Christianity became a matter
of right belief, rather than a vital search for divine truth.
Liberals and conservatives alike ignore the Nicene Creed and replace it with their own lists
of right belief or right practice.
It is not a lack of will it is a lack
of right belief of who we are in Jesus.
Rather than making much
of right belief, they minimize its importance by making, for example, the mode of baptism as important as the divinity of Christ.
To praise God aright, to give Him the proper worship: this is the meaning
of right belief.
I call it beliefism — the worship
of the right beliefs — and what you're hearing today is a version of beliefism.
They will not only internally condemn those who don't toe the political line but will institute whisper — and not so quiet — campaigns against those who aren't
of the right beliefs.
Not exact matches
«In terms
of rights, the employee doesn't have the
right to express political
beliefs on employer time.
At least 24
of the 34 colleges and universities granted religious exemptions based on their
beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to discriminate against gay and lesbian students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions against homosexual sex, the Human
Rights Campaign said.
Canfield faced many years
of rejection before he found significant succes, but throughout the process, it was his
belief that the
right opportunity would eventually come along that encouraged him to continue striving.
«As a manager or as an employer, you can circulate a memo as you're approaching an election, for example, reminding everyone that they're encouraged to vote and have a
right to their own opinion, but that their expressions
of their political
beliefs should be respectful and in keeping with workplace policy.
The
belief is the company doesn't have the
rights to do so — either Bell hasn't been able to wring those
rights away from the likes
of HBO, or HBO is too smart to give them up.
No entrepreneur can afford to create a company culture that isn't based on certain fundamental
beliefs established
right at the start
of the enterprise.
A statement that you have a good faith
belief that use
of the material in the manner complained
of is not authorized by the copyright or other proprietary
right owner, its agent, or the law; and
«The Department
of Justice is committed to protecting the civil
rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting
of any community in the country on the basis
of their religious
beliefs.
That's their prerogative, as is the
right to believe that all file - sharing is piracy, although I'm
of the
belief that it isn't if the creator doesn't think it is.
Most
of all, she left a legacy
of passion -; a deep
belief that people at every level
of an organization can understand what the business is all about, that they can learn to track the numbers and help move those numbers in the
right direction.
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Zakaria wasn't suggesting ceding Western values and
beliefs — but rather recognizing that prevailing attitudes on such issues as the environment, human
rights, and social affairs are different in many parts
of Asia than those that hold sway in the West.
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That required nurturing free minds and free spirits, which in turn required a «spirit
of tolerance», And the underpinning
of tolerance was humility - the
belief that no one had the
right to impose ideas and
beliefs on others.»
As further exposition
of how blind compliance to authority and the «It Won't Happen to Me»
belief pattern work together to prevent us from taking the protective measures we need to take
right now, consider a November 2014 article in which a financial analyst stated, «it's time to ditch your golden faith, embrace the truth — and make gold a barbaric relic
of your portfolio's past.»
«Notions
of market efficiency - the idea that most assets are priced «
right» - are based on
belief in investor rationality and objectivity.
Say, for example, rather than having a committed
belief in the
right to bear arms, you have identified yourself as a raging bull on some US tech stock, the fact such a bias could lead you to make mistakes when analysing fresh data on that business does not bode well for the success
of your portfolio.
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«You saying that your god is real and that your
beliefs are
right doesn't make it so» = > I know I know and 6 - 8 billion believers over the span
of humanity does not make it so because you pull out your ad populum trump card.
I will leave a fuller defense
of Edmund Burke to Yuval Levin, who is an expert on the subject, but Marr badly mischaracterizes Burke as a kind
of Deweyan pragmatist and experimentalist, when in fact Burke believed in the authority
of tradition and precedent, in a predisposition toward reverence for the past, in the notion
of God - given
rights, and in the necessity
of transcendental
beliefs and institutions as a grounding for political society.
- Pursue the UN Commission
of Inquiry's recommendation
of referral to the International Criminal Court; - Thoroughly consider and instigate appropriate alternative justice mechanisms to compliment the International Criminal Court process; - Ensure that all discussions on the North Korea at the UN and the EU include human
rights and especially the «orphaned
right»
of freedom
of religion and
belief: Article 18.
