Sentences with phrase «rather than religious»

The Law Society's decision not to accredit the law school rested solely on the requirement to sign the Covenant, rather than the religious affiliation or pedagogy of the school.

So real scientists today face opposition from secular faith, rather than religious faith.

Blue was symbolic in many religious paintings, especially the Virgin Mary's gown, and it was chosen for its priceless value rather than any religious connotations.

His father, Jacob (Yakov) Rothkowitz, was a pharmacist and an intellectual who initially provided his children with a secular and political, rather than religious, upbringing.

Khan focuses on the celebratory aspects of the holiday rather than the religious underpinnings.

We are committed to building an inclusive America grounded in an embrace of reason, ethics, scientific inquiry, and compassion - rather than religious dogma.

So much so that I think of carrots and chocolate when I hear the word «Easter» rather than the religious significance behind it.

They aren't going, and many if not most now refer to themselves as spiritual rather than religious.

But the rest of the continent tried out the idea of the nation state, especially in the 1918 - 1939 period, decided it didn't like it, and abandoned it in favor of a new supranational experiment, this time secular and bureaucratic rather than religious.

It is significant that the terms of the debate about faith in the world are deemed to have been set by people like Richards Dawkins, just as it is significant that the debate is seen as a «political and secular», rather than a religious, one.

Recently a cult of denigration has replaced the celebration of America, and various fashionable fanaticisms (all of them political rather than religious) have reduced the easygoing tolerance of that earlier period.

Christmas is more looked at as a tradition rather than a religious symbol.

Now when we compare these intenser experiences with the experiences of tamer minds, so cool and reasonable that we are tempted to call them philosophical rather than religious, we find a character that is perfectly distinct.

Infant baptism became a cultural rather than a religious event which glossed over personal faith and commitment.

It is because of this impending failure of the religion of law that Moses predicted a better covenant would come which would be based on relationship rather than religious laws and regulations (cf. this article on Deut 30:11 - 14).

Believing in dialogue, as a true Buddhist, and a spiritualist rather than a religious person, however, I decided to give you a chance to continue the dialogue.

Some believe that Christian fears should be lessened by the fact that the decision to join the Islamic Conference was motivated by economic rather than religious concerns.

Leading up to the issues of birth control and abortion he declares that marriage is a natural right of man rather than a religious or civil institution.

This has become a cultural tradition rather than religious.

This has been secular and nationalist, rather than religious.

His is the early - nineteenth - century's liberalism of Friedrich Schleiermacher, an «enormously courageous move» that, «focusing on religious experience rather than religious ideation as the object of theological reflection,... combined faith in one's own experience with faith in the God who will not abandon those who trust in Him.»

Even if we consider the three major religious groups as ethnic traditions rather than religious in the narrow sense, their brightest and most creative intellectuals and artists have been absorbed into the general American intellectual and artistic community so as to deprive the communal groups of their natural cultural leaders.

The series, in effect, is an argument in favor of these stories, albeit on different grounds — scientific rather than religious or philosophical — though Bingham appears not to know this.

In September, a federal judge granted March for Life an exemption from the ACA's contraception mandate on moral — rather than religious — grounds.

In most cases it is people's mentality rather than religious beliefs that causes their insanity.

According to the Hindu gentleman I sparred with at the White House, caste is social rather than religious.

I prefer to say I am a Christian rather than religious.

The focus is on secular rather than religious goals: freedom, opportunity, democracy.

I myself believe that the Christian church shall «focus» on the Message of Salvation, hence the Lord Jesus Christ, rather than religious legalism.

Not exact matches

This is what I find so distasteful in religious belief — the answers to many of our common needs is simply to care for others rather than delegate that role to a divine source.

I was looking at all the ignorant comment garbage I expected, and FINALLY found your comment... I'll be there too, choosing to express my freedom of thought and my intellect rather than abide by the unabated subjugation that all religious folk subscribe to.

And later: «The language of Latin Mass was only understood by the top - heavy minority of clergy, and those steeped in religious education, rather than the lay majority.»

The real kicker is that intelligence itself continues to grow and expand at an exponential rate, therefore deep religious faith causes one to fall behind the curve at a geometric rate, rather than a linear rate.

I would agree, however, with the underlying religious point, that too much God is painted as a deity of petty rules rather than the awesome Creator.

Thank goodness that the supreme court has not been influenced to the same extent or we would be living in a country that would make you toe a religious line rather than a secular one, scary.

Anyway, that father is the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia and one of his points of advice is: [we need to] «educate ourselves and work hard and engage with life's difficult questions rather than retreat into religious obscurantism.»

The key question for theology is whether Kant can make any sense out of who the scriptures say Jesus is rather than abjuring the task and simply correcting the apostolic witness in light of some higher «religious» principle.

Personally I'd much rather have an Atheist president than a religious one (any religion).

go figure... rather than post an original thought, he just cuts and pastes... typical of a religious person... no thought, just follow what you are told... stupid sheep

I'm guessing these objections are primarily aimed at gay rights rather than potential atheists running religious organizations.

How about we throw out Constantine and his pals excluding books from the Bible that teach how to develop a direct personal relationship with God, rather than submitting to religious authority?

The Romney of last night's debate, on the other hand, would rather assure women of their continuing access to contraception than assure religious groups that they will not be forced to betray their consciences.

Rather than founding the nation on shared moral or religious ideals, the framers looked to economic self - interest and self - preservation to unify the new nation.

The religious experience in the movement is more experiential, rather than based in intellectual expression.

I've posted more than once about the Obama Administration's often rather weak and sometimes contradictory attitude toward religious freedom.

It was, rather, to show proponents of same - sex marriage that «the other side» is reasonable and that their arguments are worth engaging, rather than dismissing out of hand as irrational and merely or privately religious.

At least that way, the wedge of divisiveness between politicians can remain about politics rather than include their religious views as well.

Poverty is the direct result of people who would rather spout their political and religious beliefs and prejudices than help their fellow man.

Rather that than live on you knees under a religious doctrine you can in no way believe or conform to and should not be any where near the poling station.

That is one of the reasons why west decided to take in to becoming religious rather than secular since only with that the tension might be reduced and not be considered as infidels attacking Islamic lands but as people of the scriptures!