Sentences with phrase «out of a humanist»

The value in illuminating the craft knowledge of the goals of the humanities in relation to the methods and mechanisms by which those goals can be achieved is that then assessment becomes possible via assessment instruments developed organically out of humanists» practices — as opposed to being imposed on them by instruments ill - fitted to the humanities.

His paintings came out of a humanist tradition, and Rembrandt was revered above all.

Not exact matches

The coalition, which is made up of a collection of atheist, humanist and agnostic organizations, set out to grade the candidates by first identifying the criteria it deemed most important.

The term «humanist» was a bad word at that time among evangelicals, and the antagonism would soon intensify with the appearance, in 1980, of Tim LaHaye's bestseller, The Battle for the Mind, which called for an all - out evangelical campaign against «secular humanism.»

Evolution is on the way out, and intense religionists (secular humanists) such as Bill have no tenable hold on the realities of our existence.

Before spelling out his humanist manifesto, Grayling takes aim at the rationality of belief itself.

Keith Barltrop's review of Alain de Botton's new book brings out the bankruptcy of an alternative, humanist approach, in which Christian ideas, cut free from their Christian roots, are appropriated by non-believers in their pursuit of an ideal secular society.

The real target, it turns out, was not a humanist conspiracy of the late twentieth century, but one of the fundamental principles of modern political life.

And I think that's why this campaign could have teeth, if in addition to pointing out the despi - cable parts of the various holy books, it pointed out the parts that humanists also consider worthy.

As Randall Stewart pointed out nearly half a century ago, Hawthorne's lifelong literary models and companions were the great Puritan moralist - seers Spenser, Milton, and Bunyan, and of the eighteenth - century writers, the great Augustan Christian humanists, especially Dr. Johnson, whose boyhood home in Lichfield Hawthorne visited on what must be called a pilgrimage of veneration.

Many evangelicals — especially those involved in television ministries, conducting family life seminars, and promoting or operating Christian schools — emotively inveigh against secular humanism, denounce the godless Supreme Court, attempt to censor textbooks, and trot out the shopworn Humanist Manifestos I and II as proof of an overarching conspiracy to expunge Christianity from the land.

«When Christians speak out on issues, the hue and cry from the humanist state and media is that Christians, and all religions, are prohibited from speaking since there is a separation of church and state» (Christian Manifesto.

If we all thought like humanists we would be shut out from the fundamental truths of being that consciousness is determinative, that all is Mind and its infinite manifestation.

These humanists believed that God's enemies deserve to be ridiculed, and that humor offers an effective way of pointing out error and showing the truth by contrast.

I would rather call a supreme being as being a God of supremeness ond omnisciencies beyond compare of us mere mortal humanists who can't even keep fire - ants from engulfing all one's yards and their raisnung hell by biting the beegeezums out of people and their unwary pet animalisms!

And the four - term governor often speaks of a culture war between the nation's Christians and secular humanists, who he says are trying to stamp religion out of the public square.

somebody in the mainstream media has acknowledged there are countless numbers of secular humanists out here!!

Fundamentalists say that a small cabal of secular humanists screens out the tradition's symbols.

Several themes stand out in Mayernik's accounts of these cities: the persistence of a humanist sensibility grounded in sacred order (including what can only be regarded as a sacramental sense of the relationships among the human body, the city, and the cosmos); the role of memory in the life of traditional cities; the relationship between memory and artistic action; and the city as the physical embodiment of shared aspirations rather than «reality.»

The British Humanist Association (BHA), which supported the pair in their legal struggle, pointed to a number of positives to come out of the case, however.

Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented, «We are thrilled that the Government has committed to supporting the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, after proposing the introduction of an opt - out system last year.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the news, having long been a vocal supporter of the soft opt - out system.

A general outline of Humanism is also set out in the Humanist Manifesto prepared by the American Humanist Association.

Ahead of its second reading in the Lords, Humanists UK published research that revealed the extent of the religious lobby on the Bill, and the scaremongering and misinformation being given out by religious groups about the issues.

Democratic candidate for Nassau County Executive, Charles Lavine, (right) announces that he is dropping out of the race and endorsing candidate Laura Curran (left) at an anouncement held at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City on May 24, 2017 Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara

In 2008 Humanists UK made a submission to a House of Lords inquiry into organ donation, was consulted by the Organ Donation Taskforce, and gave oral evidence to the Welsh Assembly Government Committee Inquiry into Presumed Consent for Organ Donation, recommending that the UK adopt a presumed consent «opt - out» organ donor scheme to replace the current «opt - in» scheme.

Almost six out of seven English SACREs now have a humanist.

Almost six out of seven English SACREs now include a humanist.

Since then Humanists UK has continued to work with MPs and peers to speak out against the place of the Bishops.

For instance, in 2015 we pointed out that the introduction of the first female Bishop still meant that they represent a tiny proportion of the population; we also helped young humanists speak out from within the Lords chamber on the need to strengthen our democracy, including getting rid of the Bishops.

The FOI request was submitted by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and asked for a copy of the investigation carried out in 2010 by the DfE's Free Schools team into whether or not Steiner schools should receive state funding.

Hollywood Elsewhere: «Sad & ghastly as the story is, ’12 Years A Slave» is a humanist masterpiece & a slamdunk Best Picture contender right out of the gate.»

It's not the gross - out slapstick, although I think they do that better than most, but rather a level of intelligence and sensitivity that allows them to deliver — under the radar, as it were — strong humanist messages about the objectification of women, the empowerment of people with physical and emotional disabilities, and the importance of establishing in any kind of relationship a measure of compromise and independence.

Consequently, the anthropic cosmological principle, underlying in the existence of human life, implies making out a new collective and trans humanist horizon.

This lesson is focussed on Humanism; the objectives of the lesson are: - To describe what Humanism is - To explain the main beliefs Humanists hold - To analyse and debate Humanist beliefs Implicit objectives include: - To identify common humanist objections to religious influences on society, law and politics - To draw out (through debate) the motivations Humanists have for rejecting religion and religious Humanist beliefs Implicit objectives include: - To identify common humanist objections to religious influences on society, law and politics - To draw out (through debate) the motivations Humanists have for rejecting religion and religious humanist objections to religious influences on society, law and politics - To draw out (through debate) the motivations Humanists have for rejecting religion and religious beliefs.

Many of them pointed out similarities between languages and so we talked a little bit about European history and how we all have something in common and other bits of humanist hippy loveliness.

The Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) is seeking a judicial review of the Scottish government's decision to not allow young people to opt - out and claims that it may have acted unlawfully.

The author will discuss the market - based approach to privacy and point out problems from a humanist perspective to conclude that a basic level of privacy rights is inalienable notwithstanding consent.

For Sottsass, creating a lexicon of design that incorporated emotive, sensorial and humanist concerns was a rebellion against post-war rationalist architecture that valued function over form, and left human nature largely out of the architectural equation.

«The greatest hope for the Earth lies in religionists and scientists uniting to awaken the world to its near fatal predicament and then leading mankind out of the bewildering maze of international crises into the future Utopia of humanist hope.»