or countries, by age, race, religious preference, political interest, etc..

You can point the finger at all sorts of participants in this battle, but I believe (and we have been examining and discussing at length on this site for more than 8 years now) the principal drivers of the polarization are coming more from: (1) the corporate energy interests who are protecting their profits against regulation and other policies that would move the system away from fossil fuels, and using their clout in the political process to tie things up; (2) right - wing anti-government and anti-regulatory ideologues whose political views appear threatened by scientific conclusions that point toward a need for stronger policy action; (3) people whose religious or cultural identities appear threatened by modern science; and so forth.

This however has not always been accepted by people in history, as they had power and vested interests that incentized them to ignore this (certian pagan religious officials, but not in mediterranian (greeks for sure knew)-RRB-.

Since Christian Horizons was operating its group homes for religious reasons, the Court held that it was primarily engaged in serving the interests of persons identified by their creed, with resultant benefits to individuals with developmental disabilities who live in their group homes and the families of those residents.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,