Sentences with phrase «of different religious communities»

Since we are a nation made up of different religious communities, we all need to take responsibility for the security of this country and our citizens together.

In other words, internet dating sites accommodate Christian singles, Jewish singles, Asian singles, Black singles and many other people of different religious communities.

The theses assumes that the peaceful coexistence of different religious communities is possible only if religion and politics will make a preferential option for the suffering victims of this suffering earth.

The purpose of these organizations, and of their local offspring and analogues, is principally to sponsor discussions, and sometimes joint action, among members of different religious communities — Buddhist, Christian, Confucian, Jewish, Hindu, and so on.

First of all it has to be said that, even if a real understanding should be impossible, a good acquaintance with the teachings and practices of a religious group already marks a great step beyond the prejudices born of ignorance which have so frequently tended to poison the relations between members of different religious communities.

Not exact matches

The accommodations that some seek for religious communities that have a radically different understanding of human flourishing are, she believes, incompatible with pluralism.

We may not worship the same gods, and we may have different concepts of what deity is, but as a community we don't invalidate someone else's religious experience.

If some members of the Muslim community voluntarily choose to wear a burque as a demonstration of religious piety or modesty, it is no different than an Orthodox Jew wearing a yamulke or an Amish man maintaining a beard.

(11) These analyses, by utilising a functional definition of religion, (12) indicate different ways in which the mass media are serving a highly ritualised, integrative, value - forming, and community - cohering function similar to that which has traditionally been served by the established and recognized religious faiths.

There are, in the midst of fragmentation, signs of a changing society in the context of religious plurality, where people of different religious traditions are instrumental in building new communities and where interreligious dialogue promotes a new understanding of the other.

I can asssure you, if you ever should find youself questioning Lutheran dogma — some of which Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Calvinists condemn as heresy, BTW — your experience of your religious community would become quite different.

Could the continuous dialogue on ethical issues between people of different religious traditions building new communities bring about a sustainable world?

Not only the most encompassing but also the smallest manifestation of a religious community is instructive for comparing different religions.

Religious communities as different as the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of the Latter - Day Saints are ecclesiastical bodies.

The young — as well as the old, though for different reasons — will be set somewhat apart and play, individually and collectively, a different role in the life of a religious community.

Church, denomination, and sect — each type of religious community and, within each, the different religious ideologies, practices, and covenants exhibit the genius of the civilization we call American.

Third, what goes for the intellectual life in general, and for the religious life in particular, ought to be evident also in the interactions among different religious communities, that here, too, serious and argumentative engagement ought to be a part of the enterprise.

This reappearance of the religious in the midst of secular society — and in forms far different from our traditional religious communions — raises as well, of course, a host of vital theological issues that can not be ignored: What is the relation of Christianity (or of Judaism) to these new and old religious communities?

Truth is, my community of friends are from a variety of religious backgrounds with a variety of different thinking patterns — and sometimes those patterns are not helpful to them.

The secular and sacred lines are drawn clearly, so that in multireligious India «this can mean either a fundamental separation of the state from religious activity and affiliation, or impartial state involvement on issues relating to religious interests of different communities.52 The problem with this school of thought from the point of view of religious (Christian) and ethnocultural (Dalit and Adivasi) minorities is obvious.

They try to see a religious community in the organic wholeness of its life, action and thought before generalizing about similarities between different traditions.

Religious conversion to Christ in this setting essentially means a change of faith which involves participation in the local worshipping congregation of Christian believers without transference of community and cultural affiliations, but with a commitment to the ethical transformation of the whole society and culture in which they participate with others of different faiths.

The question of providing spiritual fellowship to those committed to Christ in different religious communities is a peculiarly Indian ecclesiological problem which has been with us for many decades and needs to be faced squarely, for the number involved is large and the stand of many of them based on the distinction between the spiritual fellowship of faith and the Christian communality, have theological justification.

g) What community is given us in Christ, and what community can we achieve socially and politically among people of (1) different cultures and nations, (2) different class and social conditions (e.g., caste), (3) different ultimate commitments of faith, whether secular or religious?

«Rather, Muslim Americans are no different from other major U.S. religious communities who appear to draw peace of mind from their faith.»

Given the distinct religious traditions of Christianity and Judaism, it is no wonder that the revival of religion takes different forms in the two religious communities, exemplified by «born - again Christians» and the ba «alei teshuvah, «penitents» or «returnees,» in Judaism.

The question of providing spiritual fellowship to those committed to Christ in different religious communities is a peculiarly Indian ecclesiological problem which has been with us for many decades and needs to be faced squarely.

Importing Vivaldi or Brahms or William Mathias into a church community whose native musical languages are closer to those of Madonna, Jimmy Buffett or John Tesh is like missionaries imposing European or North American religious styles on drastically different cultures.

It is an outline of an assembly I organised when teaching in a small private school which had students and staff from many different religious communities.

In my experience teaching across two dioceses and two different religious order schools, I've found that Catholic schools are places of close community, where those who seek a Catholic education are welcomed regardless of their faith or family's circumstances.

Within a scientific community, different individuals may weigh evidence differently and adhere to different standards of demonstration, and these differences are likely to be amplified when the results of inquiry have political, religious, or economic ramifications.

The fact that I may have to deal with an employee of a retailer or service provider or public body who has different religious beliefs than mine is just life in the modern and diverse community, and I had better get used to it.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

He also worked with local communities to build bridges of understanding between people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds.