Sentences with phrase «like other conservative»

«Ex-gay movement members, like other conservative Christians, view themselves as part of a positive transformation of American culture and religious life, often describing themselves as embattled or besieged by secular culture or the gay rights movement.

Conservative Latinos, like other conservative Americans, are being urged to «consider the alternative,» to «reflect upon the upcoming Supreme Court nominations,» and support Trump as some kind of lesser of two evils.

Not exact matches

«A strong speech,» said conservative Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne, although like other Republicans he disagrees with Macron on the climate accord and Iran deal.

To use a concrete example, if you have a million bucks socked away for retirement, drawing down $ 30,000 a year (in addition to any other sources like Social Security or pensions) is a conservative enough choice that you should be able to sleep at night, confident that even extreme swings in the market won't harm your ability to keep your portfolio healthy into your nineties.

Keep your outfit conservative with this shirt — overly colorful socks, ties, or pocket squares, as well as too many other accessories like jewelry or large watches, will leave your ensemble looking costumey and garish with French cuffs and cufflinks.

Either it means that other members of his party — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United States.

The move comes after Walker, a leading House conservative, said he would like the next chaplain to have a family — comments that other lawmakers said were discriminatory because Catholics would be excluded from applying.

Like the Wildrose Party, who lost leader Danielle Smith and 10 other MLAs when they crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives in the final months of 2014, the Liberals will now need to find someone to lead them into the next election.

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Like was drilled into my brain when I was in the conservative church, Lauren and Yen have been taught, among many other things, that masturbation and being gay (one which is a sexual act and one which is an identity) is wrong.

The conservative politician who can listen to members of the other political coalition like Reagan did, and who can learn to respond to the arguments of the other side (as opposed to just posturing for the amusement of their own side), won't just win over those who currently think of themselves as swing - voters.

The fact is that the conservatives who believe this nonsense, or even the moronic position taken by the personhood amendments, put them squarely in the same camp with other crazies like many PETA supporters who want to criminalize the killing and eating of any animals.

I and others of like mind criticized the drug culture and related antics as a self - indulgent distraction from the goals of racial justice and peace, and worried that the new enthusiasm for «ecological consciousness» was in fact a conservative ploy designed to turn the movement away from the cause of the poor.

Funny how conservatives use the Bible (certain passages) to suit their needs, yet ignore other parts of it (hmm, like caring for the poor?).

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

Beyond politics, beyond all of the labels we wear and assign to each other — like liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican or independent — we are all sitting at the foot of the cross.

You know the type... the ones who THINK Jesus would like them... the ultra conservative type that make business deals at church on Sundays, drive a Buick, gossip about the «bad» people on the other side of the tracks.

It's just like conservative talk radio - so many who critique it have never listened to it and or they buy the opposite viewpoint and listen to others critiques and adopt them as their own.

That if that's their calling of the Lord than should be on salary but a moderate salary not a salary that makes them rich but of a modest lifestyle sure if they have a family living in a home that meets their needs and these millionaire status like cars where your above the people Jesus lived a very conservative life for a reason so that he was not a distraction too his assignment of preach the Gospel being a good example and staying away from any appearance of filthy lucre as we see displayed today as he he who preaches the Gospel if they have no other charge from the Lord than they should live of the Gospel

Conservative Christian heavyweights like John Hagee, David Barton and Tony Perkins have allegedly rallied their support behind Governor «Good Hair,» noting among other things, his consistent pro-life and pro-traditional marriage stances.

He doesn't act or talk like other Christians, says the Rev. Gary Cass, a conservative Christian president of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission.

a right kinda christian is one who is po'ed at every other kind of people or nitpick with them — like the conservative talking heads.

in my years of expreiencing most of the so - called evangelical and conservative christians, i find them to be arrogant, conceited, self - rightious, hateful, and dismissive of all other religions that are not christian... why would i want to convert to be like them?

However, just like the authors are conservative in allowing for other sources of this novelty, for the sake of argument I'll concede I could be wrong here.

It is good to challenge the status quo when it does not line up with scripture (like confronting the desire for violence and vengeance especially among «conservative» Christians), but we should not in our zeal push the pendulum too far the other way and undermine our view of God's sovereignty, power, and holiness.

Unfortunately, other believers seem easily cowed by the usual threats of hell that conservatives routinely fire at all who oppose their views, so it seems like you're stuck with hearing from us for the time being.

