Sentences with phrase «most persons in our culture»

It seems that most people in our culture think that being Christian simply means being a good person.

In some recent surveys (reported in books like unChristian and They), it appears that most people in our culture believe that Christians are about as trustworthy as car salesmen and lawyers.

I would accept the notion that most persons in our culture, Christian and non-Christian alike, function in their daily lives, perhaps unconsciously, on the basis of the assumed absence of God in history.

In some recent surveys (reported in books like unChristian and They Like Jesus but Not the Church), it appears that most people in our culture believe that Christians are about as trustworthy as car salesmen and lawyers.

Most people in our culture turn to the internet.

While it would take an empirical study to solve the issue, my hypothesis is that most persons in our culture — liberal, postliberal or what have you — interpret their experiences and «the universe» primarily in terms that are neither biblical nor theological.

Most people in our culture are riddled with fear, and it's running the show in our lives, taking the wheel in most of our decision - making.

Most people in our culture would probably think of that.

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«Most people think you should try to hire givers,» says Grant, «but the data suggests that if you want a culture of givers the most important thing is in fact to screen out takMost people think you should try to hire givers,» says Grant, «but the data suggests that if you want a culture of givers the most important thing is in fact to screen out takmost important thing is in fact to screen out takers.

In a peak performance culture people are committed to doing everything about the fewest, most important things instead of doing a few things about everything.

People who have had to overcome obstacles and challenges are most likely to thrive in a competitive sales culture.»

Most notably, a blog post published by former site reliability engineer Susan Fowler in February describing a workplace culture that enabled rampant sexual harassment resulted in an internal investigation and the firing of more than 20 people.

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However, a healthy work culture is often seen as a «nice to have» and not a must have — but our movement's people are its most valuable asset, so investing in a culture that sustains them is critical.

In 2017, The ESOP Association had over 11,000 persons attend its seminars and conferences which are focused on the entire spectrum of ESOP and employee ownership issues — from the most technical issues to human behavior issues and ownership culture.

'» Asked to paint a picture of the company in 20 years, the executives mentioned such things as «on the cover of Business Week as a model success story... the Fortune most admired top - ten list... the best science and business graduates want to work here... people on airplanes rave about one of our products to seatmates... 20 consecutive years of profitable growth... an entrepreneurial culture that has spawned half a dozen new divisions from within... management gurus use us as an example of excellent management and progressive thinking,» and so on.

The Church does not seek a direct role in politics; the Church forms the people who can shape the culture that makes democratic self - governance work: «It is by forming consciences that the Church makes her most specific and valuable contribution to society.

when you live in America, knowing that the culture here is very superficial and most things are based on looks (and not just here but other countries as well) you can't be surprised that people will find a fully bearded woman strange.

The reason the church adapted some of the symbolism and practices from their surrounding pagan culture is an interesting study, but the simplest explanation which makes the most sense to people today is found in our own culture.

The Church's teaching on sexuality seems puzzling to many people whose understanding has been clouded by the corruption of a culture that practises and glorifies sex without commitment or even deep feeling, a culture in which the most lucrative internet business is pornography.

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And whether we like it or not, it is the culture in which most people within our society, most people within our churches, and we ourselves are now living.

The bigger problem however, is that most people relish in their ignorance and don't wish to educate themselves on different cultures and / or point of views and are content with their own hubris.

1) most people haven't given serious thought to these issues and are just giving their «feeling»... it would not be hard for person with well - thought out positions (on either side of the issue) to expose the lack of logic in their position and get them to change their mind... most people just reflect their culture.

Any person who is referred to by such sobriquets as «the Catholic Barth,» «the most cultured man in Europe,» «a modern church father» and «Pope John Paul II's favorite theologian» is certainly someone to be reckoned with on many theological fronts.

Xtianity is not an Innocent in the History of the World, most especially in places like Africa, the Asia's and here in the USA where like elsewhere Natives peoples were persecuted to within an inch of their lives and cultures!

In hindsight we see that if the gospel had not been preached in terms of Hellenistic culture, it would not have won the minds and hearts of most of the people in the then - known worlIn hindsight we see that if the gospel had not been preached in terms of Hellenistic culture, it would not have won the minds and hearts of most of the people in the then - known worlin terms of Hellenistic culture, it would not have won the minds and hearts of most of the people in the then - known worlin the then - known world.

Compared to the inhabitants of certain other cultures and times, most people today, with all their knowledge and power, are unskilled in the fine arts of personal and interpersonal conduct.

The director of the new Foundation, Fr Tomasz Trafny of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said: «I don't think most people necessarily see science and faith as being opposed but I do think there is confusion as to where to put faith and where to put science in their life.

