Sentences with phrase «questions about the religious»

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.

Elsewhere in this issue, Phillip H. Harris, Solicitor of the United States Catholic Conference, raises important questions about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) currently before Congress.

Like anyone with a radio ministry over an international network I received hundreds of thousands of letters from all over the world and, whenever they presented important questions about religious faith and practice, I answered them.

The author explores these elements and possible points of contact with elements in Christian tradition and experience, raising questions about religious language: reality, analogy and metaphor.

Edwin Scott Gaustad in his Historical Atlas of Religion in America (Harper & Row, 1962) takes us back to that time, citing a March 1957 Bureau of the Census survey in which persons 14 years of age and older were questioned about their religious preference.

Do you have an issue with anyone that asks self - proclaimed Christian candidates questions about their religious beliefs?

But Stout's careful statement of the possibilities for democracy raises other questions about religious belief.

In his dissent, he argues that today's decision «creates serious questions about religious liberty.»

Google Home users are being stopped from asking questions about religious figures after it emerged the technology does not respond to the question «Who is Jesus?»

I struggled with questions about religious pluralism, the destiny of the un-evangelized, the Problem of Evil, the inerrancy of the Bible, and much more.

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My experiences with raising questions about religious pluralism, heaven and hell, biblical inerrancy, and the creation account have not been pleasant ones to say the least.

In his first Reddit AMA, leading New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Bill De Blasio responded to policy questions on Airbnb, the Occupy movement, the tech community and to personal questions about his religious views, favorite books and his son's famous hair.

For those who are concerned about finding like - minded Christians, it's important to note that the assessment includes questions about your religious beliefs, as well as sexual activity.

Members can return later to answer specific questions about religious practices, hobbies, and dating preferences.

Members have to answer questions about their religious beliefs, their ideal first date and their past relationship history.

The JDate profile covers all the topics you would expect on an online dating site, with the addition of a few questions about religious background and synagogue attendance.

The matching algorithm is limited to questions about religious practices and beliefs and ethnicity.

Parents around the country still have questions about the religious nature of mindfulness practice.

A Supreme Court ruling this week dealing with the seemingly innocuous question of whether it was OK for the state of Missouri to deny a grant to a church to improve its playground, has raised major questions about religious rights, separation of church and state, and, last but not least, school vouchers.

In that same hearing, DeVos avoided a question about a religious school in Indiana that gets voucher funds but will not admit children of same sex couples, saying only «The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children's schooling and education decisions... Too many children today are trapped in schools that don't work for them.

The series also raises questions about religious practice in West Africa; one image combines a bare breasted Engungun masked female with a Pentecostal calendar in the background.

While the Supreme Court of Canada has commented on the absurdity of questioning children about their understanding of the religious consequences of oaths in getting past that first hurdle of whether or not they understand an oath or affirmation, those questions about religious beliefs continue to prevail, although adults are never asked the same questions.

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We were asking urgent questions about whether women, people of color, religious minorities, immigrants, would ever be treated with dignity and respect.

Responding to questions about Trump's views on immigration, Thiel said he did not support a religious test for Muslims as Trump has advocated for, and went on to say he did not believe Trump supporters take literally the candidate's repeated calls to build a wall along the Mexican border and make the neighboring country pay for it.

Given that you are both a judge and very religious, I am sure you can answer some questions for me about other rules in the Bible.

Lawrence, You started by asking a foolish question about why not teach religious origins theories in science class?

It's always very funny to see the religious zealots scream about what they «know» their god wants, but when it's an uncomfortable contradiction then «oh god can't be understood» or «who are you to question god» (might makes right?).

You said, «You through your own decisions have effectively limited your options this is religious, this is believing in a god «YOURSELF»» My decision to question illogical positions and refusing to believe the blatant nonsense about imaginary friends has expanded my options.

Now this is quote is in relation to the question of taxation but it lends itself well to the overall thought about secular vs religious authority.

Reading the account of how this professor expressed himself about the author's experience with the dying begs the question in my mind, - How many religious scholars and clergymen are as truly enlightened about life, death and the nature of things as they self - satisfyingly claim to be doctored in religion?

I see no difference between «plural marriage» and any other nutty religious practice... but I do have ONE question for the Mormons about the topic:

Once he starts answering one question, he has to spend his time explaining all the questions that follow; spending time answering religious questions takes away from talking about issues that matter to Americans.

do I need any approval before I practice my religion, do I have to prove my religion before I practice, my holy book further describe that you must carry a gun in 21st century because there is too much crime in this world, but it doesn't say much about if I migrate to another country these rules will still apply, Or I should modified them according to my comfort, like talking in English which is not my religious language wearing pants or not, having education or not, standing in line or not, I am so confused what should I do can someone help me, should I go back to country where my religion originated or back in time ask my guru questions about western world confusion, or just decide by myself what suites me, or preach other develop country that you guys are wrong be peaceful.

It asks respondents about a wide variety of human - interest topics, from their participation in religious services and religious beliefs, to questions about their attitudes regarding marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and other family forms, to specifics about sexual behavior and experience of abuse and domestic violence.

In Luke 6:6 - 11, Jesus asks a question of the religious leaders about one of the big theological issues of the day.

Although I was brought up in a religious family, I still had questions and concerns about what I was taught if it was actually true.

Fame and honours brought a stream of enquiries about Darwin's religious views, leading him to comment «Half the fools throughout Europe write to ask me the stupidest questions.»

This was not true for me, and it is not true for many of the young adults who leave college with questions about science, philosophy, politics, and religious pluralism that challenge the fundamentalism with which they were raised.

How does this help us understand the question about whether human beings are naturally religious?

Pastors and mentors will of course feel compelled to offer guidance and prayer as young adults navigate the tricky terrain of sexuality, but they should not be deceived into thinking that the all the questions about faith, science, technology, religious pluralism, politics, justice, equality, and ethics emerging from the Millennial generation are related to sex and can be solved by abstaining from it.

Sports superiority is obviously a light example, but on the deepest religious questions about life, we are bound to experience similar disagreements, aren't we?

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.

Question; Has religion or have any religious people brought about anything good in the world in your opinion's?

Over the weekend, Vice President Mike Pence dodged a question about the administration's plans for an executive order on religious liberty (instead focusing on the President's pledge to repeal the Johnson Amendment).

In my opinion it probably served a purpose for a time, but I agree that what may have started as a sincere desire to question presuppositions now has become a place where people are about name, career, money, ego, etc. just like every other established religious structure.

The injustice of the situation was troublesome enough, but when my friends insisted that Zarmina went to hell because she was a Muslim, I began wrestling with some serious questions about heaven, hell, predestination, free will, God's goodness, and religious pluralism.

Along with this effort to provide a broader social understanding of religious institutions and a more sophisticated framework in which to explain the dynamics of religious life, practical theologians raise specific questions about education for contemporary religious leaders.

For years I struggled with doubts about my faith, and through the emerging church movement, I found people who were asking the very same questions - about religious pluralism, the Problem of Evil, inerrancy, the notion of absolute truth, etc..

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.