Sentences with phrase «religious communities voiced»

According to one source familiar with the effort to pass the bill, despite the unambiguous limits on it, Senate Republican leaders pointed to concerns some religious communities voiced about their freedom to counsel young people unfettered by the state.

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«The International Association of Genocide Scholars, over 200 members of Congress, and over 70 human rights experts and organizations, spanning the nation's religious and political spectrum, have raised their voices that the treatment of these communities by ISIS meets even the strictest definition of genocide under international law, and must be treated as such,» said Kirsten Evans, executive director of In Defense of Christians (IDC).

It is a community of voices that discusses religious «deconstruction».

The conjunction of the parties» goal to maximize votes and the desire of religious communities to voice their values made the aggregating of diverse groups into opposing coalitions both necessary and effective.

Sherman Jackson is an influential voice in the Muslim American community, and his endorsement of liberal - pluralist constitutionalism resists Islamic extremism that poses as religious integrity and helps Muslims in the United States to affirm our way of life, which their natural sympathies incline them to do.

But we are no longer the sole religious voice, nor the exclusive voice of conscience in the community.

The prophetic voices in every tradition have not hesitated to denounce the attitudes and behaviour of their own religious community.

The timing seems right for voices in the scientific and religious communities to join with others in addressing these matters.

Recent events — a polarizing presidential election, incidents of racial and religious targeting, community violence, the sounding of once - fringe voices — have exposed ugly divisions in our country, as well as lingering stereotypes and entrenched biases.

Later, after earning her doctorate in education at UCLA, Nicole noticed that leaders in religious communities were using their voices to advocate around issues like immigration reform and the environment.

While projecting a unique and expressive voice in Jacob, Hautman sensitively and gracefully explores powerful ideas about faith and church communities, keeping a deft balance between criticism of religious fervor and deep respect for faith and belief.

They are showing the Young Voices for the Planet films at their house parties and have included them in their Film Library — a great collection for congregations and religious communities to borrow.