Sentences with phrase «of changes in the church»

The film also offers several painful depictions of the changes in the Church since the abuse scandal went public.

Pioneers often go it alone or with a much smaller crowd and if you think about it, we probably wouldn't have much of the advancements we have in the world today (even some of the changes in the Church) if pioneers listened to the naysayers.

Couldn't one just as logically argue that the Vatican's refusal to permit even discussion of changes in church order — despite a quasi-consensus among Catholic biblical scholars, historians and theologians for perhaps 15 years — is the more basic complicating factor?

And Dean Hoge has observed that «in general, the number of people who have left because of changes in the church is not as large as the number who have left because of lack of changes.»

The purpose was to increase depth - relating and honest confrontation among the trainees and to provide a model of how to use small groups as instruments of change in churches.

Not exact matches

«As a Catholic Church bank, we feel strongly responsible to participate in tackling the issue of climate change,» Tommy Piemonte, the bank's sustainability research officer, said in a statement.

This is exactly Douthat's (and my) assessment of the spiritual meaning of the German bishops» call for change in church discipline concerning divorce and remarriage.

In an attempt to stem the defections, the Moscow Patriarchate changed the status of the Russian Orthodox Church in UkrainIn an attempt to stem the defections, the Moscow Patriarchate changed the status of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainin Ukraine.

Most churches don't want him unless he changes the minute he walks in the door, and then there is the exposure to the Fred Phelps bunch... they're just great at the funeral of an AIDS victim... or other less famous hate mongers.

And that camel - owner can bring all his camel - owning friends and they will give their tenth - plus offerings to The Church of the Great Needle and soon enough there will be a new building program to construct a fanstasmagoric «Golden Needle with Multiple Eyes» so that more camels can enter and then more camel - owners will come and soon there will be a vision for a bigger and better «Platinum Needle with Multiple, Rotating, Identity - Protected Eyes» and soon there will be a name change to «The Church of the Sharpest Needles in the Greatest Sewing Machine the World Has Ever Seen» and everyone shall stand amazed etc., etc., etc...; ^)

Then as my theology began to change I saw first hand the type of cultish mind control tactics employed in most fundamental church settings.

If this is going to change in the church it will take a lot of leaders brave enough to look at people first and willing to leave the 99 to save the 1.

And ummmm i am an american — have seen the church go thru many changes on this side of the pond, and i'm completely convinced there is stupidity in teaching on both sides of the POND.

it wouldnt surprise me if the idea of christian compassion is being changed in the church into pure individualism.

I've known since I was 18 that I couldn't have kids and, during the years I spent in Pentecostal style churches, often did feel condemned, although it is something which is part of who I am and which I can not change.

I know of several straight couples who were not allowed to marry in a certain church for whatever reason that church decides, that will not change.

Moreover, they readily acknowledge that proposed legislative and other changes, if needed, should be carried out within the corridors and courts of the church in a rational and fair manner.

There was large scale social change and governmental reform in the 1960s and as part of that the Church lost a lot of its power and influence.

The Catholic faith is meant, of course, but, more obviously, faith in the scenario of an ever more progressive church in which he and his bold band are the vanguard of inevitable and radical change.

National Cathedral's full name is The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington, so maybe a name change is in order.

A significant change in the diversity of the British Church, where Anglicans and Methodists have declined while Black - majority churches, Evangelicals and Charismatic and Non-Denominational churches have increased.

The adversaries of Humanae Vitae also could not have foreseen one important historical development that in retrospect would appear to undermine their demands that the Catholic Church change with the times: the widespread Protestant collapse, particularly the continuing implosion of the Episcopal Church and the other branches of Anglicanism.

Perhaps Father Rohr's book will spark discussions among church congregations and elsewhere that lead to positive changes in how we try to meet the needs of others, especially the elderly.

In 325 A.D. the church also changed the date of the festival.

4) The Commission voted 30 - 5 in favor of changing the Church's position on contraception.

For someone that comes in to change the fundamentals of the church for their own cause or to profit from that change is nothing short of the likes of Judas.

The catholic church is stuck in the middle ages afraid of change.