Jesus said; I will show you my faith by my works: Faith without works is dead: (There is no life) = If we have the Faith
of Christ (a gift from God) then we will have the works that go with it that is evident
of our faith; the works will testify to our faith, then do we produce fruit that will remain: If our heart does not convict us to do what is
right according the written word, then we are not in faith: Our hearts are far from the life
of Words
of our Lord penetrating into our hearts because our hearts are wicked; even Paul who said; follow me as I am
of Christ; how was that??? In and by the Holy Spirit, even Spirit
of truth as Paul takes us through the Words
of the Lord to have us established in the truth: The Word
of our Lord is as refined silver, 7 times in the fire: Jesus is the author and finisher
of our faith, to them who believe: In the Bible one's «
belief» and one's «behavior» are often compared.
If you are imposing your
beliefs on another set
of people simply because they are different than you (thus crushing their
rights in the process), you pretty much deserve all the mean name calling.
You don't have to agree with them, I will even defend your
right to keep your
beliefs (even though I do not share them) but to simply say its all a conspiracy to bankrupt morality is a bit
of a stretch don't you think?
Still other believers elect to ignore rational questions and criticisms
of their
belief and continue to remain in the dark, unable to provide any kind
of defense for their
belief aside from «it just feels
right» or «I know it in my heart».
The answer is that the Christian
right in our country is constantly trying to force their religious
beliefs into the public sphere (science education, school prayer at public schools, Decalogue displays at court houses, nativity scenes on city hall property, crosses in all kinds
of public places, national days
of prayer, etc.)-- if these things stopped, the outcry from us non-believers would be greatly diminished.
No, I think he meant the
belief that suffering is a «kiss from Jesus», that women can't make decisions about their own bodies, that the RCC's wealth, power and reputation are more important than doing what is
right, and that children are there for the pleasure
of the clergy.
In the
Belief section here, there is a topic called «A rare look inside a Mormon Temple» Scroll to the
right at the top
of the page.
When Jesus returns, I don't think he will automatically fall into the Conservative camp, with all his radical
beliefs about shunning wealth and individual
rights, Jesus just may be the biggest Liberal
of them all.
You cant vote on Civil
Rights, regardless
of what your hateful religious
beliefs are other wise we are the Taliban.
In regards to your comment to OneTrueKinsman, «You believe that «religion should be a private affair for the adherent, regardless
of which
belief system it is»,
right?
I respect, don't agree with, but respect, each and everyone's version
of what is
right... the difference i: I WON «T FORCE MY
BELIEFS ON YOU!
Not sure if I agree with you or not... disregarding someone just because
of their faith isn't
right, but it IS reasonable to disregard someone because
of how their faith shapes their
beliefs and governing strategy.
You are free to practice your
belief however you wish, so long as it does not interfere with the
rights and welfare
of others.
Therefore, on the other hand, he is also saying that the
belief in freedom
of self -
rights is the primary true way
of life....
So it's fairer to say that her confidence in her method — and her
belief that it could be the source
of purpose — keep her from critically examining her real purpose, giving her that unjustified confidence that her knowledge
of numbers was evidence that she was
right about justice.
But both
of you think that I'm wrong, you're
right, and therefore I should convert to your
beliefs.
I never read
of a Jesus who wanted people
of any
belief or any lifestyle to have unequal
rights.
In an earlier interview with the Press & Journal, Mr Movan claimed his constitutional
right to practise freedom
of religion had been «infringed upon» and that the police department had made «no accommodation» for his religious
beliefs.
For example, François's new
right - wing colleague, Godefroy Lempereur, introduces him to a nativist literature heavy on demographic studies purporting to show that «
belief in a transcendent being conveys a genetic advantage: that couples who follow one
of the three religions
of the Book and maintain patriarchal values have more children than atheists or agnostics.
Circular religious logic will still never fully justify the fact that religion asks for special
rights and protections, which it gets, and then turns those
rights and protections on other groups as a defense mechanism for when they are accused
of discriminating... i.e. «We can choose who we accept and who we don't because
of our
beliefs... wait, what... how can you say you will not accept our religious organization, that's religious discrimination!»
The
rights of the individual to believe whatever they want, and to express those
beliefs.