Sentences with phrase «long as its followers»

the Romans were tolerant of all religions as long as followers paid taxes to the roman state.

As long as its followers aren't made to do anything against there religion, it's legal.

Not exact matches

(The user count no longer includes SMS Fast Followers, users who add Twitter via text - message outside of the U.S.; It is a group Twitter was criticized for including in past user totals as a way to goose their numbers.)

Any one who knows the long and convoluted, very human process of the integration of the «Yahweh» god, (the god of the armies), into Hebrew culture, could never for a moment take it seriously, as well as the development of the major tenets of Christianity, most of which were not spoken of by the so - called «founder» of that religion, (but instead were developed by his followers), many years later, including the long, and very interesting concoctions of his cult.

In fact Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his followers, and the disciples believed as you did, that they were only for the Jews, but Peter was surprised to discover the meaning behind God's direct message to him, that God opened it up to the gentiles, fulfilling the prophecy God made long ago that through the descendants of Abraham all nations would be blessed.

I can understand people wanting proof of bin Laden's death, but I think his followers who will portray him as a martyr will be proof that bin Laden lives no longer.

It has got away for so long with the kind of lunatic word - games that allow death - by - torture to be presented as an act of love, and eternal torment in the flames of hell to be seen as a necessary act of justice, that we should perhaps not be surprised that it has also managed to dupe its followers into seeing the systematic suppression and silencing of women as an act of liberation and equality.

It inconsistent with the teachings of Christianity to make snide remarks, as Christianity teaches its followers to be patient, kind, long - suffering, love your enemies, pray for those who despitefully use you, turn the other cheek, and so on.

The Hateful Truth: To answer your question as it might apply to me, yes, even growing up in a Catholic household I was raised to respect everyone, even Satanists, as long they (or any other faith follower for that matter) did not go out to hurt others.

we shall create an alter just as elijah (one of god's chosen) i shall stand watching 400 + religious followers of god pray and pray for as long as they wish, days, weeks, hell even a full year.

It could now be seen, in every detail as his followers remembered it, as the life of the one whom they now encountered as a living Presence in the witnessing and worshipping life of the Christian society: the Jesus who was no longer with them as «the prophet from Nazareth», but who was for ever contemporary as the Lord to whom «all authority in heaven and earth» had been given, who was «with them always, to the close of the age».

Although the mainstreams of Christianity and Judaism long ago rejected it, what is sometimes described as «body - self dualism» is back with a vengeance, and its followers are legion.

Using these sale figures as a starting point, one could easily argue that Anita Bryant has more followers than Germaine Greer, that Pat Boone speaks to more important needs than David Reuben, and that Marjorie Holmes will be savored long after Xaviera Hollander is remaindered.

Do you really think I want followers who think they get to ignore everything I say as long as they pretend to believe in me?

Is it possible and after reading about it i kept on thinking «i will sell to my soul for 20 carats get out shut up i will never ever sell my soul to you oh god please help me and this is continuing for a few days i am afraid that i have sold my sold to the devil have i please help and still i think god's way of allowing others to hate him us much worse even you know and can easily think think about much better punishments like rebirth after being punished for all the sins in life and i am feeling put on the sin of those who committed the unforgiviable sin (the early 0th century priests) imagine them burning in hell fire till now for 2000 years hopelessly screaming to god for help i can't belive the mercy of god are they forgiven even though commiting this sin keans going to hell for entinity thank you and congralutions i think the 7 year tribulation periodvis over in 18th century the great commect shooting and in 19th century the sun became dark for a day and moon was not visible on the earth but now satun has the domination over me those who don't belive in jesus crist i used to belive in him but now after knowing a lot in science it is getting harharder to belive in him even though i know that he exsists and i only belived in him not that he died for me in the cross and also not for eternal life and i still sin as much as i used to before but only a little reduced and i didn't accept satan as my master but what can i do because those who knowingly sin a lot and don't belive in jesus christ has to accept satan as their master because he only teaches us that even though he is evil he gives us complete freedom but thr followers of jesus and god only have freedom because they can sin only with in a limit and no more but recive their reward after their life in heaven but the followers of satun have to go to hell butbi don't want to go to hell and be ruled by the cruel tryant but still why didn't god destroy satun long way before and i think it was also Adam and eve's fault also they could have blamed satan and could have also get their punishment reduced but they didn't and today we are seeing the result

You really need to look back and take a long hard look at if you were really «all in» as a follower of Christ... thats all a Christian really is, just to believe in what he did for you and that his sacrifice and grace was sufficient not to be condemned by God.

those without sin cast the first stone, who are any of you to judge and condemn anyone, The One and Only true God, that is alive today having died for all sin, arose and still forgives, you do nt need to know how God existed you only believe, why does everything that people do nt understand need to be explained, God will take care of Eddie Long and our job as a true follower and Christian of Jesus Christ, The Christ, not a religion but a relationship, will continue to pray for all those involved.

as long as they don't allow women to serve in equal positions, it will not only be unfair to women who are in some kind of leadership role, but to its women followers since they are virtually unrepresented

Of the 65 million adults who used to attend church, but no longer do, 30 million of them still identify as followers of Jesus.

In Jesus» case it was a combination of factors — such as the fervent longing of oppressed people, their religious preparation and ethical sensitivity, the remarkable personal power of Jesus, and the particular circumstances of his death — which produced among his followers a mental and emotional situation favorable to the attainment of a remarkable new intensity of life, marked by love, loyalty, courage and joy, all for the sake of the Master, who had sacrificed his life for them and for the larger good he saw through them.

Period.How can the followers of any religion such as this long tolerate the views of others??

