Sentences with phrase «respecting religious leaders»

I agree with your statement about respecting religious leaders.

Meanwhile the most respected religious leaders (the «scribes and Pharisees» of the Gospels) advocated a policy of passive submission, combined with an ever - tightening internal discipline, until it should please God to intervene and «set up His Kingdom», as the prophets had foretold.

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With respect, that claim is little more than moral boasting, and it is most unbecoming in religious leaders.

While personal relationships could form across confessional lines» families hired servants from other communities, for example» and while some religious leaders encouraged respect and compassion for members of other faiths, the relationship among Christians, Muslims, and Jews was hardly a model of cooperation.

«It would be a step backwards if California, a state that has long been a leader in diversity, inclusion and pluralism, could not find a way to value and honor the religious freedom of Christian universities like Biola while at the same time respecting the dignity of our students,» Corey said.

Because he has earned the respect of religious leaders on just about all sides, Canon White has been able to promote dialogue and mutual understanding in a region where the best efforts of our most skilled diplomats have not met with success.

To further public debate, Howard Moody has gathered a group of respected clergy under the infelicitous title «Religious Leaders for a More Just and Compassionate Drug Policy» (237 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012; 212-253-2437).

The views of a visiting pope, respected by Catholics and many non-Catholics alike as a moral and spiritual leader of great prominence, will not make persons now unconcerned about global warming suddenly begin to grow concerned, nor even make skeptics of religious freedom begin to take its claims more seriously.

This change would also respect the right of religious chartered organizations to continue to choose adult leaders whose beliefs are consistent with their own.»

Rockland Human Rights Commissioner Constance Frazier is already engaged in a renewed plan of action that will include faith - based organizations, community groups from all corners of our county, religious leaders and everyone else interested in promoting understanding and respect.

This is the story of a woman (Rachel Weisz) as she returns to the community to settle the affairs and pay respect to her father, a Rabbi and religious leader in the community.

Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said Mr Obama would meet the Dalai Lama «in his capacity as an internationally respected religious and cultural leader».

By Peter Gleick, President Emeritus and Chief Scientist December 2016 Among the different professional categories, scientists and engineers remain very highly respected by the public, at least compared to politicians, business leaders, the media, and even religious authorities.

`... As religious leaders of different faiths, who share the conviction in the one Creator, Lord of the Universe; we believe that the essence of religion is to worship G - d and respect the life and dignity of all human beings, regardless of religion, nationality and gender.