Sentences with phrase «not by any religious organization»

Not exact matches

«I will make absolutely certain religious orders like the Little Sisters of Poor are not bullied by the federal government because of their religious beliefs,» Trump wrote in October in a letter to the leaders of Roman Catholic organizations.

If you are employed by a not - for - profit organization, any time you spend on religious instruction, worship services, or any form of proselytizing may not be counted toward meeting the full - time employment requirement.

A Hasidic Jew presents problems to any organization since they are bound by a higher set of religious dogma that might not agree with established governmental policies.

By denying certiorari, the Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling that affirmed World Vision's right to fire employees who didn't share the organization's religious views.

Well I sometimes use the Christian label so as not to be oppressed by people like you — for example, when filling out religious preferences for organizations like the Boy Scouts.

You don't think that people can be brainwashed into a belief system with the more subtle indoctrination techniques used by religious organizations and have it stick?

The FDA decision does not resolve other controversial issues swirling around the pills, including the refusal of hospitals run by religious organizations to offer them, of some pharmacies to stock them and of some antiabortion pharmacists to dispense them.

Moreover, the imbalance is accentuated by the fact that 60 percent of Jews do not belong or contribute to any Jewish organizations, religious or otherwise, whereas well over 60 percent of non-Jews are church members.

The editors note that, since the ordinance exempted religious organizations, it was not opposed by the Catholic archdiocese.

«[N] on - state actors, including rebel and terrorist organizations,... committed by far some of the most egregious human rights abuses and caused significant damage to the global status of respect for religious freedom,» according to the 2014 IRF report.

@Mark To be clear, I would see granting exemptions if the organization was expressly religious, like an actual church, but merely being guided by the religious principles of the founder simply doesn't justify preventing coverage to those within the organization with different beliefs, atti.tudes, and morals.

Religious organizations were welcome as long as they were malleable: as long as their leaders didn't need to profess anything in particular; as long as they could be governed by sheer democracy and adjust to popular mores or trends; as long as they didn't prioritize theological stability.»

I consider myself a christian, with religious knowledge and general knowlege, however I do not hold to a set of views dictated by an organized religion, I believe the organized religions are where we have gone wrong, as someone pointed out earlier to most «religious people» to question ones faith or organization is wrong but that is exactly what the bible tells us to do... test ALL things to see what is true.

Observing the practice of a cultic group, the outsider may be inclined to compare the «control» exercised by a religious leader to that in political or economic organizations without realizing that obedience may in each case be very differently motivated, and that it hence may not be really the same thing.

All IRC section 501 (c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: ■ their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder or individual, ■ they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests, ■ they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting to influence legislation, ■ they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, and ■ the organization's purposes and activities may

Government policies would not be criticized by religious leaders as long as religious organizations» finances were not questioned.

That is, if a Jewish FBO runs an hour long, publicly funded computer skills training class that includes a one - minute prayer by the instructor at the beginning of class, that FBO is not engaging in «sectarian instruction»; it is simply being true to its character as a religious organization.

If you want god in your children's classroom, send them to a school run by a religious organization... public tax dollars should not be covering the teaching of god in any form, unless the church wants to start paying taxes.

Meanwhile, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities emphasized Kennedy's nod to the First Amendment, stating the «full protections for religious individuals and organizations to exercise their beliefs privately and publicly are not diminished by expanded marriage rights.»

My seminars have indicated to me that the religious organizations that address the issue of alcohol and drug abuse usually are prodded to do so by one person who is convinced of the need and will not take No for an answer.

The executive order in question, issued by President Clinton and affirmed by President Bush in 2002, states that while religious organizations that receive federal funds can not discriminate against beneficiaries of their programs, they «may retain religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.»

Religious organizations do not have to abide by the free speech requirement.

«Although the memo does not overturn the Obama executive order prohibiting sexual - orientation discrimination by government contractors, it signals a hospitable attitude toward accommodating religious - liberty objections by religious organizations in the context of contracts or grants,» he said.

