Sentences with phrase «recognize ordained ministers»

The Friends protested against social inequalities by their refusal to wear fine clothing, to use different forms of address in speaking to persons of different social ranks, to lift their hats as a sign of deference, or to recognize ordained ministers as being more fit than common people to receive and transmit the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (the «Inner Light»).

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Likewise, these associations have begun to recognize that no matter how good a counselor one may be, it is the ordaining body that must determine one's legitimacy as a minister of that church in a particular setting.
When John Wesley traveled all over England, declaring the gospel of Christ in the fields and on the village commons, in the streets of large towns and in public places in the countryside, he was still acting as an ordained minister of the Church and he was still preaching in the Church — although the authorities of the Established Church of England, regrettably, did not seem willing to recognize what should have been a patent and wonderful fact.
Diaz, Sr., an ordained minister, is known for his support for President Donald Trump and his anti-LGBT record, though he's also recognized for his strong constituent services and support for affordable housing and charter schools.
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