Sentences with phrase «local beliefs in»

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Bruce's strong belief in giving back to the community is demonstrated by a commitment to the local and provincial levels of the United Way spanning more than twenty years.

You are blissfully (or intentionally) blind to the fact, that had you been born in another part of the World, you would be defending the local god (s) and disdaining the incorrectness of Christian beliefs.

They often became intertwined with the local culture so it is very possible the Jews and Christians in that area integrated beliefs that where somewhat pagan.

Russia's previous religion law, passed in 1997, didn't limit the public sharing of beliefs; however, some regions imposed local laws restricting evangelism, according to Forum 18.

Its appeal is complex, drawing on belief in anthropogenic global warming and trust in the «scientific consensus» behind it; the Great Recession and a protective reaction to rapid social change; a basic need for the concrete, local, and personal; the waning of religious observance; peer pressure, star power, money, and more.

These peoples, these politeiai of believers, rallied around local clergy, maintaining a belief in their own orthodoxy and becaming members of a «commonwealth.»

I agree with her «belief»; but I have a eucharistic spirituality; so I continue to attend and participate in the parish life (but not formally join) a local church.

You are blissfully (or intentionally) blind to the fact, that had you been born in another part of the World, you would be defending the local god (s) and heralding the incorrectness of Catholic beliefs.

One was the work of a sociologist, Earl Brewer, who, with the aid of a theologian and a ministries specialist, sought by an extensive content analysis of sermons and other addresses given in a rural and an urban church to differentiate the patterns of belief and value constituting those two parishes.67 The second was the inquiry of a religious educator, C. Ellis Nelson, who departed from a curricular definition of education to envision the congregation as a «primary society» whose integral culture conditions its young and old members.68 James Dittes, the third author, described more fully the nature of the culture encountered in the local church.

Belief in the creation of the world in time, contrary to Artistotle's belief in an eternal universe, led Buridan to the concept of inertia, which isbasic to the understanding of local motion, itself the starting point of physics and hence of all modern scBelief in the creation of the world in time, contrary to Artistotle's belief in an eternal universe, led Buridan to the concept of inertia, which isbasic to the understanding of local motion, itself the starting point of physics and hence of all modern scbelief in an eternal universe, led Buridan to the concept of inertia, which isbasic to the understanding of local motion, itself the starting point of physics and hence of all modern science.

In this respect, I read this book as I read any other great book: I assume that every word counts; I attend especially carefully to the sequence and the local context, in the belief that the meaning of each part is dependent partly on what comes before and after, both immediately and also remotelIn this respect, I read this book as I read any other great book: I assume that every word counts; I attend especially carefully to the sequence and the local context, in the belief that the meaning of each part is dependent partly on what comes before and after, both immediately and also remotelin the belief that the meaning of each part is dependent partly on what comes before and after, both immediately and also remotely.

I am presently an «active non-member» of the local Episcopal Church, which, while it is no St. Mary's, is the most faithful in belief and practice (IMO) in my geographical area.

However, if you and I were in a local body / gathering, I would hope that I would be willing to expend that «intense energy» that David speaks about and choose to love you as I would choose to love someone who more closely shares my beliefs / viewpoints, because iron DOES sharpen iron.

However, if you and I were in a local body / gathering, I would hope that I would be willing to expend that â $ œintense energyâ $ that David speaks about and choose to love you as I would choose to love someone who more closely shares my beliefs / viewpoints, because iron DOES sharpen iron.»

And on campus many Christians have found that we really need Muslims to help us withstand the assaults of pagans in the department of religion and at the local shopping mall, I've watched conservative evangelical, Bible - thumping Christian students link up with conservative, Qur» an - thumping Muslim students — they are brought together by the realization that in many subtle and disturbing ways the modern university is aligned against belief in and fidelity to any God.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

«It was the belief among local winemakers that in order for the world to take us seriously, we must first take ourselves seriously.

To go along with its belief in being a family business with local roots, Gordy's County Market created its «close to home» program.

At the foot of the mountains on Vancouver Island nestled by Comox Lake, it's a charming community with a strong belief in supporting your neighbor and local businesses.

Instead, Australia's willingness to continue supplying animals to known abuses depicted in these photographs is re-enforcing the local belief that this type of cruelty is acceptable.

I work as a nutritionist in Western Ethiopia, and have been collecting information about local beliefs.

Ethiopia: local beliefs about nutrition In DD41, I was interested to read the letter about local beliefs and diarrhoea.

