Sentences with phrase «of sincere belief»

Make no mistake; I am of the sincere belief that most in our industry are hard working and professional individuals.

The newer and stranger the religion, the easier it is to be sceptical of claims of sincere belief.

You need look no farther than coerced conversion to see the source of the lack of sincere belief in the Gospel message among nominal «Christians».

But, since this is a Democratic Party initiative, perhaps you can kindly ask your Democratic representative if there is no place for people of sincere belief to continue the great work that they do, including the benefits of religious exemption that go back decades.

All in the name of sincere belief.

Not exact matches

Their sincere and complete belief that laws can be changed based on the will of the people and not through paid lobbyists is truly inspirational.

Their action, he said, was clearly conscientious, clearly sincere, clearly motivated by religious belief (about the truth of which the government must not judge), and not willful.

It's a sincere strategy of evangelization, a genuine belief that if we make the Church more flexible and «modern,» more people will join.

There are many people who can have a sincere and abiding belief in something they can neither demonstrate nor give evidence of.

Have been mulling this over quite a bit of late — realizing how deep such feelings continue to run in me, despite my conscious and sincere beliefs in God's grace, goodness, forgiveness, and redemptive power...

The figure of the emperor was clearly one about which a variety of lively and sincere religious beliefs had grown, convictions that can hardly be dismissed as superficial.

If we assume, as I think is reasonable, that the vast majority of these belief systems are the creations of sincere people striving to understand their god or gods, why do they have nothing in common?

But by 1961 the Supreme Court found itself having to acknowledge that «a sincere and meaningful belief which occupies in the life of its possessor a place parallel to that filled by... God» in the life of others qualified as religion in our civil society.

Oh, I forgot, probably what to teach them how to lie through with a sincere face after you get caught on tape expressing your true belief that 47 % of the American public are a bunch of nobodies that are just lookinjg for a handout and how his job as President is not wo worry about them.

The adherents of those religions are no less sincere or devout than you and they have exactly the same amount of evidence to support their beliefs.

Nonetheless, I would like to assure Prof. Novak that there are many Jews who convert to Christianity out of sincere religious belief, and that while we are keenly aware of the hostility of many Jews toward our existence, most of us love, rather than hate, our Jewishness.

But though I am deeply convinced that the ideas and ideals of economism are wrong, I am also quite sure that they are honestly held by persons who are sincere in their Christian beliefs and committed to the wellbeing of humanity.

@ grassroots: I would like to believe that you were sincere in claiming that atheists have a ``... duty (as if being responsible to some authority) to debunk...» (I presume you to mean a belief in God) ``... via the Internet... [etc]», but when you mix sarcasm with rationality, then you lose creditability with me because you join the ranks of those who just want to poke fun at believers for entertainment and invite a heated argument with no intentions of converting such people.

This turns belief into some kind of magic spell and not a living product of sincere, on - going, spiritual effort.

There are plenty of people in churches who are absolutely sincere in their beliefs.

A religious person is one who subscribes to a set of practices and has a sincere belief in God.

«Enlightened Despots» such as Joseph II of Austria were no doubt sincere in their beliefs, but they were also keen to further their own power at the expense of the Church.

In as much as the Church of North India will have within its membership both persons who practise Infant Baptism in the sincere belief that this is in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices in the Church of North India.

Robertson's religious beliefs, and those of others like him, are assuredly sincere.

I would rather hear 10 different prayers of different beliefs that is uttered with sincere conviction then one watered down, man appeasing universal prayer.

After four months of desperate attempts to save my faith, I came to the sad conclusion that my faith was based on an ancient superstition; a superstition not based on lies, but based on the sincere but false beliefs of uneducated, superstitious, first century peasants.

Whether Huckabee is really sincere in the belief that bloggers saved his campaign or not is outside the knowledge of e.politics, but his campaign and Ron Paul's definitely demonstrate the power of political outsiders to defy the expectations of the establishment.

He doesn't say it with venom, and he is careful to avoid stating directly that, after much sincere questioning, many of us find certain religious beliefs socially destructive and morally repugnant.

