Sentences with phrase «opinion on faith»

The point that you originally took exception to was that many climate science zealots accept expert and / or consensus opinion on faith alone.

Yes, you have your opinion on the matter but it is no more valid than anyone else's opinion on faith.

Bruno, a Dominican friar, held to all sorts of novel, and non - Christian, opinions on faith, giving credence more to exotic ancient - Egyptian beliefs than to orthodox Christology; and while he also followed a number of astronomy hypotheses, such as the existence of a plurality of worlds, yet it was not this that sealed his unfortunate fate.

This Lobby had brought about the closure of Faith - based Adoption agencies, aggravating the crisis in placing children for adoption, and was poised to put on the Statute Book laws which would have imposed its own opinions on Faith - based schools and anyone else who disagreed.

Not exact matches

Empowering your customers with the ability to share their opinions on your brand requires a leap of faith.

It doesn't matter how many people choose to believe in concepts based on faith, that concept is still just an opinion until it is supported with verifiable evidence.

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

Regardless of opinions on where Judas ended up... I think it's refreshing to see a writer talk about his faith (even subtly) on a platform like the top story of CNN.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

@HS = HB: regardless of your opinion on how the world should work; regardless of you passing judgement upon anyone not of your faith; regardless of your blind hate and ignorance... you will eventually die and the world will not even notice.

While an individual's religious values will certainly factor into his or her perspective on this hot - button issue, the diversity of opinions within the faith community should make us pause before claiming God is on one side or the other.

(I Timothy 6:20 - 21) This doctrinal conception James presents negatively, disparaging faith as compared with works, on the ground that, belief being a matter of opinion, «the demons also believe, and shudder» (James 2:19 - 20) and Jude presents it positively, exhorting his brethren «to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.»

This third option takes a lot of hard work and much more FAITH than the other 2 options, but in my opinion, is well worth it to strive for, rather than a. completely giving up your reason and subjecting it to the limits of the Bible, or b. completely giving up on a faith that you hold and that is an integral part ofFAITH than the other 2 options, but in my opinion, is well worth it to strive for, rather than a. completely giving up your reason and subjecting it to the limits of the Bible, or b. completely giving up on a faith that you hold and that is an integral part offaith that you hold and that is an integral part of you.

That magazine quotes you as saying that the computer - consensor has helped you «to recognize and address issues and concerns that have special meaning» for your members, and that this opinion - surveying gadget enables your people express themselves on matters of faith and action when many of them would otherwise have remained silent.

EPC requires all churches to hold to «essential» tenets of the Christian faith, but allows each congregation freedom in forming opinions on «nonessential» matters, such as whether women can be elected as deacons and elders.

Where a Pastor SHOULD be speaking to answers on where God is during these tragic events, he considers his opinion designed to stir up emotion to take precedence over the message of Jesus Christ which teaches, love, comfort and faith in God in all things.

He shares his thoughts on traditional marriage in «The Black Pulpit,» a weekly series of opinion pieces that explores faith in the black community.

It seems to me that the church has been simply supine before the mores of Western culture, according to which it is indecent to talk about death in polite society P «Theological Perspectives on Aging,» Human Values Institute Conference, May 12 - 14, 1986; published in Second Opinion: A Journal of Health, Faith, and Ethics, November 1986].

Especially on opinion blogs dedicated to faith, belief and religion.

Of course there are always those who are ready to try and force their opinion on you, like progressives, & they come in all faiths & beliefs.

This opinion is an outcome of missionary policy which urged on converts a discontinuity between the religion, culture and politics of the land and the Christian faith.

According to the knowledge, competence, and prestige which they [the laity] possess, they have the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful, without prejudice to the integrity of faith and morals, with reverence toward their pastors, and attentive to common advantage and the dignity of persons.

He will ignore abusive atheist behavior, but jump all over a believer expressing his opinion (on a belief blog dedicated to faith, ironically!)

Of course, both professional and lay Christians have opinions on these matters, but it is rare that these opinions are explicitly and clearly grounded in a reasoned Christian faith.

Discussions and opinions of what the Bible says, and the attendant theologies supposedly based on those discussions and opinions are at times interesting and even valuable, yet are not the foundation upon which I base my faith or my journey.

I have been treated poorly, called names, and shunned because of my faith, but I haven't based my opinions of non-Christians as a whole on the few whose behavior hurt me.

Religion is a personal belief, belief in something that can not be known, based entirely on faith, myth, and or personal emotional opinions.

