Sentences with phrase «religious community as»

After all these years of choosing purity of doctrine and bloodlines over pragmatic calculation, the Hyde School today has an atmosphere charged with the dedication to first principles of a religious community as well as the air of immemorial ritual of an old Maine summer camp.

Quoting from the article: «Sadly, it seems to be increasingly acceptable in certain belief systems to kill as many members of the other religious community as possible,» she said.

This claim that the future calls for corporate, interdisciplinary theological inquiry leads to the conclusion that futuristic research institutes and «think - tanks» are needed by the religious community as well as by secular agencies as we approach the twenty - first century.

«Sadly, it seems to be increasingly acceptable in certain belief systems to kill as many members of the other religious community as possible,» she said.

But it came to be associated not only with religious but also with caste political overtones, and came into conflict with the anti-Brahmin movements of depressed castes who were organizing separately for separate political strength to bring about cultural and social change aimed at elevating their status in the body politic; it also made the conversion into other religious communities, of the depressed sections of Hinduism as well as of the Tribals partially Hinduised and moving more fully in that direction, to be seen as a weakening of the Hindu community and a strengthening of other religious communities as political entities.

Religious communities as different as the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of the Latter - Day Saints are ecclesiastical bodies.

Of course, many outsiders view the Catholic and Protestant churches, and even not - so - orthodox religious communities as «insular.»

When I said earlier, for instance, that it was «as if» our methods forced us to conceive of religious communities as silent worlds, what did I mean?

In Loyola High School v Quebec (Attorney General), Justice Abella held that «an essential ingredient of the vitality of a religious community is the ability of its members to pass on their beliefs to their children...» She characterized measures that disrupt the vitality of religious communities as profound interferences with religious freedom.

Not exact matches

Using the found - footage style, Ti West evokes the horrors of the Jonestown massacre to create a thrilling story that follows Vice reporters as they go to a religious community and find it isn't the sanctuary its residents have made it out to be.

«I don't want the IRS looming over our faith leaders in the community as they express their religious freedom,» said Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the highest - ranking Republican working on the bill, told reporters when the bill was introduced.

«I could not be more proud to stand with President Trump as he continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with communities of faith,» she told Religious News Service, which first reported on the initiative.

Churches, church conventions or associations, as well as religious and apostolic organizations, including corporations and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

It can, however, be used to protect religious freedom as serious Christians go about the business of building communities of virtue, beginning with the family.

G, if my words came out that way I apologize, I don't think that all religious people are the same, like all groups of people some are bu ttheads some aren't (that goes for the non believing community as well).

The very existence of the Jewish people as a religious community separate from Christianity was regarded as a fundamental affront to the new religious community with whom Cod had now made his permanent covenant.

Community of the kind Christ desires can only occur with another when He is shared as more necessary than breath amidst all persons present, whether they be the person «giving» or the one receiving — Christ must not be fore - fitted to some other monstrous conceit that is paraded as «communion» and «fellowship» — the common bane of our religious activity.

«No other religious community is faced with such hatred, violence and aggression as is the Christian community.»

I remember watching his science videos in elementary school but now whenever I see him on the news talking about science it seems like he is politicizing science (when it comes to climate change) and promoting evolution as the only option to the creation of the world to try and discredit the religious community.

Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of aReligious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of areligious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of areligious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

Indeed, it may be fully as important as the service, whether religious, educational, or welfare related, that the nonprofit provides in the community.»

Stevens went so far as to worry that these students would be forced into religious conformity and, indeed, to be «outsiders, not full members of the political community.»

For example, we have an atheist Prime Minister — and no one cares because this is personal (it is not about her politics)-- just as public schools are used for general education and religious education is served by your place of worship, associated community, family, etc..

Unless the US wants even more funds going to religious schools and communities so as they can grow and cause more brick walls against the discoveries in science.

In such a fashion the city persisted as a religious community under an Arab Muslim domination more welcome and more tolerant than that of Byzantium.»

«Our military neglected, out of ignorance, long - established correct procedures for handling religious materials,» said Lavoy, «even as we were fighting to help the Afghan people secure and govern their country, we as the military did not meet our obligations to the Muslim community.»

That said, religious communities are as good a place as any to attempt to gauge the impact of the financial crisis.