Many religious organizations, such as World Vision, World Relief, and Catholic Charities partner with the federal government, but often receive grants, not contracts, so are not affected by the order, said Stanley Carlson - Thies, director of the Institutional Religious Freedom religious organizations, such as World Vision, World Relief, and Catholic Charities partner with the federal government, but often receive grants, not contracts, so are not affected by the order, said Stanley Carlson - Thies, director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Religious Freedom Alliance.

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

So not believing in a deity means someone can't objectively critique the work done by a charitable organization because it is religious?

Concern about potential peril resulting from involvement of the courts in religion did not prevent every state in this country from rejecting the claimed denial of responsibility for injuries inflicted in hospitals operated by religious organizations.

A thousand atheists whining on cnn and putting up billboards can not compare to 1 / 1000000th of the charitable activities performed around the world by religious organizations.

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Any individual employed by a charitable organization religious or not who makes $ 50,000.00 or more should be TAXED!

Any religious organization that needs to raise money, can't be much beloved by its god.

You are right for a change Billy and pay for it (contraception and early term abortions) by removing tax exempt status from religions and not allowing a tax deduction for charitable contributions for religious organizations.

Not all charities are run by religious organizations, although a lot are.

Requests from religious organizations will not be considered; however, a community program sponsored by a religious organization will be considered (e.g. food pantry).

Contariwise, the arguments seem to imply that only the Church of England, but not any other religious organization, must be consulted before legislation affecting it can be considered by the legislature.

If religious institutions are so keen on unionizing workers why don't they start by unionizing the workers that work for their various organizations and affiliated institutions (churches, schools, hospitals, etc...)?

The blatant hypocrisy of these religious and quasi-religious organizations, that want to impose rules and laws on other industries they don't often want applied to themselves and who benefit from a number of labor law and tax «exclusions» is fully detailed in the excellent 5 part series «In God's Name» by Diana B. Henriques that ran in October of 2006 in the New York Times:

«The Fulani are capable of changing their leaders: traditional, political, religious and cultural (I mean by cultural those so - called Fulani socio - cultural organizations that eat fat on the Fulani but can not champion their cause or defend their rights).

These conflicts will spawn years of costly litigation, not only for religious organizations and individuals, but for small businesses owned by conscientious objectors across the state.

He sleeps with noise - cancelling headphones, wears blue goggles and isn't allowed to be exposed to daylight, making their cross country trip a difficult one, made more complicated by an Amber Alert registered by The Ranch, a religious cult - like organization who believes Alton is their messiah.

While it did not deem scholarship tax credits generally unconstitutional, the decision, if not overturned on appeal, will prevent religious organizations from participating in similar initiatives nationwide — including a parallel program for corporate donations upheld by an Arizona appellate court just weeks earlier.

Means» plan cheapens the community schools model by offering a counterfeit that is not research based and could be facilitated by a private religious group instead of the only organization in Milwaukee that has already stepped up to implement the Community School Model, the United Way.

Independent schools may have a religious affiliation, and may include religious studies as part of the school's philosophy, but they are governed by an independent board of trustees and not a larger religious organization.

In particular, the study found severe accountability problems with both programs, most notably: they do not serve students in rural areas where there were virtually no private schools or scholarship organizations (SOs) present; they fund primarily religious schools, which are not required to be accredited or adhere to the same standards for curricula as public schools; they do not require the same testing requirements as public schools, making it impossible to gauge student achievement; and they do not require reporting by schools or SOs.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, (1) it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify, or refer for employment any individual, for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify or refer for employment any individual, or for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor - management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to admit or employ any individual in any such program, on the basis of his religion, sex, or national origin in those certain instances where religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise, and (2) it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for a school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning to hire and employ employees of a particular religion if such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is, in whole or in substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society, or if the curriculum of such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.

In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss.

I'm employed full - time by a qualifying not - for - profit organization, but my job duties include religious activities.

If you work at a corporation, public charity or any other organization classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c)(3)-- not including labor unions, partisan political organizations or groups engaged in religious activities — you may qualify for loan forgiveness.

If you are employed by a not - for - profit organization, any time you spend on religious instruction, worship services, or any form of proselytizing may not be counted toward meeting the full - time employment requirement.

He talks about religious groups being the oldest organizations in society, by far, and owning 8 percent of the earth's surface, begging the question of why wouldn't you work with them to save nature.