I am a sincere, honest person, faithfull to my belief, i value family traditions very much, i love the truth and honesty of a person.

Tom Hopper steals scenes as Billy Bones, a man who is sincere in his belief in the righteous cause of pirating.

There is something sad and yet authentic about her lack of connection with others and in how Lacy's sincere military man is able to break down her defenses, despite her obsessive need to debase his political and religious beliefs (Republican and Christian).

Rejecting an inquiry into the «theological merit» of the religious beliefs, the majority ruled, «Our only task is to determine whether the claimant's belief is sincere, and if so, whether the government has applied substantial pressure on the claimant to violate that belief.»

It's that sense of needing to stick together against real or potential mistreatment by management, plus a sincere — and accurate — belief that most teachers do teach for reasons beyond simply making a living, that drives Mulgrew and other union leaders.

Juicy Excerpt: The Ban on Honest Posting is a Social Taboo that instructs us that we shall not discuss in public our sincere beliefs about the effects of valuations on long - term returns.

It's a trust, a connection, a sincere belief in the value of sharing love, even without words.

Dr. Chad Harris, President of the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation, says, «What we have built with the partnership of our friends and donors spans four decades in the great state of Texas, and we want to extend our sincere thanks for their belief in our mission.

At least for those members of the public who are sincere about their belief that they found a hole - as opposed to those that will never see past their own version of ideology.

In this case, Webber Academy's desire to foster a non-denominational identity and learning atmosphere was not prioritized over the sincere religious beliefs of its students.

Even in the case of the Succoth hut on the condominium's balcony, where the SCC said that religious belief had only to be sincere to qualify for Charter protection (Linus van Pelt in Peanuts expressed that decades ago: it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you're sincere), the religious person got to set up his hut contrary to the condo's by - laws because the court held it was no big deal for the condo.

The ERT rejected this argument; the Environmental Protection Act test for overturning a REA requires objective causation of harm, not just a subjective belief, however sincere.

The judge stated that while she felt these two members were sincere in their beliefs about the spiritual power of marijuana, and that the prohibition against pot possession limited their freedom of religion, laws against possession and trafficking were reasonable limits on their religious freedoms (as per Section 1 of the Charter).

However, the Supreme Court of Canada has held religion to be about «sincere and deeply held personal convictions or beliefs connected to an individual's spiritual faith and integrally linked to his or her self - definition and spiritual fulfilment, the practices of which allow individuals to foster a connection with the divine or with the subject or object of that spiritual faith».

On the facts of that case, the parents, due to their sincere religious beliefs, refused blood transfusions for their infant child as a part of her medical treatment.

The situation becomes muddier, however, when an employee claims that the employee is a member of a theistic religion in which they have a sincere belief which has white supremacy as on of its ideologies.

This means that, w.r.t. the draft and the religious exemption, the basis for deciding is whether the beliefs are sincere, and whether they are in the subjects «scheme of thing» religious.

The Crown does not have to have a sincere belief in guilt in order to launch or continue a prosecution, just a belief that the evidence suggests a reasonable probability of conviction.

(1) he has a sincere religious belief, observance or practice that conflicts with an employment requirement; (2) he informed his employer of the conflict; and (3) the religious practice was the basis for the adverse employment decision.

There is so - oooo much fuzziness regarding what was actually decided: What constitutes a «closely held» corporation; how is a «sincere» religious belief determined, and by who; who speaks for the convictions of the corporation; and Obamacare aside, what if said religious belief calls for discrimination against blacks, gays and / or women?

There are huge difficulties in defining what makes a legitimate belief (which is why the SCC has taken refuge in the Linus van Pelt thesis that it doesn't matter what you believe, so long as you're sincere), and what constitutes a practice rather than a belief (cf Claire l'Heureux - Dubé and the Quebec Charter of anti-Muslim Values).

Subject to compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights, faith schools can discriminate on the basis of a child's religion, and look not to the sincere belief or strict practice of a child and his family but rather to their compliance with a particular rule.