In short, the human condition entails genuinely natural capacities for religion, which these four tendencies often direct toward the
actualized practice of religion.
If my
daily practice of my religion has taught me anything, it is that I have so often failed to live up to what I know about the God who is Trinity that — well, who am I to criticize others for misunderstanding the truth about God?
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, after all, forbids the government from passing laws that restrict the free exercise of religion, and
the practice of some religions includes refusal to engage in (or, apparently, to promote) the use of certain forms of birth control.
@Diane
The practice of religion is not the issue here.Government installations should not host any large religious functions.
No one has banned
the practice of religion, as much as they should.
The practice of religion is not the issue here.Government installations should not host any large religious functions.
The practice of religion is more in the realm of spirit, the sense of right and wrong grounded in love.
I am by no means a believer in
the practices of religion, but I prefer to look at life with some notion of Socratic skepticism.
For that reason i suggest people test the doctrines and
practices of a religion they are interested in.
I may disagree with
some practices of that religion / belief, but downplaying or making it seem insignificant or wrong does me no good as a Christian or human being.
Belief in God or
the practice of religion is not necessary in order for people to be highly moral beings.
The RFRA laws limit the government from placing a «substantial burden» on
the practice of religion.
While some thinkers regard belief in the supernatural as incidental to
the practice of religion, Stark finds it essential.
This way has the advantage that the ideas and
practices of religion can be infused throughout the instructional program without the confusions and restrictions imposed by having to take account of diverse religious traditions.
By focusing on «the religious practices of today's undergraduates,... and the extent to which the study and
the practice of religion are made available to undergraduate students,» they offer a systematic report of each campus's ethos, inherent religious practices and religion courses.
And thanks to the method of correlation,
the practice of religion and art was never limited to aesthetic objects with explicit religious content, since even the most dark and despairing texts could be read as expressions of ultimate meaning.
More liberal Jews — and I include here many who take
the practice of their religion seriously — gladly «dialogue» with secularism even as they decline to acknowledge cultural common ground with their Christian brethren.
Few issues are as important today as the protection of the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and
the practice of religion.
Our theology and
our practice of religion have been influenced by this cultural tendency.
Reading First Things may disqualify you from sitting on a jury, at least if a lawyer decides that such reading shows that you are too involved in
the practice of your religion.
Since the Constitution guarantees freedom in
the practice of religion, no citizen can expect the public schools to teach religious values.
The problem here isn't mormons,
its the practice of religion itself.
The Saudi Arabian Mutaween (Arabic: مطوعين), or Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (i.e., the religious police) prohibits
the practice of any religion other than Islam [5].
All three of our soft - core atheists are absolutely certain that the creeds, ideals and
practices of religion are essentially evil.
The best known of these is the Iowa School of Religion, founded in the 1920s, which balanced Protestantism with representatives of Catholicism and Judaism, but was originally designed to promote
the practice of religion and the training of religious leaders, not just the detached academic study of religion.
One asks: How could the Holocaust have occurred in a highly civilized society rich in historical mores,
the practice of religion, and a vigorous intellectual life?
the First Amendment protects the INDIVIDUAL's right to free
practice of religion, Churches are protected by that in so much as the Government can take no measure against a church or religion that would make it difficult for private citizens to practice their faith.
[15] The Socialist People's Republic of Albania under Enver Hoxha went so far as to officially ban the practice of every religion
Maybe you could clarify: by «historically» are you taking about
the practice of the religion in a perticular time period, or are you references scriptural accounts directly?
In the post-1963 controversy, it often has been all but forgotten that the justices» decisions had a double intent: both the advocacy and
the practice of religion (for example, worship) were forbidden; at the same time, the Supreme Court explicitly encouraged «teaching about religion» as part of a curriculum of secular education.
We call it «The Gospel» and that believing this is what makes a person a «Christian» though there are SO many variances in
the practice of religions that this article and the MANY posters don't discuss.
White students seem deeply interested in the study and
practice of religion, but religion apparently holds little or no appeal for black students.
So to my friends who judge others that he / she will go to hell — please stop that... who are you to judge... if you want to live in a society you have to respect each other but when it comes to
practicing of you religion — «you do your and i do mine» that simple but we can all be together helping the neighborhood, the poor, and so on...