The prominent ex-Muslim went on to say that the Pope «has put himself above the fray; that is to say he has
put faith and reason before other diplomatic and political considerations.»
Not exact matches
One
reason stocks continue to head higher may be the market's
faith in a Fed «
put,» or the expectation that any significant correction in the stock market will cause the Fed to delay rate hikes
and balance - sheet contraction.
Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over
and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion
and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic
and I have many
reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause
and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science
and technology instead of
putting their
faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics
and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot
and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?
historical Jesus, lmfao... show me any historical evidence of jesus... let's start with his remains... they don't exist - your explanation, he rose to the heavens... historical evidence - no remains, no proof of existence (not a disproof either, just not a proof)... then let's start with other historians writing about the life of Jesus around his time or shortly after, as outside neutral observers... that doesn't exist either (not a disproof again, just not a proof)... we can go on
and on... the fact is, there is not a single proving evidence of Jesus's life in an historical context... there is no existence of Jesus in a scientific context either (virgin birth... riiiiiight)... it is just written in a book,
and stuck in your head... you have a right to believe in what you must... just don't base it on history or science... you believe because you do... it is your right... but try not to
put reason into your
faith; that's when you start sounding unreasonable, borderline crazy...
As John Paul II
put it, «The world
and all that happens within it... are realities to be observed, analysed
and assessed with all the resources of
reason, but without
faith ever being foreign to the process.»
Much of what he has to say is delightfully
put together in a small paperback now out from Eerdmans, How to Play Theological Ping - Pong: Essays on
Faith and Reason.
The
reason, though offered as much by
faith as by sight, is that in Jesus Christ, as the apostle
put it to the Colossians, «all things hold together,» even the well - publicized actions of well - known figures
and the day - to - day activities of ordinary people carried on with never a thought about the scrutiny of history.
Oh,
and it
puts repentance before
faith in God right here for a
reason, too!
I currently can not think of any song with those lyrics but I do recall a child's song with the lyrics: «I'm so happy
and here's the
reason why Jesus took my burdens all away» This is referencing that before a person
puts their complete
faith and trust in Jesus for salvation they are carrying burdens of sin, but Jesus can take those away!
Now, with a beautiful complementarity, Pope Benedict is
putting his own particular patristic stamp on the mission of the Successor of Peter - he travels
and speaks in the midst of an increasingly pagan culture as a teacher of
faith and a witness to the truth
and reason of the Christian claim.
Faith must trample underfoot all
reason, sense,
and understanding,
and whatever it sees must be
put out of sight
and... know nothing but the word of God.»
It's for this very
reason that Justin Barringer
and myself
put together the book, A
Faith Not Worth Fighting For: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions About Nonviolence.
Even simple ordinary folk today
put reason before
faith, unlike before the «enlightenment» when theology was accepted as the «queen of sciences»
and science its handmaid.
We are offered
and receive the gift of
faith for a
reason, to willfully
put our
faith into action (Philippians 2:12 - 16).
But despite intellectual challenges, issues in his personal life
and emotional swings, Lewis is ultimately remembered for his writings on
faith: Even when it meant putting aside momentary feelings of uncertainty: «Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&r
faith: Even when it meant
putting aside momentary feelings of uncertainty: «
Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&r
Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your
reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why
Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&r
Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.»
The
reason our forefathers
put a separation of church
and state in our government was because they all came out of England, where every shift in power required everyone in the country to worship in the King's
faith.
Get over it, the only
reason the lies
and myths keep getting
put forward is stupid lazy
faith leaders don't want to have to get a real job
and they depend on morons like you to provide them a more than adequate living, aren't you a real prod ignorant clown?
Someone who
puts reason and faith on the same pedestal is accusing someone else of not being intelligent?
I sincerely look forward to new
and innovative
reasons why we should
put any
faith in them.
So you have men like Thomas Aquinas
putting their gigantic intellects to work on understanding God's revelation as well as the relationship between
faith and reason.
We in the West always make the mistake that we
put in too little effort to figure out what real
faith means — we are too materialistic,
and that is the
reason why always false priests, bishops
and pastors (also on the Protestant side) mislead us,
and can tell us idiotic strories of cheap grace or workrighteousness.
I do have
faith but I do
put human smarts
and logic /
reasoning over most christian sheep these days!
Maybe that was the
reason why Wenger did not go into the transfer market
and decided to
put faith in his present squad.
When I have no risk factors for gestational diabetes
and I want to know if I can have an alternative to flooding my body with sugar water to see how it deals
and I hear what amounts to no
reason or just doubt as to how fit of a mother I will be if I don't
put the baby's good before all, even though we have yet to establish that this is in the baby's interests, I lose
faith in those people.
The BHA has
put the data in a spreadsheet for convenience - attached to this email
and online at http://humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/List-of-proposed-Free-Schools.xlsx Read the previous BHA press release, «Landmark Freedom of Information victory for BHA vs Department for Education», 15 January 2013: http://humanism.org.uk/2013/01/15/landmark-freedom-of-information-victory-for-bha-vs-department-for-education/ Read the Information Tribunal's decision: http://humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/20130115-Decision-EA20120136-0166-0167.pdf Read more about the BHA's campaigns work on «
faith» schools: http://www.humanism.org.uk/campaigns/religion-
and-schools/
faith-schools The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical
and fulfilling lives on the basis of
reason and humanity.
I have enough
faith in Eiji Aonuma \'s watchful eye that he won \» t let Omega Force
and Team Ninja
put out a half - baked game that sullies the Zelda name; I \'ll be ordering it on day one for that
reason.
Any doctor who would make the choice
put down an animal rather than try this Companion Therapy Laser treatment should definitely consider this wonderful option
and approach their
reasoning with the great
faith I had in this product.
I felt it necessary to write «rational
reason» even though it might seem redundant because I live in a society that
puts its
faith in God
and turns the chicken coop over to the foxes.
For these
reasons, one shouldn't
put much
faith in the argument that estimates of evaporation rate changes, with temperature, show that the climate sensitivity is as low as Lindzen
and Monckton are claiming.
I don't know,
and for me to
put all my eggs into one of those baskets would be an act of
faith, not one of a
reasoned and informed evaluation of the information available.»
Now, this move by the CME has again given Wall Street more
reason to
put faith in Bitcoin
and thus the demand has skyrocketed, along with the price.