Sentences with phrase «many religious practices»

Generally speaking, faith and religious practices can sensitize a seeking heart to elevate the needs of others above our own.

«It is how culture and religious practice have been preserved through times, whilst blended perfectly with the touch of modern world.»

In essence, that bill gives individuals a way to opt out of federal laws that restrict religious practices, except in cases where the federal government has a compelling interest.

The federal RFRA was passed unanimously in Congress to allow individuals in states with a way to opt out of federal laws that restrict religious practices, generally speaking.

Residents have even taken the official Rongcheng credit system a few steps further by adding penalties for illegally spreading religion — echoing recent countrywide crackdowns on religious practice — abusing or abandoning family members, and defaming others online.

I can say without reservation that my faith and religious practices have never been dictated by any form of fear or other negative emotion.

Professor Chung's speech resurrected the ancient debate over «syncretism» — the degree to which the Christian faith can and should accommodate other religious practices, and whether other faiths have sufficient truth without being troubled by the gospel of Christ.

That's what this concert is, and it has no more military support than all those other religious practices being performed on the base every day.

Or is it also disallowed to be considerate inside enclosed spaces among random strangers who may or may not have even heard of, or just not recognized on sight, one's particular religious practices?

Maybe we can look at it as a phase that many Christians from all demographics go through before a renewal, and that would be a good thing, for since organized religion, hence dogma, doctrine, religious practices, etc., is the primary cause for parting ways, it is a wake up call for the Christian church.

As for your religious practices not being dictated by any form of fear or other negative emotion... bull hockey.

Prayer is a nonthreatening religious practice, regardless of the faith.

Ignorant people and their stupid, archaic religious practices.

But, since the school district still has to pay for additional upkeep due to additional usage, it's equivalent to government - subsidized religious practice.

Where debate on the subject of religion versus secularism is concerned, it's always easy to find voices shrieking over the banishment of religion and Christianity from American life, and claims the nation is morally bankrupt because of the success progressives have had with marginalizing or outlawing religious practices.

I find it weird that many of the atheists I encountered until recently were of the thought that you can't possibly have spiritual or religious practices (or superstitions) AND not believe in deities.

Atheists may criticize religious practices, but few would outlaw them altogether.

1 Billion Muslims care, and we should have an obligation, as a civilized nation, to take care with their religious practices so long as it doesn't not violate a tenet of our law.

It's about not spitting on the religious practice of an enormous part of the Earth's population.

How does one of the most ruthless killers of our time deserve any kind of respect that is in keeping with any religious practice?

Your religious practices seem just as silly and inhuman as theirs do to those of us who don't believe at all.

I don't know about her religious practices and I certainly do not walk in her foot steps every day of her life.

I see no difference between «plural marriage» and any other nutty religious practice... but I do have ONE question for the Mormons about the topic:

Treating his body with respect and in accordance with his religious practices also demonstrates to the world that we are not against Islam.

Austin, while the list of recognized civil rights varies, activities and actions, including religious practice and organization of the family unit (number of children, marriage) have been a core element since at least the original UN declarations.

Washington (CNN)-- A political truce may be brewing between the Obama and Romney campaigns on the issue of the candidates» faith and religious practice.

Those who would limit religious practice to the cathedral and the home are the very same people who would strip the public square of any religious presence.

This makes religion a private affair in terms of how the government views religious practice.

Separation thus introduces a powerful incentive to abandon a religious practice.

Essays on censorship, ethinic programming, pornography, popular religious practices, media criticism, effects research, ritual and transmission models of communication.

You can «try on» or «take off» religious practices, but knowing a person is something entirely different.

If we wanted to have an accurate tweet - level, religion - based Theological point it would be something along the lines of «Jesus came into the world because religious practice is insufficient to save us».

Many of us who have ditched religion did so upon realizing that religious dogma, religious practice, and biblical scripture is illogical, impractical and can not hold up under any rational analysis.

The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices of some at the expense of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.

The latter is well within a healthy religious practice as evidenced throughout the Judeo - Christian cannon and western Christian practice.

Even those in traditional religious groups who seem religiously disengaged exhibit arguably religious practices, including what sociologists call «vicarious religion,» «believing without belonging,» and «everyday religion.»

The Church has authority from Jesus to «bind and loose» disciplines which govern the public religious practice of the God's people on earth — this is not the same as the Divine Law of God's Word and natural moral law.

There is no doubt in it that you have not created yourself someone or whatever your believes are you have been created you can call it whatever name you choose and there are physical laws in that universe so you can call that force behind those fundamental laws is The Creator so Creator is not an issue it is religious practice we may disagree with each other

When danger of street violence prevented Arieh Klausner from sending Amos to the school attended by the professors» children, he chose an Orthodox religious institution» not because he wished to initiate his son in religious practice, but because of animus against the alternative socialist orientation.

«I was taken aback and disturbed by the number of people in the world with severe restrictions on their religious practice.

Surrounded by Muslims and their religious practices — including the daily prayers, announced across the centers — Christians stick out as the exception, becoming easy targets for mockery and worse offenses.

Indeed this imposing of belief and / or religious practice is part of the alleged Islamist agenda investigation in Birmingham.»

Under RFRA, if a plaintiff can show a given law, even if generally applicable (i.e. not directly targeting religious practices), places a «substantial burden» on religious exercise, the law will not stand.

I'm not defending their current policies which need more transparancy and alterations to allow anyone to believe in any religion they want, but this article masks real religious injustice of the discrimination against Tibetians and their religious practices by making it a «Christian» persecution thing.

Religious practice, in this understanding, involves the profession of faith, but it does not extend to participation in the broader life of the society.

It is not for everyone, and especially those that find joy and pleasure in demeaning the faith of others and express a perspective that no place on Earth can or should be be made exclusive onthe basis of belief or religious practice.

The tragedy of Karbala, where Husain and his family suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Umayyad general, is annually commemorated by the Shi'as with great religious devotion and has become the central feature of Shi'a religious practice.

Again, the Christian religious practice of going back to the Old Testament to relive the archaic events Yahweh performed on his people, a practice which was commanded by both Yahweh and Christ, is really a call for the people of God to move forward and continue the march toward the Promised Land.

Yes, there are precise religious practices spanning many volumes in Judaism and in the statements of faith and conduct in Christianity, but at their fundamental core is the instance by God that they should bring life.»

And to indirectly accuse me of «Monolithic, myopic interpretations of a religious practice» — is a huge personal charge.