Sentences with phrase «religious bodies do»

The most important of these is that a religious body doesn't have the right, simply because it may be in the majority or be better organized than other groups, to bind its specifically religious doctrines upon others or to require that others help pay for the propagation of those doctrines.

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Jim Al - Khalili says that he doesn't have a «religious bone in his body» — despite being brought up by a Shia Muslim father and a mother whom he describes as a «born again evangelical Christian».

When did «religious freedom» become synonymous with «free to tell others how to live, free to discriminate, free to dictate to women what to do with their bodies, free to attempt to create a theocracy, free to make laws based on your religion, and solely your religion».

Overall, he has produced an impressive body of work which, thankfully, demonstrates that liturgical arts (which Schickel prefers to call «ritual arts» because «it stresses the way in which these objects participate in the drama of religious ritual») can be tastefully done in a modern idiom without lapsing into the triteness or sentimentality that plagues so many of our newer churches.

Show me ONE law that requires religious bodies to do that.

Moral force — the foundation on which to build — does not emanate from the religious bodies dependent on the state or from the state itself.

i do nt understand what religous people really believe is waiting for them in an afterlife when we know for a fact that the body doesn't go there and the fact that animals apparently cant go to heaven because they have no soul is well thats just good old conceited man made rubbish that is everywhere in the bible and before i get attacked i was raised religious and got very religious for a few years till i actually thought about it and applyed logic to it after that the whole concept of religion made me feel sick

But do you think that maybe the majority of the body of religious in general (religious being the majority of the planet, and about 85 % of the USA) are decent folk, and not like these politicians, and that maybe you are offending a lot of good people.

because parents dunk their child's head in water with a witch doctor present doesn't mean their dead body should be subjected to more silly religious ritual.

He would say things like, «She's very spiritual, but she doesn't have a religious bone in her body!

Yet she did not want to identify herself with a particular organized religious body.

To do so, theological schools and religious bodies will probably need to make major, long - term investments in recruitment.

The church, into which one is born (like the medieval Catholic Church), is distinguished by an ethic of conservation and compromise in its relationship with the surrounding society; the sect, which one must join as an adult (like the Anabaptists), rejects the surrounding society and has an ethic of rigor, perfection and transformation; the mystic is primarily a subjectively religious person who is not linked to any particular religious body (or, if linked to one, does not find it very important).

In matters of some significance, such as congressional «representation» of religious groups, the enormous and disproportionate visibility of the oldline bodies continues (in 1984, 67 Episcopalians, one Pentecostal); the «losses» have been to Roman Catholic and Jewish representation, not noticeably to right - wing or even «evangelical» Protestantism (Albert Menendez, «The Changing Religious Profile of Congress,» Church and State [January 1983], pp. 9 - 12; Christianity Today, «Members of Congress Hold Ties to 21 Religious Groups» [January 18, 19851, pp. 61 -64) Even in the membership sweepstakes it appears that the NCC bodies may do reasonably well in treligious groups, the enormous and disproportionate visibility of the oldline bodies continues (in 1984, 67 Episcopalians, one Pentecostal); the «losses» have been to Roman Catholic and Jewish representation, not noticeably to right - wing or even «evangelical» Protestantism (Albert Menendez, «The Changing Religious Profile of Congress,» Church and State [January 1983], pp. 9 - 12; Christianity Today, «Members of Congress Hold Ties to 21 Religious Groups» [January 18, 19851, pp. 61 -64) Even in the membership sweepstakes it appears that the NCC bodies may do reasonably well in tReligious Profile of Congress,» Church and State [January 1983], pp. 9 - 12; Christianity Today, «Members of Congress Hold Ties to 21 Religious Groups» [January 18, 19851, pp. 61 -64) Even in the membership sweepstakes it appears that the NCC bodies may do reasonably well in tReligious Groups» [January 18, 19851, pp. 61 -64) Even in the membership sweepstakes it appears that the NCC bodies may do reasonably well in the 1980s.

One frequently cited bar graph has been used to suggest, for the decade 1965 - 75, a severe diminution of seven mainline Protestant bodies by contrast both with their gains in the preceding ten years and with the continuing growth of selected conservative churches (see Jackson W. Carroll et al., Religion in America, 1950 to the Present [Harper & Row, 19791, p. 15) The gap in growth rates for 1965 - 75, as shown on that graph, is more than 29 percentage points (an average loss in the oldline denominations of 8.9 per cent against average gains among the conservatives of 20.5 per cent) This is indeed a substantial difference, but it does not approach the difference in growth rates recorded for the same religious groups in the 1930s, when the discrepancy amounted to 62 percentage points.

If you thin kabout it, the complaint of the religious organizations that don't want to provide people with this type of healthcare is — «You're taking away my ability to deny people the right to control their own body!».

Though he presses the analogy of the religious body with the physical organism and though his concept of the «divine society» is open to criticism, de la Grasserie does offer helpful categories for the understanding of «external religious society,» and particularly of the «societies to the second power,» as created by prophets and saints.

The only way religious people are going to be convinced is for them to die and see for themselves — assuming that they will be able to do anything so complicated as form an opinion, perceive anything, or feel anything without a body and a brain for them to misuse.

