Approached from the point
of view of faith rather than of works, the question ceases to be «What constitutes a breach of divine law in the sexual realm?»
«Republicans and white evangelicals overwhelmingly back Romney irrespective
of their views of his faith,» the report said, «and Democrats and seculars overwhelmingly oppose him regardless of their impression.»
Not exact matches
We are also pleased to see that the CSA, IIROC and MFDA may
view refusals or low ball offers as an indication
of problems with a registered firm's complaint handling practices including their obligation to deal fairly, honestly and in good
faith with clients, act within the applicable standard
of care, or have implemented and maintained effective complaint handling procedures.
Yet the markets have dismissed all these risks, in our
view because
of investor
faith in central banks.
Directors may find that they face a tension between the desire to consider additional stakeholder interests beyond traditional shareholders as per B Corporation requirements and their legal duty to act honestly and in good
faith with a
view to the best interests
of a «corporation» under both the Canada Business Corporations Act (the «CBCA») and Business Corporations Act (Ontario)(the «OBCA»).
What Ted has done is give a Taliban «ish scenario and attempted to portray any one that is
of Faith as carrying such
views.
Not among those who use «religious
faith» as a political weapon and sanctimoniously refer to themselves as the moral ones and the rest
of us who do not agree with their ignorant and distorted
view of things as immoral.
That is one
of my favorite words to use here because to so many Atheist, all
of us who are
of Faith, are «lockstep» in our
views and beliefs.
You appear to not be a person
of Faith and who knows you might be and just have a different
view but Ted, every politician does this and Bachmann is no different.
The original credo
of our nation set by our founding fathers
of «E Pluribus unum» (from many, one — or from many walks
of life,
faith, world
views, we unite as one nation) has turned into «One Nation Under [a Christian] God.»
I don't think the
faith issue should absolutely dominate however, a complete holistic
view of the candidate needs to be considered.
On the same point, I know many, many people
of faith who do not «force» their
views on others, yet instead use their
faith as their guiding principle to share love, kindness, and goodness to others.
Their
faith and
view of how to apply that
faith does.
Thanks to Harry Knox for sharing a
view shared by many more Americans
of faith than we know through the popular press, and thanks to CNN.com for hosting this forum and bringing more voices into the mix.
Sure, their motives were good, but if you yourself are a person
of faith, would you want someone initiating you (posthumously, so clearly without your authorization) into a religion with
views incompatible with your own?
But they try to make it look like it is about «belief» in the sense
of faith (in a deity or non
faith in a deity) and as often as not it is about political
views (beliefs) and elections and politicians (and nothing to do with deity).
I am making the «belief in no god» a concept that a Atheist (not a Agnostic Atheist) would
view as true but can not prove so their
view would fall under the definition
of faith.
I spend years in Apologetics and arrived at rational basis for my Christian
faith, defend the
faith against objections, and expose the perceived flaws
of other world
views.
Philippians 3:8,9 «More than that, I count all things to be loss in
view of the surpassing value
of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss
of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness
of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through
faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis
of faith,»
Best
of all, she suggests that people
of faith do themselves and others a disservice when they use the bible selectively to bolster their arguments for specific political
views and lifestyle prescriptions, using it «as a blunt weapon», as she puts it.
Dude, are you Tom Cruise, or do you just need to profess your
view of someone you don't knows
faith that's not your own?
Regardless
of your
views, I still have my personal
faith, you may condemn me as simple minded or living in a fantasy world, but having witnessed first hand good triumphing over evil, I shall leave you to decide your own journey in life.
They should denigrate those
of different
views and
faiths.
If this is the case, then, given what Warfield says about professionalization and
faith healing, it seems he does think that it introduces a Catholic
view of the priesthood into Protestantism.
- But the difference is, Science eventually comes to its senses in the face
of TESTABLE EVIDENCE and changes it's
views; the thought
of changing away from religious dogma is abhorrant to almost all
faiths, and change in practices often take much time.
Atheist reject the idea
of a god and believe their
view to be true or they would be agnostic unless they choose no stance at all
of a god that
of which would require unknowing
of what the term «god» means so it would fall under a belief and since they can't prove that a god doesn't exist then by definition it requires
faith for their
view, meaning it would effect their
view of the cause, nature, and purpose
of the universe if a god was proven to be true.