In the opinion of the FCC, the representativeness of religious faith presented on television is a matter to be decided solely by a television station if it wishes to venture to do so.

while breifly going thru this artical it was makeing my stomach turn, this is just what the devil wants is for doubt and confusion, christianity is growing stronger than ever, souls are being saved and lives are changing every day, and do nt for one minute think any different, or try tp put christians down, why would we loose faith, god answers our prayers everyday, think what you want and do what you do, but do nt try to put things in other people's opinion or minds, jesus died for our sins, so that we can have better lives and be forgiven for our sins here on earth and move on to a beter place, becouse souls do nt die «read the bible, if you do nt understand it, find a church that can help you learn a better way of life, I pray for everyone out there that does nt know jesus christ as ther savior to accept what he has to offer to you «love forgiveness and ever lasting life «Christians» stay strong and [ass the word of god on and share all your tedtimonies in life» god bless everyone»»

I think things get hot when we try to pin each other down as to what we are basing our opinions on - faith, evidence, intuition, the Bible, etc., etc., experiences.

He derived his opinions based on scientific study and theory, not blind faith.

Although there's plenty of room for differing opinions in the Christian faith, this film is one more piece of evidence that wherever you land, believers can no longer sit on the sidelines when it comes to issues of race, civil rights and how we interpret our past.

For the same reasons you believe morals are merely opinions, many / most Christians do not have faith in the Spirit, and basically ignore or outright reject the teaching on moral freedom found in Paul's letter to the Galatians (among other places in the NT, but it is most - clearly written out there), though they don't know they are rejecting it and somehow think they are in agreement with it (if they've read the letter at all).

The statistics are merely sets of data measured in a specific context and at least the person who posted them had the respect to allow us to make our own interpretation rather than inserting his own opinion which is what Buddha actually wanted people to do... not just accept things on blind faith but interpret for themselves and experience for themselves.

Yet she has an opinion on these matters which satisfies her mind and heart as adequate for Christian faith and life.

We did end up having a discussion about different faiths - expressing nor endorsing opinions on any in particular but merely educating the students on the differences (and then they pointed out the lack of difference between many).

It is basing an opinion on someone based on there religious faith....

This opinion is not compatible with the Pope's teaching, especially in view of his citation from the document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Donum Vitae (1974), but there may still be some room for further discussion on technical issues of this type.

This «Belief» blog can not seem to focus on faith (belief) issues: it always goes back to opinions about the elections and po.l.i.t.i.c.al.

I've heard more than a handful definitions or repentance and the content of saving faith and all make pretty strong arguments to someone like me who doesn't really know a whole lot (and even though I hold to faith alone in Christ alone there's even tons of different opinions on what that even means lol).

My question was looking to elicit your opinion as to how Christ's deity, His work on the cross, and His resurrection can be included in a Gospel presentation with it adding to faith.

As I define them, «belief «is an opinion about something or someone, while «faith» is a willingness to commit to a course of action on the basis of that opinion.

What is your opinion on what «churches» actually mean from your statement, when apparently, at least according to the article... it seems to be making the need for «churches» possibly as far as a physical gathering places for people to connect of the same or similar religion or faith... «obsolete.»

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

If anyone proposes to believe, i.e., imagines himself to believe, because many good and upright people living here on the hill have believed, i.e., have said that they believed (for no man can control the profession of another further than this; even if the other has endured, borne, suffered all for the Faith, an outsider can not get beyond what he says about himself, for a lie can be stretched precisely as far as the truth — in the eyes of men, but not in the sight of God), then he is a fool, and it is essentially indifferent whether he believes on account of his own and perhaps a widely held opinion about what good and upright people believe, or believes a Münchausen.

In my opinion the writing has been on the wall since we sold Cesc and RVP Wenger should've resigned after the FA Cup Win which would've been a good send off but NO he decides to stay and continue with the same tired tactics week in week out its depressing being a Gooner we get no respect we are called the Last 16 drop outs Top 4 losers we have United this weekend I won; t be suprised if they beat us I've lost my faith in Wenger

There has been a lot of unfair criticism of Theo of recent, in my opinion, but his proven productivity when on form and especially his performances in the big games — Theo does well in the big games — justifies Wenger's continued faith in him.

Like I said, this tip does involve a leap of faith, as Villa have been this season's biggest let - downs, in my opinion, but I'm banking on the likes of Charles N'Zogbia, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Darren Bent coming good for a change − as should the aforementioned do what is expected of them, Villa will have far too much quality going forward for Norwich's defence to handle.

While co-sleeper are a Godsend in my opinion, especially during those initial nights with a newborn, there are a number of things to consider before making that leap of faith in choosing the one that's right for you and your baby; mainly your child's age, how much money you're willing to spend on it, the Co-sleeper's duration of use, it's placement, and importance of avoiding toxins and chemicals.

It is a mystery why the Legal Office did not pass this opinion on to the Lords committee, which could then have seen that the regulations pose no real threat: neither to the Church of England, nor, as the C of E's lawyers proceed helpfully to add, to any other faith community, whether congregational or hierarchical.