This is not surprising in itself, of course; what Roof and McKinney regard as significant is the fact that religious communities are increasingly distinguished not by theological beliefs but by «contrasting ethical styles and moral views.»

also not covered by medical insurance, though some have sliding scales for fees), and - Psychaitrists (medical doctors who have specialized in psychaitry, are able to perscribe medications, and generally are not as focused on talk therapy)- Religious therapists (may, or may not, have professional training)- Community / Volunteer therapy (may, or may not, have professional training)

The black community in America has confronted the reality of the historical situation as immutable, impenetrable, but this experience has not produced passivity; it has, rather, found expression as forms of the involuntary and transformative nature of the religious consciousness.

And unless they belong to a religious community, they have as much right as anyone else to use their personal income as they see fit, including the purchase of property.

Now, I realize I could just as easily call it «How to be Decent to One Another on the Internet» or «How to be Human on the Internet,» but given this particular community of readers, I wanted to frame the discussion around specifically Christian values and concerns, (many of which also apply to those of other religious persuasions, of course).

Successful ex-gay alumni can't come out as ex-gay, as they will likely be ostracized by their own religious communities and the gay community.

«As America and the global community tackles the rising restrictions on religious freedom worldwide while working to ensure that religious minorities remain in such places as the Middle East, particularly the Nineveh Plain, we will need the imagination and inspiration of Sam Brownback,» he saiAs America and the global community tackles the rising restrictions on religious freedom worldwide while working to ensure that religious minorities remain in such places as the Middle East, particularly the Nineveh Plain, we will need the imagination and inspiration of Sam Brownback,» he saias the Middle East, particularly the Nineveh Plain, we will need the imagination and inspiration of Sam Brownback,» he said.

Conroy's job as a chaplain was to pray at the beginning of every House session and also to serve as the religious counsel to every member of the House of Representatives community.

I'd hate there to be any risk of the perception that the LGBT community was being used as a front for a religious adulterous straight person's agenda.

This understanding can be used by outsiders as a way of removing the beliefs of religious communities from serious consideration as to their truth.

To complicate the picture, we have to acknowledge that the Catholic Church today represents the largest single religious community in the United States, while American Catholics have absorbed the free - church traditions on the relation between the Church and politics, believing that a Church that is separate from the state better guarantees the moral foundation as a whole.

The New York Times noted that the bishops have an «idea» that religious Americans are «the victims of government - backed persecution», while painting their decision to eliminate adoption services as slamming the door in the face of the loving members of the gay community.

It also underestimates the degree to which various religious communities can themselves function as subcultures, complete with expectations, economies, peer pressure, blacklists, marginalization, and spoken and unspoken rules.

Thirdly, just as Christian scriptures are the gift of the Word of God offered by the Christian community as a record of its faith, so other scriptures can be considered also as a gift of the Word of God offered to Christians by members of other religious traditions.

The code of laws provides the regulations which create the proper relations between man and God, such as saying prayers, fasting, and other religious duties; they guide man in his relations with his brother in Islam or the non-Muslim community, in organizing the structure of the family and encouraging reciprocal affection; they lead man to an understanding of his place in the universe, encouraging research into the nature of man and animals and guiding man in the use of the benefits of the natural world.

If you associate the word «witch» strictly with vampires and zombies, it's going to be hard for you to look at a religious community using that term as a serious one.

The individual and the community are both essential components of an irreducible dialectic, and maintaining the integrity of such dialectics, as Ziegler so faithfully communicates, is for Soloveitchik a fundamental necessity for genuine religious experience.

Also, the church can function as one of the finest stabilizing forces for senior citizens, providing a sense of purpose and significance to their lives and incorporating them meaningfully and creatively into the religious group life of the church and community.

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The American Coptic community is close - knit: The tradition's churches tend to be social hubs as well as religious centers.

We may not worship the same gods, and we may have different concepts of what deity is, but as a community we don't invalidate someone else's religious experience.

The religious vision from which Attic tragedy emerged was one of the human community as a kind of besieged citadel preserving itself through the tribute it paid to the powers that both threatened and enlivened it.

B.Consultation: to provide a religious specialist on the staff of the mental health center to serve as a consultant to the center staff, local clergy and the religious communities.