Sentences with phrase «religious references»

For some time there have been religious references in the duo's work.

This means removing cultural, social and religious references wherever possible.

Instead of any overtly religious reference, the company opted for a subtle design choice that makes no explicit endorsement of a single belief system.

New York City Atheists, a group that opposes the public use of religious references, is challenging the new sign, which was erected in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood.

@PrimeNumber, Do you mean the military, that has to be forced to remove religious references from it's training materials, and not tell the soliders going into battle that «The might of god is on our side»?

At the lectern, Mr. de Blasio told the church's black congregation about the launch of his universal pre-kindergarten plan and signing of a new executive order mandating higher wages at city - subsidized companies — peppering his speech with religious references, criticisms of the stop - and - frisk policing policy and expressions of sympathy for President Barack Obama and his struggles with the Republican - dominated Congress.

Robb includes religious references in his book that may be disagreeable to non-Christian readers.

Banana Republic, McDonalds, Old Navy, Burger King, Sears, JC Penney, Amazon, EBay, NONE of them contain religious references or advertise specifically to the religious.

He is free to make religious references just like an atheist does (frequently).

Meanwhile, while media and political leaders carefully avoid religious references, a majority of Americans are expressing their frustration and anger either by not voting or by embracing candidates who promise quick and easy solutions to complex problems.

Given the fact that Herndon wrote that «Subsequent to this he rose to the belief of a God, and this is all the change he ever underwent,» it is quite reasonable to use Lincoln's own religious references to get an idea of his beliefs.

It is not as saturated with obvious religious references as was Love and Death.

If it is true, as G. K. Chesterton said, that the U.S. is a nation with the soul of a church, then why is it so difficult to use explicit religious references in public discourse?

His use of both Jewish and non-Jewish religious references is not ironic mockery, but a feature of his poetic gift for finding the unity in all these things.

A mind - blowing modern classic that feeds the mind with thought - provoking philosophical ideas about what reality is, and it will always be remembered as a major breakthrough in Cinema with its combination of innovative visual effects, thrilling action and iconic religious references.

Voice acting and scripting is nicely evocative of the age, right down to the constant religious references that underline the importance of Christianity.

It has come to our attention that part of the background music track used in the DLC Thailand Temple Hideout Stage, released on April 25, 2017, contains unintentional religious references.

Several others incorporated religious references, including Crucifixion and Reflection (ca. 1950), Mother of God, Trinity, The Man with Two Souls (1950), and Eden (ca. 1950).

The combination of such overt religious references with references to body fluids, the latter admittedly an important motif in Christian theology, suggests that the artists have more profound aspirations than their cheeky titles suggest.

Though always intriguing and making use of stunning visuals and an evocative atmosphere, this esoteric Western of religious references is still an unripe Jodorowsky, clearly lacking in narrative structure before he started developing better his ideas in later works.

The executive order in question, issued by President Clinton and affirmed by President Bush in 2002, states that while religious organizations that receive federal funds can not discriminate against beneficiaries of their programs, they «may retain religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.»

The actor said the «Iron Man» producers agreed and stripped the religious references from the script.

The best solution for all, is to ban all religious references.

Kris, God told me to do only one thing: To let go of my religious reference / framework and allow Him to reveal Himself to me.

I make family decisions and give parental advice largely without a religious reference.

And in case you're wondering, there were no religious references.

I have never thought of any religious references while reading Mr. King's books.

It's clear, at any rate, that religious references in these primal republican political debates were rare and vague.

And those of us who believe in respect for religious conviction in its diverse forms have further grounds for deep concern if the choices are truly «all or nothing» between an imposed orthodoxy and an education from which all religious reference has been purged.

The amusing thing about all the references to Sharia law is that if Sharia law was renamed «The Family Values Act of 2010» and all religious references were changed from «Muslim» to «Christian», it would receive overwhelming support from the religious right.

The first of these facts is that religious reference is always symbolic rather than direct and literal.

He counted at least one religious reference in 58 percent of the shows and «religion as the context» in 11 percent.

November 2011 — Unlike previous Presidents, Obama studiously avoids any religious references in his Thanksgiving speech.

According to Radio New Zealand, is it understood MPs have already rejected a more radical rewriting of the prayer would have removed all religious references.

Is the religious reference to an ultimate ground of meaning compatible with what science tells us about our world?

«By removing all religious references from the flyers, parents and students have no way of knowing about the nature of the events and can not make informed decisions about whether to attend.»

I got in trouble in 2nd grade for refusing to recite the pledge because of its religious reference, until my father (a presbyterian) straightend out the school.

In the above quotes the religious references have been changed.

BTW - I mean't to say to you Sunder, that although I disagree with a lot of your articles - I think you should be praised to the heavens (forgive the religious reference) for your blog allowing a very catholic (there I go again!)

It begs the question: why did those groups want to insert those religious references?

Just the fact that you mentioned it had religious reference made me more interested.

I think that if you are going to list the «religious reference» as a CON for non-believers, you should also list it as a PRO for believers!

There are some philosophical pretensions and religious references in there, but these are too simplistic and crass to be worth going any deeper into.

For instance, it dials down the weirdness and religious references.