Sentences with phrase «religion follow from»

But why does all this matter to religious conclusions about the methods we employ to study religion follow from my analysis?

Not exact matches

Obamas religion however is straight up christian and it won't really do much good to follow him around with a moving billboard that lists death tolls from christian persecution or other things about the dogma that people already know and either don't care or already accept.

IMHO... I think «their obsession with religion» is about the sometimes crazy actions and outcomes that follow from people of religious beliefs... especially the fundamentalists.

Separate from greedy self - serving religion, which is obfuscating any valid discussion on the scientifically high probability of an intelligence we humans could rightfully call «extra-terrestrial,» I would guess physicists would add God to your list of probability figures as follows:

One of the many lessons of the Holocaust should be that it's wrong to demonize entire groups of people regardless of where they're from, what religion they follow, etc..

This does not only come from Christian thinking but almost any other religion that a woman must submit, follow, and be silent.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

Why should an American Hindu or Muslim be forced to follow laws taken from the text of someone else's religion?

What holds more value to you: the words of your religion's founder and most prominent followers -LRB-- words that came straight from God), or laws that constantly change with times and are decided by people who don't follow your religion?

To become a 7th Day Adventist pastor you first need an undergraduate degree in religion followed by a master's degree in «divinity» from one of the SDA universities and then a pastoral internship.

Of great interest to me, as with all documents written during the first three centuries of the church, is to read what things were like before the conversion of Constantine when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and transformed from a simple way of following Jesus into the powerful Christendom that still rules today.

Still amazes me how people are so willing to follow an idea, a religion, a dude telling fairy tales from a stage, rather than the things that they see before them every day, and in doing so, tie everyday natural occurrences into evidence for the validity of their fairy tales.

(14) So unto this (religion of Islâm alone and this Qur» ân) then invite (people)(O Muhammad SAW), and stand firm [on Islâmic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by Allâh (good deeds), and by abstaining from all that is forbidden by Allâh (sins and evil deeds)-RSB-, as you are commanded, and follow not their desires but say: «I believe in whatsoever Allâh has sent down of the Book [all the holy Books, — this Qur» ân and the Books of the old from the Taurât (Torah), or the Injeel (Gospel) or the Pages of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)-RSB- and I am commanded to do justice among you.

... switch from using a mac to using a pc and expect the same thing... or go back to religion and get the same shunning from the atheists that you got from whatever church that was that you blindly followed... now you get to be the poster child for atheists the same way a repentant drugged up rock star gets to be the poster child for church... except from the atheists» arrogant point of view, you went from uneducated, ignorant, bigoted, intolerant and stupid to being sophisticated, intellectual, open minded and free thinking... in their opinion you were formerly a stupid a s s...

Those Islamic regions which separate the state from religion are following a mere private school of thought, contrary to the teachings of Islam.

«First we affirm that we desire to follow Scripture alone as a rule of faith and religion, without mixing it with any other things which might be devised by the opinion of men apart from the Word of God, and without wishing to accept for our spiritual government any other doctrine than what is conveyed to us by the same Word without addition to diminution, according to the command of our Lord.»

All theists decide for themselves which rules to follow and which to ignore or treat as parable or allegory from the OT & NT or there wouldn't be thousands of flavors of xtianity muchless thousands of other religions.

Following from the foregoing definition of religion are the sociological functions described by Thomas F. O'Dea: 13 (I) «It provides the emotional ground for a new security and firmer identity amid the uncertainties and impossibilities of the human condition and the flux and change of history.

I have a theory that SBNRs are so because one or more or a combination of the following: (1) they can't justify their spiritual texts - and so they try to remove themselves from gory genocidal tales, misogyny and anecdotal professions of a man / god, (2) can't defend and are turned off by organized religious history (which encompasses the overwhelming majority of spiritual experiences)- which is simply rife with cruelty, criminal behavior and even modern day cruel - ignorant ostracization, (3) are unable to separate ethics from their respective religious moral code - they, like many theists on this board, wouldn't know how to think ethically because they think the genesis of morality resides in their respective spiritual guides / traditions and (4) are unable to separate from the communal (social) benefits of their respective religion (many atheists aren't either).

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You say the Bible is the «Holy Word Of God» and must be followed for verses / interpretations that support your PERSONAL position on a subject, but IGNORE the Bible when passages do not support your positions, and you have no respect for freedom of and from religion and Separation of Church and State.

The philosophical «God» is understood, if not independently of religious intuition, then definitely beyond its singular appearance (RM 88) 43 Over against the philosophical approach, Christianity developed the double strategy which we have analyzed as «religious intuition» contributing finally to the formation of revelational theology:» (1) Christianity proceeded not from any metaphysics, but it «has always been a religion seeking a metaphysics» (RM 50).45 Christianity strove for theological rationalization, 46 (2) Christianity, however, did not follow any certain metaphysics (PR 66 - 68), but «has been true to its genius for keeping its metaphysics subordinate to the religious fact to which it appeals» (RM 69).

