Sentences with phrase «religious right supporting»

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But I do think that black religious leaders have a responsibility, if they can not support gay marriage, to at least support and fight for the secular rights of gay people.

They have every right to support their religious beliefs, as long as they do no harm.

The religious right experienced what CNN called a «nightmare scenario:» in three states voters approved same - sex marriage; anti-abortion candidates were defeated in red states; and Obama, whose opponent had the support of Billy Graham, won a second term.

I mean believe what you will if you are LDS you have that right and I support you in your religious freedom.

You point out that the pro-life position is supported by the religious right, the Republicans and the Tea Party.

The association with the Religious Right has cost Grey some support among liberals, who believe that by working with the right, Grey legitimates their position on other issues, such as abortion and gay riRight has cost Grey some support among liberals, who believe that by working with the right, Grey legitimates their position on other issues, such as abortion and gay riright, Grey legitimates their position on other issues, such as abortion and gay rights.

Yet Falwell's support is hardly isolated, and I suspect if Trump is the nominee, he will continue to find even more of it from the Religious Right (which I designate as a subset of a broader and more diverse evangelicalism).

Well, actually Rev.... «We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, ESTABLISH JUSTICE,...» Yep, right there in the Preamble of the Const itution... something you religious folks only support when to your advantage.

He quoted the Qur» an and the Hadith in support of his contention that Islam never tampers with the rights of individual property in land or industry and therefore the state was not allowed, on religious grounds, to appropriate the lands of the big landholders.

As a Christian I support the rights of non-Christians to participate in their common government free from the religious sentiments of others.

Washington (CNN)- Forty years after the Supreme Court protected abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, a new survey finds that white evangelicals remain the only major religious group that supports overturning the landmark ruling, even though most such groups find abortion morally wrong.

Article 9 of the European Convention of human rights supports religious freedom.

It has been the political right, with the support of the religious that has been instrumental in driving outsourcing.

The signatories declared themselves to be in solidarity in their unequivocal support of the dignity and right to life of every human person, marriage between a man and a woman as divinely ordained and the foundation of civil society, and religious liberty as an essential component of human freedom.

Witness for Peace and other religious groups, former CIA officials, and human rights organizations such as Americas Watch and Amnesty International have all documented and condemned U.S. support for the contras and other «friendly» governments that terrorize civilians.

Christians need not abandon their evangelizing mission by joining with others in trying to create a dialogue with Muslims in the hope of eliciting Islamic support for human rights, including religious freedom.

This revolution in religious thought is exemplified by religious leaders» current support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was drafted by the UN Commission on Human Rights.

However, I also support my right to call them loons, or to pick apart their arguments, or generally treat their ideas with contempt (and some beliefs are deserving of contempt even if labeled religious).

Liberal opposition to the 1998 act and the campaign for religious freedom was solidified by the sure sign of great evil afoot, namely, the support of the cause by the «religious right.»

Thus support for human rights in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities follows a pattern: each group believes that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights standards established through international law derive authority from the teachings of its own religious tradrights in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities follows a pattern: each group believes that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights standards established through international law derive authority from the teachings of its own religious tradRights and other human rights standards established through international law derive authority from the teachings of its own religious tradrights standards established through international law derive authority from the teachings of its own religious tradition.

if you can lie to yourself with immunity, you might be an atheist if you think the indifferent support your side, you might be an atheist if you don't think at all, you might be an atheist if you are drawn to religious discussions thinking someone wants to hear your opinion, you might be an atheist if you copy paste every piece of crap theory you find, you might be an atheist if you think you are right no matter what the evidence shows, you might be an atheist if you can't hold your water when you think about science, you might be an atheist if you can't write the word God, with proper capitalization, you might be an atheist if you think your view has enough support to be a percentage of the seven billion people on earth, you might be an atheist if you think The View has enough support to be a percentage of the seven billion people on earth, you might be an atheist if you live in a tar paper shack, writing manifestos, you might be an atheist if you think you're basically a good person, and your own final authority you might be an atheist if you think your great aunt Tillie was a simian, you might be an atheist if you own an autographed copy of Origin Of The Species, you might be an atheist if you think that when you die you're worm food, you might be an atheist if you think the sun rises and sets for you alone, you might be an atheist if all you can think about is Charles Darwin when you're with your significant other, you might be an atheist if all you can think about is you when you're with your significant other, you might be an atheist if you attend a church but palm the offering plate when it passes, you might be an atheist If think this exhausts all the possibilities of definition, you might be an atheist.

