Sentences with phrase «over whether»

It also noted how the fresh allegations will likely reinforce concerns over whether Tchividjian — who spent only about two months away from public ministry — was restored to ministry too quickly.

''... the public is divided over whether Jesus Christ will return to earth by 2050.

The composition of the Court thus was a major factor in the election's outcome, and religious voters seemed to emphasize it in debates over whether or not to support Trump.

Whitehead wishes to avoid the controversy over whether there was before the beginning of things a Creator God who was and still is truly real and omnipotent.

While this end - times picture is technically found in the Bible (1 Thessalonians 4:17), there are questions over whether it is meant to be understood in a literal sense.

To this day there is controversy over whether Dante actually wrote the «Letter to Cangrande,» whose author overtly claims that he wrote the Comedy making use of the four senses of Scripture, almost exactly as these are defined by St. Thomas near the beginning of the Summa (I, i, 10).

be useful for adjudicating the recent dispute between Attorney General Edwin Meese and Justice William Brennan over whether the court is following the founders» «intention»?

Historians have wrangled over whether George Washington established precedent by adding the phrase on his own during his first Inaugural acceptance, but the Library of Congress website states he did.

Irving, Texas (CNN)- The polarizing debate over whether Boy Scouts of America should allow gay members could culminate with a vote on a new policy Wednesday.

Feminist and liberation theologians have questioned the new orthodoxy's valorization of divine helplessness, expressing concern over whether the emphasis on God sharing our abuse and death may underwrite our own passive acquiescence to violence.

he cautioned us to be ready and alert for His coming, not dreaming of escaping to an out of body place and not fussing over whether we have ticked all the theological boxes while we sit slumped in the Sunday pew listening to yet another sermon on how to be saved (when we are already saved).

Joining the continuing debate over whether pacifism and just war doctrine share a prima facie «presumption against war» are Helmut David Baer of the University of Texas and Joseph Capizzi of the Catholic University of America.

At Synods 2014 and (especially) 2015, however, we gathered that the prelates were having the nearest thing prelates ever have to a knock - down, drag - out fight over whether the divorced and remarried should be admitted to the sacraments, even when they had been practicing Catholics all their lives and married in the Church to boot.

On Tuesday, Graham stirred controversy when he expressed uncertainty over whether the president is sincere enough in his faith.

Along with other Winter Olympians, Uhlaender has had to deal not only with suspense over whether a Sochi medal might come to her after all but also the possibility that Olympians who flouted the rules will be in PyeongChang.

While Kennedy faced questions from some voters over whether he would take orders from the pope, that kind of skepticism is virtually unheard of today, Galston says.

This controversy led inevitably to a debate over whether other churches are «true churches of Christ and whether the members of these churches are baptized members of the Church of Christ.»

The dispute is over whether there is one, and what the ramifications are of this for curricular coherence and hence for pedagogical effectiveness.

The controversy will not be over the facts but over whether Behe has gone «outside of science» by attributing irreducible complexity in biology to «design» rather than to some undiscovered material (i.e., mindless) mechanism.

What about those zealots who want to forbid women to control their own bodies and have the final say over whether or not to continue an unplanned pregnancy?

If you don't want to eat meat, that's fine... I'm not debating over whether or not eating meat is wrong for you.

Feelings of inadequacy, performance doubts, worries about under - appreciation, and concern over whether their efforts are actually accomplishing anything meaningful were all noted by participants as significant issues.

Announcing the death of Alfie, who has been at the centre of a court battle over whether to withdraw life support treatment, his mother wrote on Facebook: «Our baby boy grew his wings tonight at 2:30 am.

Because of these difficulties, disagreement over whether complying with the mandate would be formal or material might well be disagreement not so much over the mandate as over the nature of intention itself.

While a Mormon or Catholic nominee would be a first for the GOP, there's some disagreement over whether he would be the first «non-Protestant» ever, or just the first in generations.

We may even disagree over whether the establishment of the state in 1948 was just or justly done, never mind divinely ordained.

This is like watching two people argue over whether Santa Claus is more powerful than the ToothFairy

Disagreement exists in Australia over whether exemptions afforded religious organisations under Western Australia's anti-discrimination laws should be removed.

This topic can easily lead to an argument over whether or not homosexuality in itself is something a person chooses for their life.

You are correct, if one assumes atheism or a fundamentally different religious cosmology, that the possibility I stated will seem like a false cause (this unemployment came later, therefore that cosmic battle caused it), but again, that would come down to the age - old debate over whether there is a God v. Satan battle in the classical Christian sense (do either God or Satan exist and, if so, how?).

There's something a bit strange about obsessing over whether Mormons are Christians in a deeply Protestant country.

The real debate, then, is not over whether or not torture happened, but over whether something evil can ever be done as a means to a good end.

Rather, the dispute seems to be over whether he can use his job as a platform for proselytizing to a captive audience.

I can see it now; in a thousand years the Great Schism over whether the prophet Rick actually said «it will come» or «I will come».

I would much rather live a fulfilling, guilt - free life where I get to enjoy being alive instead of fretting over whether or not a bearded wizard is going to let me on his cloud after I die.

If you're living in Alberta today, you don't really care about this debate over whether there's a recession or not; you know the Alberta economy is contracting and labour market conditions in Alberta have weakened a lot.

There has been much debate over whether Google + will beat Facebook.

Do you think the debate over whether news organizations should put up paywalls, or rely purely on advertising, has been answered?

Air France's move comes amid international uncertainty over whether U.S. President Donald Trump will pull out of a nuclear deal with Iran, although the spokeswoman said the decision was not linked to the political climate with Iran.

The SEC's ruling on the Winklevoss ETF puts considerable doubt over whether the new products will ever get approved.

The poll by Debtwire, Bingham McCutchen and Macquarie Capital also found that the investors were split over whether bankruptcy filings by large companies will increase this year.

The killings in Florida have also revived the debate over whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools — an idea DeVos, while careful not to outright endorse it, said in an interview last week with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt should «be part of the broader, more robust conversation about how can we avoid these things in the future.»

Seemingly endless fretting in the U.S. over whether tax reform was being priced into markets, and whether a failure to pass tax reform would send markets lower, ended up being for nought.

Citigroup and BofA are, for all intents and purposes, wards of the state while the media and Washington spar over whether they will be formally owned by the government.

The Nunes memo became public at a time when Trump's lawyers are negotiating with Mueller's team over whether he will answer questions related to the probe.

This Journal editorial is part of a raging battle in Washington between brokerage lobbyists and, well, most everyone else, over whether securities and insurance sales brokers should be regulated as professionals — like doctors — when they give advice.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit.

A Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.10 from $ 7.25 continues to make controversy in Washington as Democrats and Republicans fight over whether the policy would be good for the economy.

Even before the service began in San Francisco, questions arose over whether Uber was allowed to test its driverless technology in the city.

ECB UNCERTAINTY: Another factor holding back momentum relates to uncertainty over whether the ECB will boost its monetary stimulus on Thursday following some lackluster economic data.