Sentences with phrase «on religious uses»

It seems to me, then, that even though Tillich's theory of symbols dwells on religious uses, and his theological method starts from existential questions, his formal discussion of God is more strongly indebted to idealist philosophy than to either religious experience or the biblical tradition.

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Whether it be for political reasons («The Great Dictator,» «Zoolander»), religious reasons («The Last Temptation of Christ»), or just because of the use of specific colors («The Simpsons Movie»), all kinds of movies have been blocked from being shown based on some perceived offense.

They managed to deliver tax breaks for the rich and oil companies, that's indisputable, but not on any of the «moral» issues they've used since the early 70s to get votes from religious people.

By Vivienne Foley, CNN New York (CNN)- Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

CNN: Pastors protest New York ban on religious services Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

I may even use it as an excuse to strike up a conversation with them, as honestly I have never had an in depth religious discussion with a Satanist and think it might be an interesting way to pass the time on a plane.

The people who resisted the Civil Rights movement in the south, many of whom used religious arguments, people who classified Blacks as animals, were degraded and debased by their own actions: turning fire hoses on children, setting dogs on peaceful marchers, lynching, firebombing churches...

Your little «on second thought» dig clearly insinuated something about my own religious commitments; your sarcasm was too weak to warrant recognition; and your choice to decry me as «emotional» is a really tired tactic which mean who don't respect women use against women when they've been cornered.

They insist on using government resources for private religious purposes and as a subsidy and apparent approval and support by the government of their particular religion.

The Christian Right wants public money to be used for private religious education (vouchers), buildings and services to be used for private religious purposes (this article), and they want subsidies in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions of other sorts, and they even want to destroy Aid to Needy Families so they can drive people into seeking help at their private religious «missions» where you are not allowed to eat unless you are a Christian, and so on.

A coalition of religious groups has asked president - elect Barack Obama to issue an executive order banning the use of torture on his first day in office.

In today's «On the Square» article, Too Often Prophetic, I suggest why they shouldn't use it nearly so much, and why religious conservatives should avoid their own equivalent terms.

From 1518 on, it is the particularity and concreteness of God's presence that now foreclose idolatry; the true God, who by definition can not be used, is the God who makes Himself available as He chooses, in the flesh born of Mary and the Church's sacramental practice, not in our religious speculation and self - interest.

Legally, the county's moratorium may violate a federal law — the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — which makes it illegal for local governments to place a «substantial burden» on houses of worship and their function.

During the Reformation, Anabaptists insisted on following literally Jesus» command not to swear any oath, while Calvinists and Lutherans adhered to the traditional Roman Catholic use of religious oaths as an important expression of the religious foundations of political obligations.

And we also know you are not only wrong, but dishonest because you are using a bait - and - switch on his definition of atheist; only 0.7 % of Americans actually call themselves atheists versus the 15 % who the American Religious Identification Survey describes as None / No Religion.

But Mr. Hayward you use her article as a jumping off point for your own projections on how «religious» people see you SBNR types — liberal, educated, open minded, etc. which doesn't even come from her but from the Shambala Sun!

I believe that birth control can be used by religious people without having a negative effect on someone's faith.

We simply don't want you imposing yours on us in laws and education and by demanding everyone use your religious greeting during holidays.

Even considering the Islamic states of Iran and Iraq as well as the deaths caused by Islamic terrorists in the 20th century, including the recent attacks on our country, these hardly compare with the deaths caused by nationalism during the same period, even though a great many national causes dress themselves up in religious jargon just as they have used terms like freedom (e.g., Vietnam and Lenin).

I am for the elimination of hate, fear and control, religion is just the catalyst that people use to hate, fear and control, getting rid of religion won't solve the problem, its like putting a band aid on a severe cut, its temporary, and it just hits the surface, instead we need to go deeper than that to the root cause, I know lots of religious people who don't hate, fear or control, there are also many beliefs such as paganism, Buddism, Taoism, which doesn't use hate fear, and self righteousness to condemn others, I think if maybe more of the most major religions followed there teachings then we wouldn't have as much problems as we do.

For any religious person to crow about having the majority on their side and worse to actually use this as justification for their religious claims is grossly ignorant and WRONG.

If sincere religious use of mind - altering drugs is constitutionally exempt from the criminal law, then the courts must pass on all these claims to religious exemption.

Call upon the various religious groups bound by the same national fabric to address their mutual state of selective amnesia that blocks memories of centuries of joint and shared living on the same land; we call upon them to rebuild the past by reviving this tradition of conviviality, and restoring our shared trust that has been eroded by extremists using acts of terror and aggression;

I wonder what Miss Morality is going to do when they start telling her that her bisexuality is immoral and wrong, and her gay - rights activism is immoral and wrong, and her use and activism for contraception is immoral and wrong, and her stances on religious freedom are immoral and wrong, and her notions that the Church should welcome critical thinking and demands for evidence are immoral and wrong?