Central government has kept local government on a tight leash, strangling the life out of councils in the belief that bureaucrats know best.

Founded in 1896, Humanists UK is trusted by over 55,000 members and supporters and over 90 local and special interest affiliates to promote Humanism, a secular state, and equal treatment of everyone regardless of religion or belief.

Regarding the $ 485 million cost shift from the state to city proposed in the most recent executive budget, he said, «The intent there on that proposal was, there's a belief that the local government should invest more money in CUNY.

Eric Pickles, local government secretary, comments on multiculturalism in advance of a new counter-extremism strategy: «A few people, a handful of activists, have insisted that it isn't enough simply to celebrate the beliefs of minority communities; they want to disown the traditions and heritage of the majority, including the Christian faith and the English language.

The candidates fielded 14 questions, ranging from their stances on national issues — all asserted their belief in climate change and said they were against eliminating federal tax deductions for local property taxes — to how they'd help the homeless.

In September last year the Government consulted on proposals to end the current requirement that all new religious schools leave at least half of their places open to local children irrespective of religion or belief.

In the column, Paul applies his consistent libertarian beliefs concerning big government, civil liberties, and the militarizing of local police.

Senate Republicans are celebrating two little noticed GOP wins in recent local elections, pointing to these victories as evidence that counters the belief they'll have a tough time retaining the majority in 2016.

There are still a significant number of people, especially in more rural areas, who feel that funerals are traditionally conducted by the local vicar, regardless of religious beliefs.

The Respect Party politician missed a Terrorism Bill vote to appear at the Everyman Palace Theatre in Cork, where local punters had the opportunity to ask Galloway about his «beliefs and passions».

Currently, and for the last nine years, all new academies and free schools have only been able to religiously select half of their places, a requirement that has been hugely effective in boosting integration in the education system and ensuring that local places are open to local children, irrespective of their religion or belief.

The Governor described the belief gaining grounds that local governments in Nigeria should be independence of state governments as totally strange and anti-federalism.

Bloomberg spent $ 7 million of his own money pushing nonpartisan elections in a 2003 referendum that failed 70 % to 30 %, but never wavered in his belief that removing party labels in local elections would lead to better competition and decrease the power of political bosses.

[13] He decided to resign at that time in the expectation that the Conservative Party would make over 500 gains in local government elections, but in the belief that these would be achieved in spite of, rather than because of, Iain Duncan Smith's leadership.

The system is based on the belief that involving local communities in the legal process helps to improve understanding of and increase confidence in the criminal justice system.

They have delayed and delayed starting the Bromsgrove application in order to accommodate Ms Kirkbride's belief that - with time - local voters would be more forgiving towards her than at the height of the expenses crisis.

A community board's vote is merely a recommendation, though it may reflect the beliefs of the local council members and borough president, since they jointly pick who sits on the panel in each area.

Controversy recently arose over new measures in Indiana and Arkansas that barred state and local governments from impinging on people's ability to follow their religious beliefs, with some limitations.

Experts should take note of local knowledge and beliefs when making plans about how to help people in vulnerable regions cope with the impacts of climate change.

The authors suggest there is a higher - order process at work that they call global coherence that overrules local contradictions: «Someone who believes in a significant number of conspiracy theories would naturally begin to see authorities as fundamentally deceptive, and new conspiracy theories would seem more plausible in light of that belief.»

«The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya» is published in PLOS ONE on August 3, 2017.

Because then all of a sudden, you're not just going to the local farmer's market because you want good tasting food or you like your neighbors or you have some ideological belief in localness, you're going because you're getting a very strong signal from your pocketbook that it makes more sense to grow food locally than to grow marinated in crude oil and ship it around the world.

As many as 65 percent of people in some countries haven't even heard of climate change, and perceptions of risk often depend on local temperatures as much as beliefs about humans» role in the changing environment, a new study finds.

The asymmetric effect of beliefs about global warming on perceptions of local seasonal climate conditions in the U.S.» Global Environmental Change 23:1488 - 1500.

In looking ahead, I see that many of the USDA beliefs and values are compatible with our present system of nutrient dense local foods.

At the foot of the mountains on Vancouver Island nestled by Comox Lake, it's a charming community with a strong belief in supporting your neighbor and local businesses.

At the foot of the mountains on Vancouver Island nestled by Comox Lake, it's a charming community with a strong belief in supporting your neighbor and local businesses.

Set example for those that follow Belief in Native Life, grew up in respecting religion, other local bands traditions.