Sentences with phrase «position against some practices»

• Fact # 9: I taught at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary early this year and spent some time with the President, Byron Klaus — who is a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate and keeps up with (and says good things about) his friend Paige Patterson, whose seminary has taken a position against some practices associated with Pentecostal Christianity.

Not exact matches

Another way to say it would be to observe that my story testifies to the truth of the position the Christian church has held with almost total unanimity throughout the centuries — namely, that homosexuality was not God's original creative intention for humanity, that it is, on the contrary, a tragic sign of human nature and relationships being fractured by sin, and therefore that homosexual practice goes against God's express will for all human beings, especially those who trust in Christ.»

The Ofqual requirement to teach Catholicism in the context of the beliefs and practices of other Christian denominations further undermines the presentation of Catholic teaching in the official course books, especially when other denominations concur with secular society against the Catholic position.

It is another for some African Christians to argue that their positions on homosexuality are wholly indigenous and that Western forces are practicing a new kind of colonialism in arguing for the legitimacy of same - sex relationships, especially when we hear echoes of Western missionary positions on homosexuality and see Western Evangelicals like Scott Lively actively stirring up hatred against homosexuals in African countries.

He was still fighting to retain what he saw to be the true tradition and meaning as against other Reformers who wished to «spiritualise» it, and against the practice of the papal authorities who had not modified their functional and canonical position.

Some people have jumped on the situation that Wenger is using Coquelin in the CB position at training, now he only has 3 CBs there and a whole bunch of midfielders, he has 2 teams a guess practicing against each other a midfielder would more than likely be used since Bellerin, Debuchy, Gibbs, Monreal, Chambers, Holding and Bielik would already be occupied.

It had been the Yankees» practice in the American League playoffs against Kansas City to place one of their functionaries in the stands with a walkie - talkie, the better to advise Manager Billy Martin on the positioning of his outfielders.

Aside from an organization that egregiously misrepresents a study, or hand picks only select studies from a wealth of data to suit its agenda, or takes limited research and makes very dangerous recommendations or claims that go against practice as usual, then I don't see the problem with the recommendations and position that AAFP has made.

The City Council created the Inspector General position following complaints and a lawsuit over the NYPD's stop and frisk policy in which a federal judge ruled the practice unfairly discriminated against black and Latino men.

As well as the 3 above exercises you should also begin to practice your handstand against a wall so that you become comfortable in this position.

You can also practice this position lying on your back with your feet against a wall.

The industry has a host of small players, including those with extremely niche positioning like secondshaadi.com (for second marriages), idontwantdowry.com (for those against the practice of dowry), h1bmarriages.com (for non-resident Indians and technical professionals), positivesaathi.com (for HIV - positive people) and so on.

Bromwich received a fair amount of attention for his role as the oversight attorney in charge of the US offshore drilling practices in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a position he was appointed to by President Obama, and before that for being part of the legal team against Lt. Col. Oliver North in the 1980s.

Animal welfare groups are split on the idea: The Humane Society cautions against holiday adoptions while the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has taken the position that the practice is fine if precautions are followed.

Many organizations have adopted official position statements either against feral cat colonies or discouraging the practice under most circumstances.

Those who feel they've practiced enough can push themselves to the limit against human opponents either via local pass - and - play or a World League system that seamlessly pits you against multiple challengers around the world to increase your position on a global ladder.

«Prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law are for the protection of the public, and are even more important in the context of the Settlement Agreement, where claimants are recovering from traumatic experiences and are more likely to be in a vulnerable position as a result.»