Sentences with phrase «on a pedestal because»

We, instead, put the practice of PBL on a pedestal because it immerses children in the process of learning, helping them navigate tricky situations, all the while engendering a literacy for the world within them, incorporating foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

Dog fanciers talk down to «backyard breeders» (breeders that have no vested interest in showing their dog in any venue, but breed to produce pets), holding themselves on a pedestal because they «breed with a purpose».

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And the saddest thing about having to be on that «demigod» pedestal is that there are too many people in the pews who forcibly place you up there because it's easier to follow a fleshly person than it is to follow Jesus.

It's because she helps give me a glimpse, a fellow traveller with rumours of the north perhaps, and we're on the same road, no pedestals are required.

Anson Shupe, an Indiana University professor who has studied the matter, says, «To me it says Protestants are less reluctant to come forward because they don't put their clergy on as high a pedestal as Catholics do with their priests.»

If nothing else, keep your opinions to yourself if you have nothing better to add, because close - minded and arrogant people up on their pedestals (whether they be the arrogant scientists criticizing religion or the arrogant Christians judging people's sins) are people I do NOT want to talk to.

I certainly think (as you have shown) in the past that the doctrine of inspired scripture has caused some to place the Bible on a pedestal that only the clergy should have access to, but just because some have unfortunately held that view, that does invalidate whether scripture is inspired or not.

He is compared to Hitler who put himself on a pedestal and condemned because others did not meet his criteria for a «perfect world.»

In our culture, the combination of MMA and church happens because the warrior is valued and put on a pedestal.

One can imagine Brigham Young standing on a pedestal, accepting his medal and humbly proclaiming, «If my beliefs are even more ridiculous than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants».

One of the reasons why I love the fall is because Miss Pumpkin steps on the pedestal again.

I think it's because with simple foods, the flavors are recognizable, and if the few ingredients are actually good, then they're worth putting up on their own pedestal.

By putting their family on such a high moral pedestal, they now have horrible people like me slavering for «scandals» to pop up because a fall from grace is pretty entertaining when it's someone as smug and douchey as Jim Bob Duggar.

They need to be respected and protected from the «disgusting» things that go on there, he said, because he puts women «on a pedestal.»

I'm the last person to put hospital staff or doctors up on a pedestal, but I know that outside of sociopathy there is no chance that a doctor or nurse would refuse to help a NEWBORN BABY because they didn't like their parents.

I have used wreaths before and a pedestal vase in my tablescapes but I like your idea using a cake stand because you have a larger area to put something on it!

I passed on some potentially great guys because I put him on a pedestal that nobody could live up to.

After my brief heart attack (because I always had a funny feeling about him and her, he always seemed to give her a little extra attention and put her on a pedestal) I calmed down and sent him a message that the reason I reacted that way was that I felt a disconnect between us lately and that I valued both our friendship and what we had and I would like to talk about it.

A former boyfriend, who now is my male BFF has me on the pedestal, because I took care of him during his knee surgery.

I have already said how Superbad didn't work as well for me, because it was put on a pedestal and the Judd Apatow movies are in dire need of a solid editing session.

Because of this lie he is put on a pedestal and looked at completely different.

«Professionals» is a key element not only because there are reference people among professionals in the classroom, the school of patients, the centers, the units, but also because there is an added element: We put some professional on a pedestal every month, when we do an interview using patient questions, and this becomes a television interview to be broadcasted on Twitter and streamed to reach many more people.

Free standing Vanity Mirror Table Mirror: whether using it on the dresser, in the bathroom or your vanity table in your dressing room or bedroom, this pedestal cosmetic mirror is very useful because you can use it everywhere.

The Blackberry Playbook... holds security on a very high pedestal because of RIMs background in enterprise, so its no surprise that they won't allow known vulnerabilities to just hang around.

Is it merely because the top dogs are learning and obeying our commands that we place them on a pedestal?

Breeders are crying «FOUL» because they are so used to being on their self - imposed pedestal, but no more.

Because Sundance's primary goal is to put talented new filmmakers on a pedestal for its industry to discuss.

The narrow pedestal for the TV is a nice feature because you can place this TV on almost any entertainment stand.