Peace and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters... Inshallah fasting from Monday Dawn to SunSet... Just wonder in Christians or non Religious have tried fasting as Muslims do... am sure with time they will adopt it as a system for the health benefits it holds health and body... it is told it helps the body to discharge and burn out the poisonous chemicals from our bodies other than controlling weights... Some say they can not because of smoking other for water or food... but other than that is controlling anger or bad mood of the empty stomach, controlling one's tongue from hurting any one, to control eyes from staring at desire... Above all those to a Muslim he is to Maintain Prayers and Quran Reciting which of course beside it being a spiritual matter it is meant the body exercise by the up's and down's of prayers... as well as training of tongue & lungs by the Quran Recitation... these beside Tasbih «Praise of Glorify» helps to control one's breathing..

It is crucial for us to understand that the child of faith will not be harmed «if the body is clothed in secular dress, dwells in unconsecrated places, eats and drinks as others do, does not pray aloud, and neglects to do all those «religious» things which some decree... one thing, and one thing only is necessary for us to know righteousness, life and freedom.

in relation to religion and morals — again — if anything has been shown to be the case — it is that religious bodies are incredibly immoral and malevolent... so much so — that it boggles the mind how anyone in the 21st century could possibly be blind to the abject harm religion does to humanity.

''» will, inevitably, be used to punish religious bodies that do not recognize any such thing as same - sex «marriage»: by taking away their tax - exempt status, denying their ministers the legal capacity to act as witnesses of marriage under civil law, or both.

The fifth criticism, which is Preston's own, is that the WCC is not realistic enough and does not sufficiently analyze the complexities of social and political decisions.13 Preston's criticism may be fair, but it highlights the difficult question of how religious bodies can influence world affairs.

One can draw on the result of the careful work that has been done by religious bodies, educational institutions, and local communities regarding better understanding between the Islamic faith and societies since the Gulf War in 1991.

in relation to religion and morals — again — if anything has been shown to be the case — it is that religious bodies are so incredibly immoral and malevolent that it boggles the mind how anyone in the 21st century could possibly be blind to the abject harm they do and have done to humanity.

One Catholic university, which had for years professed that it «does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, handicap, color, (or) religion» and «welcomes applications without distinction on the basis of race or religious beliefs,» discovered that Catholics had thereby declined from 70 percent to 59 percent of its student body in only ten years.

@GOPer My hope, though I will never see it, that all crazy religious practices such as the taliban beheading youngstesr because they chose to party, the muslim brotherhood attacking koptik christians, the vicar of christ condemning condoms and the resulting spread of aids, the right o a woman to control her own body, etc. the horror done in the name of religion still goes on.

To what extent do our religious bodies today provide us with a national sense of ethical purpose?

That clause has a long history of interpretation that I shall not review here, but it certainly does not mean and has never meant the American state has no interest in or concern for religion, or churches either, for that matter, and it certainly does not me and politics have nothing to do with each other.8 To the extent the «wall of separation» image leads to those conclusions it distorts the entire history of the American understanding of religion and leads to such absurd conclusions as that religious congregations should have no tax exemption and legislative bodies should not be opened with prayer.

we all tend to fear what we do not know - rather than take someone else's word for it explore for yourself - take a yoga class at the Y or the local yoga studio - tune into your own experience - your own feelings - yoga is NOT a religious practice and never has been - it is a process of yoking (yoga means to yoke or to join) body and mind - when body and mind are integrated we experience the NOW - peace - and that leads the to experience of ONEness - we are all connected - I am you, you are me - be love my loves - be love...

The general body of research indicates, therefore, that religious television programs do have the potential to change people's attitudes toward religious faith in general and toward specific aspects of religious faith and practice in particular.

This is particularly true for many abuse survivors or extremely religious women who are very shy and punitive towards themselves about their bodies and it can be extremely traumatic for them to be a «spectacle», particularly if many young students are in the room, men are in the room, or the woman did not authorize it or revoked consent and was ignored.

Those who do not want to believe in evolution do not have to, but it is inconsistent for religious persons to believe that any aspect of the human body whatsoever is perfect, even if it was designed without any evolution at work.

«The old restrictions forced religious bodies to discriminate against same - sex couples, even when they didn't want to.»

He further appreciated the role of religious bodies in the education sector and urged them to do more.

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the choices women made over their own bodies «should have nothing to do with the religious views of our politicians».

Queens Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz said the current law does not take into account religious sensitivities, including those of Orthodox Jews who believe that the body needs to be returned to the ground fully intact.

Simanowitz said the current law does not take into account religious sensitivities, including those of Orthodox Jews who believe that the body needs to be returned to the ground fully intact.

Most disability groups oppose assisted dying, as do religious groups and some legal bodies.

The queen of Qatar fashion for religious and precision regions doesn't reveal her body much, and it is precisely here that her refined taste intervenes: turbans are coordinated with jackets, flowery dresses and bandage sheath dresses, that elegantly mark her physique, but show very little skin.

(You don't have to literally believe that the Devil takes over bodies, but I assume those who find the film scary can tap into some ingrained religious anxiety.)

Here are some problems students confessed they will keep thinking about: the role of the water in the act of creation, the religious meanings of the water, the water in the human body, the subjective images of the water in artistic representation, the vital link between human being and the water, the spiritual force of the water, the significance of the Flood, the water magic power, water gives life but also kills, why does water have so many powers?

They advised the Balinese not to do anything until the Parisadha, Hindu religious body, issued an official recommendation on that matter.

The BC decision, if left in place, limits the jurisdiction of professional regulatory bodies (in BC) to decline accrediting educational programs that discriminate, but do so on religious grounds.

the church structure (it is an «autocephalous religious body», meaning its bishop does not report to a higher - up bishop)

However, this duty does not apply to employees who, in certain public bodies, provide spiritual care and guidance services or are in charge of providing instruction of a religious nature.