«Lear's counterpart in the contemporary Church,» writes Mankowski, «is a certain segment of clergymen which has made it a practice to vindicate its prejudices by affecting to consult with the faithful, to listen to their concerns, only to announce with astonishment that God's Little Ones are pleading for precisely those changes for which the Listeners themselves have a deep and discerning sympathy.»

Those things in the Church that can not be changed, because they are of the divinely ordered constitution of the Church, must be reformed when necessary so that they contribute as they ought to the mission.

I wish I were not one but nothing can change it as I was raised in a Baptist Church by a brutal bigot of a woman.

Are you serious this is the last thing we should be concerned about when it comes to Catholic church what about priest (I use that word loosely they are sleeping with the choir boys and when they get caught they move them to another church so they can start again to me that is what they need to change in the church in the name of JESUS I pray for that right now!!!

Speaking after the documentary Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the peer and former chairman of the Conservative Party, said British Muslims had made more progress in changing their attitudes on various social issues since they arrived in Britain in the 1950s than the Church of England and the Conservative Party had over the same period.

There are changes that will happen in the Catholic Church, but please remember the work of the missionaries are the heart of the spirit of being Catholic.

Mormons believe in modern prophesy and messages from God, so The Book of Mormon and teachings of the church have the ability to change.

It would be nice to be able to concentrate on alleviating the fear / hate in secular society instead of in the church for a change.

This country was founded on a belief in god, the whole premise of separation of church and state was apart of the formation of this nation so that we would never have the problem they encountered in England, that the head of the Church being able to make changes in the Nchurch and state was apart of the formation of this nation so that we would never have the problem they encountered in England, that the head of the Church being able to make changes in the NChurch being able to make changes in the Nation.

Or Shane Hipps, who said: «Within the forms of media and technology, regardless of their content, are extremely powerful forces that cause changes in our faith, theology, culture and ultimately the Church.»

Others are even more adamant, however, in saying that the Church can not change a practice that is based on the doctrine of Jesus, the apostles, and centuries of authoritative teaching.

A question, as i am curious... Should the «laws» change in relationship to the issue of gay's being allowed marriage, and full equal rights, would you and the Mormon Church come out and «change it's position and say, we are following our government and it's laws which say it (gay marriage) is o.k..

Getting any kind of «change» in a church can be unrealistic, and may -LSB-...]

Mitt Romney Flip Flops because he makes a decision that usually makes sense... Then he gets a call from the «Prophets» of the LDS church and changes it with no question... is that who you want in office... look at the issues he flipped on... every one of them was changed to an LDS point of view.

Now maybe I am griping about something I want to see in churches â $ «as a bigger communal focus â $ «but why not bring it up â $ «maybe more will change one of these days?

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

Church attendance rates by Christians in the United States have stayed largely steady since the 1970s, but there have been some significant changes in the makeup of the congregations in the pews during that time, a recently released study says.

26, page 635... Now, in all fairness, their has been a Public Relations campaign recently to remove the «cursed» references to Blacks in the ever changing Book of Mormon / and Covenants and Doctrines — «specially since they have a chance to rule the world through Mitt Romney (gggrandson of one of the LDS church founders, Parley Pratt arrested for murder and treason for attacking and killing members of an army battalion)... Don't look in up in Wikipedia — the Mormons have deleted that part of Pratt's history.

Stop The Traffik campaign is a reminder to us not only of our calling as followers of Christ to participate in bringing transformational structural change to our world, but also what could be a defining moment of inspiration for the church.

The numbers may reflect not only the changing roles of women in the church over that time period, but in society as well.

Church leader and theologian Steve Holmes wrote: «I agree profoundly with Steve in his concern that our pastoral practice in this area has often been appalling, and needs to change... his diagnosis of a real and urgent problem is spot on... [He] names a pastoral scandal that we have swept under the carpet for too long.»

These changes in the numerical balance, together with the increasing replacement of American missionaries by nationals in leadership positions at the lower levels of church structure, have inevitably raised the issue of when and to what extent the distribution of leadership and other staff at headquarters will reflect these developments.

The main business of a General Conference session is to elect the officers and departmental heads at both the General Conference and division levels and to make changes in the constitution of the church and in the Church Mchurch and in the Church MChurch Manual.