He, like many other Jews, sees a need to break down old, closed - minded stereotypes of Evangelicals only because these conservative Christians are Jew - and Israel - friendly, making an alliance politically beneficial given today's realities.

In Russell Kirk: A Critical Biography of a Conservative Mind, James E. Person, Jr. refers to several different lists of «most important conservatives» that place Kirk with the likes of William F. Buckley, Jr., Milton Friedman, F. A. Hayek, and others.

Oh, you mean just like republicans who pander to the chrizzjun conservatives by trying to «out chrizzjun» the other guy!

There are a lot of other folks like that; people who were surprised at how a conservative Christian theology was relevant to the things they were going through.

We conservatives know that having lots of wives — like Solomon, Abraham, and other cool dudes from the Bible — makes for good religion and strong support of traditional marriage.

For information theory also instructs us that religions, like other systems, can not sustain any vital flow of information if they remain absolutely conservative and defensive.

What conservatives and libertarians are most animated about nowadays is the abuse of public - good authority, particularly as such authority has been misused for a very long time to tax and spend, not generally on public goods like defense but on wealth - transfer programs, such as social security, Medicare and Medicaid, and other entitlements — the kinds of programs, in other words, that have effectively bankrupted Greece, are threatening to bankrupt several other European nations, and are undermining the European Monetary Union.

Then again, Reality is very hung up about sex as well, and like a conservative, loves telling other people how to live their personal life and what they can't do with their bodies.

«In other words: American Atheists and Fox News — alongside conservatives like Sarah Palin — seem to have discovered a mutually beneficial relationship.»

And the other question I have is... Can I still hold to my conservative views of scriptures and have the same respect I give to others be returned in like manner?

He's crooked just like every other politician who's tried to use the «faith card» to get more votes from far right conservative Christians.

Ah, I'm so glad I am a conservative and not like all those other moron, idiot, loser liberals... God hates them!

In his book, Campolo follows a distinct pattern» first, he somewhat apologetically admits that he holds to the «conservative» and «traditional» point of view; then he argues persuasively for the other side; and finally he hints suggestively that young and progressive Christians have moved beyond him on issues like abortion, homosexuality, and premarital sex.

For the record, some countries (like the former Soviet Union) did perform abortions very frequently because there weren't other effective forms of birth control.Some conservatives that I speak with counter my argument about birth control by suggesting that everyone needs to be responsible for the cost, education and hassle of this themselves.

i am yet to be impressed with this ramsey wilshire combo they both take each others space and wilshire booms forward more but once he gets to the final third he doesn't no what to do and rushes and ramsey is a shadow of himself with wilshire their, ramsey tends to play more conservative with wilshire there and worst is we have one of the best cams in the world but we shift him to the wing to accommodate wilshire if wenger continues to pick players like this you can say goodbye to any title challenge.

For other conservative parents like me, the faux hawk haircut should be the one you try on if your little boy insists on having a Mohawk.

LD: When I used «right wing» above I meant, primarily, right wing media outlets (like Fox et al) and conservative politicians like Rep. Steve King (who, along with at least two other Republicans) is seeking to roll back the school food rules.

Like other British political parties, the Conservative and Unionist Party publish (and update) party rules, in their case branded as a Constitution.

Doug Forrester, an American conservative who blogs at race42008.com, summarised the views of Brooks and others like this: «The argument over the size of government is no longer deciding elections.

«After his lopsided victory in the Republican primary, Paladino is now better known by New York voters — but not necessarily better liked, other than by Republican and conservative voters,» said Siena pollster Steve Greenberg.

However Conservative LGBT parliamentary candidates like Iain Dale seem to want to whitewash the Law and Justice party or use other methods to diminish the scale of homophobia shown by the Law and Justice party.

Philip Blonde takes an almost Democratic Republican ideology towards public service reform in advocating using social entreprises to manage schools, hospitals, sure start centres etc, which would be democratically connected to all other schools etc through out the country and collectively elect the central management who allocate budget spending to each and every school etc. http://www.respublica.org.uk/publications/ownership-state It sounds more like a radical libertarian socialist solution to public services than a free market conservative solution to public services.

Five candidates have declared an intention to run against Ms. Stefanik, who, like several other Republicans, will most likely have to balance between pleasing conservatives who adore Mr. Trump and appealing to independents who may be put off by the president's first year in office.

Kristian Dhal, the party leader, sent a message to «other moderate euroskeptic parties like the British Conservatives» to form an alliance to «steer back the EU» to focus on trade and energy and to be less interfering in national legislation.