Despite being a long - standing follower of and contributor to this magazine, I feel I must express concern with the manner in which the May / June editorial dismissed the notion that «a drop» of the Redeemer's blood would have sufficed for our Redemption, describing the notion as «pious speculation», not «helpful», and not «true» (p. 3).

Both of these points, that early statements were based primarily on the narrative of Scripture and the behavior of believers, will become critical later in this chapter for understanding how we as twenty - first century followers of Jesus can stand up for the truth without the damaging and destructive statements of doctrine that have divided Christianity for so long.

It is true, there are those churches that side with Israel believing that it is Gods land (forgetting that when Jesus died on the cross, his land no longer was the physical Israel but that we as his followers are Israel).

Sorry to break this to you my loyal followers but I no longer accept fasting as one of the means of communicating directly to me.

It has sometimes been conjectured that, so far from being in itself a sermon, it is a collection of pithy sayings perhaps used by Jesus from time to time as texts for longer discourses to his followers.

St. Augustine wrote of Christus caput et corpus: Christ head and body, as the one Christ who now lives forevermore; and the Epistle to the Ephesians, as Dr. J. Armitage Robinson noted many years ago, is a long meditation on the theme that the Christian is not to think of Christ and his followers so much as of Christ in his members.

-- Dana Shultz, author of Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking «As a long - time follower of Laura's work, I've been anxious for her creative recipes to be printed in a book that I could use often in my own kitchen.

I'm just a follower of the site with a little bit too much free time and all I intended was a genuine suggestion - to wait a while longer before posting stuff so as to allow the readers time to discuss and you know, argue.

That's very true, the AKBs have long used Spurs as our success criteria that we will always be above them, now they are above us they come up with at least they are not winning the league, guess Spurs winning the league can be something irritating to even the loyal Wenger followers, so be it so that we may finally have a strong stand, coz together we can achieve, but divided we won't get anything positive

comrades, so long as you supporters / fans remain divided, especially the wenger followers who keep arguing that he stays on then the club is doomed.

Are you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplane

As long - time AP mom (both kids grown) and a devoted follower of Dr. Sears» recommendations I add that I found it helpful rather than to tell the child what she or he feels, to say, «I'd like to discuss this with you when you are finished screaming and yelling.

As an example, Obama ’08 went to great lengths to recruit their followers to fight back against the Manchurian Muslim Candidate meme, to some success — though that particular little legend had long legs and still refuses to die, even in 2012.

Truthful tweets took six times as long as fake ones to spread to 1500 people across Twitter — in large part because falsehoods were 70 per cent more likely to be retweeted than the truth, even after accounting for the posters» account age, activity level and number of followers (Science, doi.org/gc3jt6).

Well, I am sure you as well as most followers of the doctors I listed are interested in the best for the human body long term and do not consider how easy it is to follow...

As a long time WAPF member and follower must tell you your letter to our new president has some great suggestions however in # 1 you left out the millions of innocents murdered by abortion.

It would be so convenient for us frequent DIY HB&M followers to have a book to refer to in the midst of DIYing rather than a phone or laptop.I get headaches if im looking at a screen too long as well.lol But besides that, back on topic, i bet everyone of us would love a copy of a book of your blog recipes.

Dr Perlmutter IS right and years of science and research back up his claims along with true testimonials from real people - have you even read the book??? like I said before people like you who are not willing to give up gluten carbs and sugars are going to be the first ones to come on here with skepticism and claims that this is just another «fad diet - «newsflash Will this is a lifestyle and the followers are not in a cult they are real people who want to take charge of their health and live to see their great grandchildren and still be sound in their minds its fine to have questions but to come on here and insult this fine doctor who has helped so many people throughout his career and has written a New York times best seller to educate and help so many more people just makes you sound absurd and immature - he is speaking the truth everything we've been told about nutrition is a lie to profit the wheat industry, doctors and pharmaceutical companies because as long as people keep eating the wrong foods and getting sicker and fatter they will all profit.

I don't even think you notice my comments anymore, but hey, what the heck, as long as you see that I'm still a loyal follower as I was from the start, I'm good:).

As a long - time follower of Lissy's blog - it was great to read more about her thoughts when it comes to fashion.

As a long time follower I feel so proud & excited of where you've taken your blog.

Bloggers» followers trust them, said nearly every person interviewed for this story, and as long as sponsored posts are clearly labeled as such, an influencer's individuality and authentic voice allows them to connect to readers in a way that magazines are struggling to do.

I think it's important to connect with the followers and buyers as they'll stay loyal as long as you keep them in the loop.

Alongside the shoes, which have been heralded by streetwear fans as Nike's coolest collaboration in a long time, he also launched a series of workshop - style events for his community of followers.

I'm a good follower as long as they are going the way of my inner - moral - compass; then we part paths.

Avid followers consider FWB the best kind of relationship as it eliminates the emotional drama of a long - term partnership, meaning there is no need to settle the question of which direction the partners are heading?

Moss stars as Becky Something, a maniacally destructive punk rock star and leader of the seminal all - female rock band Something She, who pushes her relationships with bandmates, family and followers to the limit as she wages a years long war against sobriety, while attempting to re-engage the creativity that had once led her band to massive crossover success.

While a fall production start date still gives plenty of time for Jason Schwartzman to clear up his schedule, Her Smell sees Moss play Becky Something, a maniacally destructive punk rock star who pushes her relationships with bandmates, family and followers to the limit as she wages a years - long war against sobriety while attempting to re-engage the creativity that had once led her band to massive crossover success.

The romantic view that children can basically educate themselves so long as grownups don't interfere is not taken seriously by any constructivists I know of — certainly not by Dewey, Piaget, Kohlberg, or their followers.