Sentences with phrase «people about their religious beliefs»

«I haven't seen a connection but, I'm not in the habit of asking people about their religious beliefs,» she said.

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To put things in context, Bell followed that quote up by expressing his disappointment when communities of faith discourage people from asking questions about religious texts or beliefs.

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«Their only gripe is about people having religious beliefs period, which legally does nothing to harm them»

I personally hear the atheists I know complain more than the religious people about others talking about their beliefs, could just be the people I know though.

Oh look, another religious «leader» masking his prejudice with religious beliefs and crack «evidence» about LGBT people.

IMHO... I think «their obsession with religion» is about the sometimes crazy actions and outcomes that follow from people of religious beliefs... especially the fundamentalists.

But the claim with which Keister begins her study» that a person's religious beliefs will exert some influence on whether he will pursue material wealth and how he will go about doing so» seems eminently reasonable.

So you're too stupid to give some examples on a belief blog that focuses on religion and people who are religious and that they speak about god to give me alternatives to different terms?

In other words with all the things going on in the world this long winded ambiguous rant about the religious beliefs of a horror writer whose name I've barely heard mentioned in the last decade is being presented as the most important information people need to know at this particular time.

>> Nothing scares us about a cross but if you're going to place a cross then you must also place a religious symbol to represent the belief's of all the people who lost their lives that day.

Everytime religious people post something about God or something out of their belief, there comes the Atheists storming it with their typical (hateful, profane, disrespectful but in - fairness articulate, itellect, scientific and logical) replies and name callings such as; «2000 years religious numbnuts», «oxymorons who keep asking of sky daddy's help», «idiots who was fooled by a magical being in the sky» and so on and so forth.

It is simply impossible to understand a people without knowing about their beliefs be they religious or political.

The thing that makes me uneasy about having elected officails from certain religious groups is that, being female, I'm not sure a person who suscribes to a set of beliefs that does not permit a woman to occupy the highest leadership posts in the organization is going to promote policies in my best interests.

But I'm pretty sure one doesn't need to force their religious laws on other people to have their belief, which is the only thing we're really concerned about.

While the more educated may smirk about such articles, there is a lot of value in helping people analyze and understand the book upon which they place their beliefs, especially when it becomes legislation and policy that affects people outside the religious bubble.

Religious people need to be very upfront about their beliefs to their employers.

just goes to show — a person can be smart enough to invent the calculus and write lucid books about optics — all the while maintaining delusional religious beliefs.

Of course now some religious person will want to defend their belief and say, «That is not what [fill - in - the - blank] MEANT... it's really all about peace and love and...»....

Specifically, it's far less common to hear about how a student who finds their way to or from Christianity, Islam, or Judaism (or even Atheism for that matter) while attending a university.Taking classes and sharing experiences alongside classmates from varying backgrounds can cause even the most religious or nonreligious person to inspect, analyze, and even question their beliefs.

I've been watching people with golden crosses around their necks and on their lapels shout at the TV about how serving gay and lesbian people is a violation of their «sincerely - held religious beliefs.»

I don't care if people agree with my religious beliefs, what I do care about is that they know I don't sacrifice babies or engage in homilies to Satan during ritual.

As to your religious beliefs, you don't have a damn thing to say about what a person does in their private life, including their health - care decisions.

Gary: The reason I'm hesitant about your definition of «religious» is because, as you say, your definition has everything to do with your personal views and beliefs, and not as much to do with how people who call themselves religious perceive themselves, nor with the 150 or so years of academic research into religious phenomena.

I do know some great, religious people, but they are private about their religion and tolerant of other beliefs.

People refusing medical treatment because they think they can pray disease away, The demoralizing way religion makes you feel about yourself (I am a wretch, a sinner, a bad person by nature), the religious wars that have been fought for millenia, the self righteous passing laws based on THEIR beliefs (change to the pledge of allegience which now excludes anyone who does not believe in a fairy godfather, the change to the national motto that turned it into the lie «in god we trust», the bigotry that «my religion is the right one and you are wrong so I'll pray for you» kind of crap... don't you realize that it is insulting to me when someone says they will pray for me... its the same as saying I'm going to do something for you but there won't be any effect, so it is just a waste of time.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

I know many Atheists prefer to act in an opposite manner than the religious people by actually NOT being blunt and open about their beliefs.

You're right about imposing, but not all religious people are trying to impose their beliefs — many are just trying to share something they feel is important.

If religious then you are set to rules and values based on that faith and it's important that people who give someone power understand what that belief and religion is and about.

- John R. can come back and respond, however, I'm willing to bet that one of the things that he would suggest is which you seemed to have totally missed given your posting is... to friggin «think» about your unquestioned beliefs and assumptions that you have regarding your religious beliefs that have been passed on to you from other people.

Religion or religious people are unfairly picked out as the cause of bullying when I believe people who are truely faithful to their religion speak only about their belief which so often is thought of as bullying.

Athiests always talk about religious intolerance as an example of how terrible religions are, yet here they are, the biggest bunch of hateful people attacking other people's beliefs because they don't believe.

He makes sweeping generalizations about the core beliefs of «spiritual, not religious» people to support the argument that their flaw is that they don't have core beliefs.

I never understand why people want to waste their time writing comments about other peoples» religious beliefs.

What does this say about the political and religious beliefs of people living there?

People being free to speak about, express, and practice their religious beliefs?

In the country's first major survey on religious beliefs, conducted in 2006, 31.4 percent of about 4,500 people questioned described themselves as religious.

My # 1 criticism with religious people, is thus: Those of us who reject religion in favor of science tend to speak about our beliefs in the way the universe works with an assumed sense of «we think.»

You lie aboout prayer, you lie about having proven things, you lie about atheists, you call on person here a Nazi racist because she posted Hitler's quotes on his religious beliefs in a conversation about what Hitler believed, it just goes on and on.

Those of us outside the congregation find religious belief a fascinating subject and are eager to learn as much as we can about this curious practice and why it affects so many otherwise intelligent people.

I am definitely open to being wrong here... and maybe I'm missing something, but... I don't think the Consti tution says anything about people can't vote their (religious) beliefs.

Perry is using religion as a stamp of approval to get votes from «believers» who are: 1) gullible enough to believe this nonsense about hearing directly from God; and 2) those stupid enough to accept that religious beliefs along qualify a person to run a country.

Other people have to die just so these religious people can feel good about their beliefs.

This misunderstanding doesn't come about simply because commentators such as Beinart are themselves irreligious people, and so don't recognize the religious dimensions of political and other kinds of belief.

CG — How is Cathy excluding anyone by talking to already - religious groups of people about his belief?

The backlash about «religious» people isn't about their beliefs, but the brutality with which they attack beliefs or lack thereof.

Which is also you hear religious people say all the time about beliefs.

People want to be religious to feel good about themselves or in front of others but do nt want to put the work that drives faith and endurance in a belief.

Mark are gays asking to have a gay parade at the event like religious people are asking to make it all about them and their beliefs?