Indeed, most cultures in human history have generated no such marvel as the modern scientific movement, and even in our own culture, scientifically oriented as it is supposed to be, most people accept the benefits of technology and use the vocabulary of science but do not in fact choose to abide by the disciplines that alone make scientific productivity possible.

24 / The program policy of the Commission must also be based on the premise that mankind consists of many diverse cultures, most of which represent in actual numbers very large numbers of persons.

In fact, in my experience, I've found that the folks most passionate about waging a culture war against homosexuality are often folks who don't know a lot of gay peoplIn fact, in my experience, I've found that the folks most passionate about waging a culture war against homosexuality are often folks who don't know a lot of gay peoplin my experience, I've found that the folks most passionate about waging a culture war against homosexuality are often folks who don't know a lot of gay people.

It was easy for me, then, to become cynical about the faith that I was raised in, to punch the holes into the theology of the people I grew up with and spot the gaps in the preaching and methods, and point a finger of blame when «they» got it wrong, to separate myself from the culture and, like most kids raised by immigrant parents (because, in a way, my parents were like immigrants to this strange new land of Christianity), I took for granted my life in the new Kingdom, completely unable to imagine a life without freedom, without joy, without Jesus.

Add to this mix a handful of international students, most likely from a Middle Eastern, Islamic culture or from an Asian society in which people deem it strange to share any religious conviction, and we have an assembly that we could address only if the miracle of Pentecost touched our tongues.

In contemporary culture, «gay» is the most common word for describing homosexual persons.

A youth - valuing culture tends to reduce self - esteem and increases anger in most people as they grow older.

In the New Testament, apart from Paul's recommendation of celibacy, the single life was not a concern in cultures where most people were expected to marrIn the New Testament, apart from Paul's recommendation of celibacy, the single life was not a concern in cultures where most people were expected to marrin cultures where most people were expected to marry.

There are all types of cultures and most people in the world don't their lives for the purpose of following your bible.

An Emergent definition of relevance, modulated by resistance, might run something like this; relevance means listening before speaking; relevance means interpreting the culture to itself by noting the ways in which certain cultural productions gesture toward a transcendent grace and beauty; relevance means being ready to give an account for the hope that we have and being in places where someone might actually ask; relevance means believing that we might learn something from those who are most unlike us; relevance means not so much translating the churches language to the culture as translating the culture's language back to the church; relevance means making theological sense of the depth that people discover in the oddest places of ordinary living and then using that experience to draw them to the source of that depth (Augustine seems to imply such a move in his reflections on beauty and transience in his Confessions).

But, strangely, even though culture is becoming less «religious» by most measurable standards, the number of people who believe in an afterlife is at record numbers.

In fact, I think a more apt thought connection to the culture - of - death practices and proposals of today can be made to the invidious beliefs that animated eugenics — a movement still disdained by most people.

This tentative model for understanding the causes of problem drinking is offered in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism: «An individual who (1) responds to beverage alcohol in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined, by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and who (3) is a member of a culture in which there is both pressure to drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop trouble than will most other people.»

National churches like the Church of England and other mainline Protestant denominations are losing ground in a world where nationality and culture are becoming increasingly flexible in the lives of most people.

I can't say for sure if I think being gay is a choice or decided by nature, but it TO ME it seems like most gay people come from a dysfunctional family or didn't fit in with their all american peers and found comfort in the gay culture.

In their attempt to «bring Christ» to people in other cultures, missionaries (and until recently most Christian missionaries were sent from either North America or Europe) sometimes confuse «the gospel» with «the culture,» namely, their owIn their attempt to «bring Christ» to people in other cultures, missionaries (and until recently most Christian missionaries were sent from either North America or Europe) sometimes confuse «the gospel» with «the culture,» namely, their owin other cultures, missionaries (and until recently most Christian missionaries were sent from either North America or Europe) sometimes confuse «the gospel» with «the culture,» namely, their own.

One problem with Satanic is that most people would hear you saying that you love the church, but that it essentially does not exist in our culture.

Thus, to understand the meaning of love to an ancient Greek expressed in English it is necessary to look at how the people of the day conceived love - a conception that we can see most definitively expressed in the culture itself through the expressions of friendship, eroticism, charity, and brotherhood.

But while a Southern Baptist youth pastor may in fact be in the minority in his opinion on marriage and women's roles in the broader culture, he is likely in the majority in his more immediate church culture where he has the most influence and where women and LGBT people may be disadvantaged.

He went on to say, «By indigenous church we mean a Christian church that is best adapted to meet the religious needs of the Chinese people, most congenial to Chinese life and culture and most effective in arousing in Chinese Christians the sense of responsibility».