This is an example of cherry - picking — using Christian (or other religious) scripture and teachings to justify one's position on a given issue.

These texts also cover the origin of law, whether religious laws governing prayer, religious tax, and fasting, or prohibitions against such acts as manslaughter or attacks on the chastity of a woman, and laws governing the use of property.

If you want to follow my evidence on Religious Communities at @InquiryCSA this afternoon, please use the link in the tweet below.

The Bible can't be used to verify claims any more than the Quran or the Book of Mormon, as all religious texts first require a basic belief on the part of the reader that they (the texts) are right in order to be viewed as such.

The numbers are the «first formal demographic projections using data on age, fertility, mortality, migration and religious switching for multiple religious groups around the world,» said Pew.

As a matter of fact I've often used scientism to clear up my thoughts on assorted religious topics.

The political use of Hindutva has survived several court cases, most notably a major one in 1995 brought by those who felt that its allure was primarily religious in nature and hence violated India's constitution, which prohibits candidates from appealing to voters exclusively on religious grounds.

The modern Sadducees still disagree on spiritual matters with the Pharisee and Scribe, yet working together Satan uses all three religious mentalities to divide the Body of Christ on earth.

When artificial forms of contraception were coming into common use in the first half of the twentieth century, they were vigorously opposed by some on religious grounds.

In about 30 states, religious actors can challenge even generally applicable laws by using religious freedom statutes (modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act) or state constitutionalreligious actors can challenge even generally applicable laws by using religious freedom statutes (modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act) or state constitutionalreligious freedom statutes (modeled on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act) or state constitutionalReligious Freedom Restoration Act) or state constitutional rulings.

Alison Gray, in a recent doctoral study on the empirical use of material relating to The Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent, in relation to the teaching of Key Stage Three religious education in a Catholic school in England, has shown the inherent capacity of children to reach belief by a proper use and understanding of the illative sense.

A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on a temporary restraining order against an Oklahoma referendum that would ban the use of Islamic religious law in state courts.

they were religious and using their bible to attempt to block those laws from being passed, america would be a very different place if they had won on the grounds of «god said it was right»

Actually, what the term usually describes is approaches to healing making primary use of traditional religious forms and instrumentalities such as prayer, communion, the laying on of hands (Mark 16:18), and anointing with oil (James 5:13 - 16).

The author should also have touched on the religious leaders who use the church as their personal stepping stone to greater wealth, telling us the poor shall inherit the earth while they're being chauffeured around in their limos, driven to their multi-million dollar mansions or to their private million dollar jets.

Actually, the world used to be much worse than it is now, there were much more murders and violence and torture and corruption and famine and disease and natural disasters and ethnic cleansings and religious persecutions and wars and, on and on and on.

The practice of the networks was to produce religious programs, either by making production facilities, technical services and some budget resources available to the religious groups for the production of their own programs, or by using these religious agencies as consultants on their own religious programs.

As an expert on various religious cultures, and with a knowledge of the role of religion in personality structure and function, the specialist is in a position to offer relevant insight for psychodynamic diagnosis, for evaluation of the manner in which religious issues should be dealt with in treatment, and the means by which religious resources may be used in rehabilitation.

What the Girl Scouts decided was that if the girl in question believed in something that allowed for the same traditional Scouting function of religious education — religious and spiritual self - cultivation based on the principle of a moral order of which the Scout can be a part — she could substitute her preferred name for that instead of using the word «God.»

The amendment would require Oklahoma courts to «rely on federal and state law when deciding cases» and «forbids courts from considering or using» either international law or Islamic religious law, known as Sharia, which the amendment defined as being based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.

A conservative comedian (They fear these people the most because if they use their «Alinsky» principle of ridicule on them, they'll get as good as they give) 6 A religious person (Even though, ironically, most lower income democrats, like the mexicans, are devout catholics 7.

Nowhere does Bingham give careful attention to how soul and immortality have actually been used by religious communities, nor does he admit explicitly that Churchland's remarks on germs versus demons and the pitting of Ptolemy against Galileo amounts to saying that religious terms are comparable to pre-Copernican astronomical theories.

Using YOUR logic we can make worship a pointless act just by the fact that anything you focus on or serve with YOUR logic makes it into a religious.

This in your face I'm better than you because I'm a Christian who uses the term The Lord Jesus Christ blah blah blah and so on are killing our faith in a world where people are more laid back and want nothing to do with some snake oil religious sales person.

Animal Sacrifices: Religious Perspectives on the Use of Animals in Science.