But good scienctific analytical intelligent folks would not draw their final conclusions about a religion from those following.

Do you really think he's gonna be cool with you following a religion different from his?

The fact that these principles have such great similarity to principles of obligation found in other religions and philosophies has led many theologians to believe that what is unique about Christian principles of obligation is not so much their context as the particular view of the world that follows from the metaphors and stories which surround them and which are found in the Christian drama.

Teddy Roosevelt observed that «from Micah to James» the religion of the republic «has been defined as service to one's fellowmen rendered by following the great rule of justice and mercy, of wisdom and righteousness.»

Mike Keffer writes about the pain of being condemned as a heretic by the leaders of his church, and how this experience freed him from religion so he could better follow Jesus.

You seem to be mistaking freedom to believe and follow religion with freedom from having your religious beliefs questioned

Whether it be conflict from his childhood when he was raised in Muslim household, or from his time in Hawaii when his Communist mentor likely eschewed any religion, or during college bringing him closer to a community likely agnostic at best, atheist perhaps, followed by years in which he sat listening to Black Liberation Theologian Wright, his relationship with Christianity's basic tenet is uneasy to say the least.

Either they will be guided by the spiritual leader of their church and withdraw support from the Republican «trickle down» economy advocates or they will choose their love of money over allegiance to their religion and follow Rush Limbaugh into his world of hatred and bigotry, his own little Hell.

Lt. Cmdr. Christensen went on to say that «all service members are free to exercise their constitutional right to practice their religion in a manner that is respectful of other individuals» rights to follow their own belief systems; and in ways that are conducive to good order and discipline; and that do not detract from accomplishing the military mission»...

From such a soul - searching analysis and reflection would follow an option for the values of the reign of righteousness, taught by Christianity and the world religions.

It does not instill fear in me, it actually makes me sad that so many people follow a religion that was founded by stealing their entire theology and their entire story from other, much older religions.

In America, marriage does not have to be a religious event, and quoting from your religious text has no persuasive effect on those who don't follow your particular brand of religion.

Then show me all the Muslim groups and their huge followings that are out there trying to stop the radicals from blowing themselves and innocent people off the face of the Earth in the name of their religion.

The Bible (if that is what one wants to follow in the religion of their choice) should be read from cover to cover and follow the spirit of it as it was meant to be.

Suffice it to say with regard to the special topic of this paper that certain requirements for teaching the history of religions to - day follow from the brief analysis of the situation which we have essayed here.

This is why it is always wise to responds to such people with as much grace and dignity as you can muster, for your response to them in this way might be just the thing that helps them see that it is okay to question tradition and follow the Spirit's leading away from institutional religion.

No - one is capable of following everything put forth from any religion, so that's a sorry excuse for avoiding it.

Such conflicts provoke renewed inquiry into the Koran's puzzling and apparently contradictory attitudes toward Christians and Jews, the «People of the Book»: Muslims are told in the same surah («The Table»), virtually in the same breath, that Christians and Jews will attain salvation by following their own religion, but that if they deviate from true Koranic doctrine they are subject to earthly punishment and eternal damnation.

The main point is not to deviate from our religion and adapt bad things but to follow the good things, of not only one's own but other religions too.

Urging clergy and men of religion to renew or revive the practice of prayer, particularly meditation; (2) Distinguishing between the use of alcohol which does not produce a chronic alcoholic and that in which there is «the allergic nature of true alcoholism»; (3) Stressing that «elimination of the phenomenon of craving that follows the treatment does not constitute a cure [but that] the final cure rests with themselves [alcoholics in the second phase of alcoholism]»; (4) Advocating «moral psychology» in achieving entire recovery from alcoholism; (5) Describing the success of the AA.

If you want to «make the world a better place» you'd be much better off following the tenets of a religion, which flow from the belief in a Creator who created us out of love, for love, than being an atheist.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

When we follow God by faith, we discover that He leads us away from religion.

It also keeps one certain religion from becoming the defining force that all citizens must follow.

The quran is just as unbelievable as the bible is, and all that you get from following religion is conflict.

Because we don't have the capacity and time to teach them about everything, we teach them the tools on how to separate right from wrong and know this is something in culture that you don't have to follow and this is something that you should adopt because it is aligned with your religion.

I would hope that those who follow an organized religion would restrain from getting angry at a non-believer during a discussion.

If it were not for the doctrine of original sin, which follows from the resurrection — just as a parting glance at who we used to be follows from seeing ourselves as we are coming to be — we would be left with a religion requiring us to «get it right,» and that is no joy at all.