Ford's novels often address the incidental attributes
of English Catholicism, especially its connection with what Ker calls «feudal Toryism,» but the essential drama
of faith remains out
of view.
Belief in God would mean you (again, not you personally but in general) believe God has everything to do with the universe it can't be proven so requires
faith but if God was proven to not exist it would effect your
view of cause, nature, and purpose
of the universe....
Your comment is interesting because in the midst
of begging for respect for your own
views and claiming to respect the
views of atheists you imply without
faith or the «spirit» they lack strength, will, a positive outlook, morality and a desire to do good.
In
view of the number
of specific prophetic events that were fortold and have come about exactly as fortold, your position requires more
faith to believe it is a fairy tale than mine to believe that there is someone (God) who knows the future and told us the future.
As one believer explained, «To turn again to the cares, perplexities, and dangers
of life, in full
view of jeering and reviling unbelievers who scoffed as never before, was a terrible trial
of faith and patience.
Secularization, the
view that human beings are collections
of atoms, sexual freedom, the scramble for wealth, careerism — these are facts that infiltrate everywhere, including our souls, making the beauty
of an integrated life
of faith elusive, difficult, and rare.
Also how does your
view of faith relate to other people's
faith?
As I imagine is similar in other
faiths, it is hard for an active member
of the LDS Church to publically maintain political
views that fall more in line with the Democratic Party than the GOP.
I understand «Pascal's Wager» very well, but it is taken from a philosophical (man's earthly) point
of view, mine is not... mine is taken from a point
of faith.
No amount
of evidence will convince religious people to change their
views because they are based on
faith not logic.
The bad part was the sense
of shame some Christians made me feel about my emotional struggles, but as I discovered how God
views healing, I realized it wasn't my
faith that was flawed; it was their
views toward mental health and
faith.
They
view the questions that rise in their minds as evidence
of a lack
of faith, which surely disqualifies them from being authentic believers.
4, Is it possible for a community to be composed
of people
of all kinds
of levels
of faith and even
of no
faith at all, or for those who hold a vastly differing
views of scripture to keep fellowship?
it was made by those
of the christain
faith to fulfill their world
view.
Its presence there, however mistakenly justified, serves as a continuing corrective particularly to ascetic Christian tendencies, and to an otherworldly
view of Scripture and biblical
faith in general.
Your open minded
views (and lack
of faith) allow evil forces to persuade you to accept what God has never intended to be acceptable.
millions
of people have been put to death over opposing
views of either Christianity, Islam or some other «
faith».
There is widespread agreement with the
view presented in the article on homosexuality in Baker's Dictionary
of Christian Ethics (edited by Carl F. Henry [Baker Book House, 1973]-RRB-, which declares that «those who base their
faith on the OT and NT documents can not doubt that their strong prohibitions
of homosexual behavior make homosexuality a direct transgression
of God's law.»
Apparent «miracles» are
viewed as concrete examples
of proof, which oddly enough contradicts a «perfect»
faith.
@Delsin: I see your point
of view, but until there is absolute solid proof that demons exist, putting your
faith in exorcism to cure issues is unwise to say the least.
At Bryan College — a school named for a man who is best known for opposing evolution — some members
of the faculty objected to a statement
of faith that outlined a literal
view of creation.
Jesus» original disciples likely never thought
of him as anything more than a great rabbi, and some might have thought him a good rallying point for a revolt, they could have even whispered that he was anointed by God, but the idea
of his being divine only seems to enter into the gospels around the time many Greek educated folks had converted, bringing their own
views of what a «son
of God» means into the
faith.
Faith as addressing issues beyond the scope of rationality: In this view, faith is seen as covering issues that science and rationality are inherently incapable of addressing, but that are nevertheless entirely
Faith as addressing issues beyond the scope
of rationality: In this
view,
faith is seen as covering issues that science and rationality are inherently incapable of addressing, but that are nevertheless entirely
faith is seen as covering issues that science and rationality are inherently incapable
of addressing, but that are nevertheless entirely real.
I wish Bell luck, I hope he finds
faith in humanity and in good deeds regardless
of his
view on God.