Swaggart's claim was supported by mainstream religious groups who understand that the rights of the majority depend upon our protecting the rights of the minority, and even the marginal.

The ADL has the right to be inconsistent in its support of religious freedom at various places around the country — but they have allied their organization with the wrong folks in the NYC discussions.

abortion issue, gay rights: are not «religious» issues, the proof of that is that within the Christian community there is support for both sides, AND there is support for both sides in the atheistic community.

It is often (but not always) mobilized politically in support of the Religious Right and culturally in opposition to such movements as feminism, environmentalism and the liberalization of sexual mores.

But support for the Tea Party is not synonymous with support for the religious right.

The analysis also shows that most people who agree with the religious right also support the Tea Party.

Even though the religious often mock things like evolution I really don't see why we need to sink to their level of argument, especially when we have the evidence on our side to support our arguments, right?

What makes this psychology so prevalent is that those who have the power - agents of government, parents, teachers, business managers, and religious leaders, who also define what's right or wrong - totally support it.

Unfortunately, contemporary culture presents us — all too insistently — with issues which require a determined biblical and theological response: the continuation of the abortion regime; the intensifying pressure to acknowledge the legitimacy of same - sex «marriage»; the attacks on the religious liberty of Christians, forcing them to support practices offensive to their faith; and, most recently, «assisted suicide» now masquerading under the name «the right to die with dignity.»

And although the «pro-wealth policies of the right have enjoyed sustained low - and low - middle - income support, particularly among religious voters enlisted by cultural facets of conservatism,» these households have lost ground precipitously.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive CRights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Crights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

To say that all religious communities recognize the right of people not to be tortured, or that all religious communities support the self - determination of indigenous peoples is not very exciting: even if these claims are true (and I suspect that they are not), they bear little relation to any claim that a faithful member of any religious community would recognize as his own.

The «right to die» has limited support in the ethics of the Western religious traditions.

Another factor in the victory for «the right to die» was a striking inability of the opposition, both religious and secular, to secure high - profile support within the cultural and political mainstream, despite strenuous efforts to do so.

Religious proponents of international law could draw on the prophets for biblical support: Amos, Hosea, Micah and others discerned Yahweh's law as both impartial and international, striking against the arrogant pretensions of all people and nations who violate human rights in the belief that God is on their side.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

The government is not supporting anything except the right of people to express their religious convictions.

Yet proponents of civil liberties support it, believing the greater threat is limiting a client's right or the religious therapist's ability to administer sound judgment in full integrity as she helps her client achieve his / her goals.

many of the chistiann churches agree with and support gay marriage, as far as religious docttrine are concerned they are no less right that you are.

The religious right strongly supports the secular right and advocates pure free - market capitalism liberated from big government.

If this soldier can not support other people's religious rights by a simple show of respect, then how can this person uphold their service oath.

For example, can someone be a part of the «religious right» and not support the war in Iraq?

How long will the Christians and people of the United States have to contemplate the incongruity of its government... as it supports with over a million dollars a day another government that represses, kills bishops, religious workers, children, men and women, violates human rights, closes itself to dialogue and obstructs the pastoral task of the churches?

On the other hand, as far as lies in your power, you are to protect and support the free exercise of religion of the country, and the undisturbed enjoyment of the rights of conscience in religious matters, with your utmost influence and authority.

A strong majority of Muslims in Arab countries, even in Saudi Arabia, supported the right for religious minorities to practice their faith.

Instead, the crisis comes from the fact that the old - guard religious right political establishment normalized an awful candidate — some offering outright support in theological terms, others hedging their bets and whispering advice behind closed doors.

In an epidemic of teen - age pregnancies, mainline churches, intimidated by the religious right, have lost their nerve, according to Allen I. Moore; they provide neither leadership nor support to teen - agers in the area of sexuality.

Wow this is fun to watch... the extreme religious right is being forced to choose between either 4 more years of leftist liberal gay supporting Obama, or having to vote for a guy who they've been taught their whole lives in sunday school belongs to a polygamous satanic worshiping cult.

Most Americans probably support the implicit moral position of mainstream Protestantism and perhaps of America's religious traditions in general: permit as few legal abortions as possible without damaging women's rights and without making it necessary for women to perform abortions on themselves or seek clandestine and possibly dangerous abortions.