Amazing sharing of a personal story, thanx I have seen that when people make talking about the god and
right belief about their god so central (or even mildly important), this sort of ugliness is inevitable.
Not exact matches
At least 24 of the 34 colleges and universities granted religious exemptions based on their
beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to discriminate against gay and lesbian students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions against homosexual sex, the Human
Rights Campaign said.
But while people may have a
right to express their
beliefs in public, that does not mean companies can not take action when women are subjected to comments that perpetuate negative stereotypes
about them based on their gender.
People high on authoritarianism tend to have blind allegiance to conventional
beliefs about right and wrong and have high respect for acknowledged authorities.
Most of all, she left a legacy of passion -; a deep
belief that people at every level of an organization can understand what the business is all
about, that they can learn to track the numbers and help move those numbers in the
right direction.
No, I think he meant the
belief that suffering is a «kiss from Jesus», that women can't make decisions
about their own bodies, that the RCC's wealth, power and reputation are more important than doing what is
right, and that children are there for the pleasure of the clergy.
When Jesus returns, I don't think he will automatically fall into the Conservative camp, with all his radical
beliefs about shunning wealth and individual
rights, Jesus just may be the biggest Liberal of them all.
So it's fairer to say that her confidence in her method — and her
belief that it could be the source of purpose — keep her from critically examining her real purpose, giving her that unjustified confidence that her knowledge of numbers was evidence that she was
right about justice.
You will forever be damaged with your closed minded
beliefs, and unfortunately you will spend the rest of your pathetic life harassing others
about your nonsense believing that youre «doing the
right thing» when in reality your just being annoying.
We should be happy
about how far we have come as a species via the hard work and dedication of man kind... we should be stopping and looking at the big picture and think
about how far we have come in 2000 years... we have made tremendous progress in so many ways and it is really sad that instead of doing the
right thing and giving mankind credit where credit is due, you fall back on 2000 year old
beliefs and you thank a god who has never been proven to exist.
It's interesting to discuss and learn
about other religions /
beliefs, but that doesn't mean one believer (or nonbeliever) needs to brow beat others to prove they are
right.
You do comprehend that all Atheist means is without a
belief in a god or gods,
right??? I'm not the one claiming a god and given that you refuse to answer any questions, it is rather safe to say you're lying
about all you claim.
*********************************** One would hope that voters were casting their ballots on the basis of what they conclude is best for a civil society and a pluralistic population, not on the more egocentric opinions they may have
about right or wrong that are derived from their religious
beliefs.
I speak out against your ilk and any other group for that matter when they attempt t use their
belief to dictate
rights... LGBT
rights; women's
rights; education
rights (in a secular country, no single religion has a place in the school system - teach
about one, teach them all - fair is fair).
Without consent, there's no practical yardstick for what is
right or wrong, so all we have left is a set of tangled - up
beliefs about women being sex objects who are wholly responsible for what happens to them.
So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out
about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak
about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there
beliefs on anyone people of faith have a
right to free speech also.
... i know your book says don't believe anything else before or after to protect its place in history, but just as you would read greek mythology and have incredulous thoughts
about multigods ruling the earth water and the undergrounds, those who are not stuck on your wavelength, read your mythology and think how anyone in their
right minds could ever fall for those idolatric stories... your
belief in your creationist god is as unfathomable as an adult looking up the chimney and feeling the power of Santa Clause in them... does the power of Santa Clause compel you?
Actually Mr. Scanlon You are
right about what you said but there is also a
belief and I am sure a lot of you have seen movies based on it.
It's not your
belief that makes you a better person, it's how you treat people and
right about now, I'd say you're quite the ass!
The movie served to give me a different platform to discuss faith from, not to argue that my
belief system is
right and someone else's is wrong, but instead to point out that the world is hungry for questions
about the soul and what we don't see
right in front of us.
If «believers» aligned their
right beliefs with
right practice, fewer church members would look elsewhere for critically important discussions
about caring, inclusiveness, open dialogue, ethical decision - making, and shared doubts in the context of a disturbing contemporary polarized culture.
It is
about the
right of the government of the United States to make ANY law which impacts an individual's (and a corporation is an dividual under the law) religious
beliefs.
Before we can talk to others
about our faith, before we can dialogue
about what is theologically «
right or wrong» with someone else, we must first understand how our
beliefs about God have been informed by these four areas.
There is something very powerful
about pulling up a seat to the table across from someone who has a different interpretation, a different lifestyle, a different
belief all together, and just saying, «My aim here is not to be heard and to be
right, my aim is to listen to you and try to understand you.»
So when do the candidates get to be who they are, they have a
right to espouse their
beliefs just like Obama gets to lie
about his.
The
belief that there are no gods says nothing
about what is
right or wrong.
If we are talking
about how to receive eternal life, it is not simple
belief that matters, but believing in the
right person for the
right thing.
Our new understanding has reformed and reshaped our
beliefs about what is wrong and
right.
Neville you are
right in that sense that the holy spirit or anti christ is not mentioned however the whole book is
about the return of Jesus and the rise of the anti christ so it is logical to believe that the one being restrained is the man of sin or anti christ.I believe it is the anti christ and the restrainer is the holy spirit that is working through believers.It comes down to personal
belief but This article covers all the options http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/revelation/related-topics/who-is-the-restrainer.html What do you believe
about preaching the Gospel to all nations and then the Lord will return at this point in time i believe there is around 2000 unreached people groups.brentnz
Daniel I think that you are
right that many times a person's unresolved past produces the kind of dysfunctionality to where even though they desire to do good, they end up harming others due to subconscious
beliefs about themselves.
a set of values,
beliefs, and structure in a person's life in order to give them direction and a sense of
right and wrong is fine, but organized religions are no more than large corporations, and like any large corporation are only focused on their bottom line... trying to control the public and extract as much money as they can from them by any means necessary... promoting fear, uncertainty, hate and a sense that they alone can offer salvation... for a price (although they are very cleaver
about getting to this hidden and unspoken cost... after all these hundreds of years they have perfected their craft well!)
The liberal voices in the churches have long been reluctant to say anything too critical
about fundamentalists, on the grounds that they have every
right to live by the
beliefs they feel most comfortable with.
«it was only when religious
belief was removed from the realm of «fact» to that of «value»,
about which individuals were free to differ, that a societal system could evolve in which a multiplicity of denominations could exist side by side and have equal
rights.»
observer When Vic posts his Christian
beliefs do I not have the
right to then whine
about him being Anti-Deist or Anti-Maltheism.
I'm ready to see the same type of article written
about Romney & Mormonism... if you are going to question if a candidate is «the
right or wrong» kind of Christian, I believe a great number of the Christian Right would be stunned at some of the practices & beliefs of the Mormon f
right or wrong» kind of Christian, I believe a great number of the Christian
Right would be stunned at some of the practices & beliefs of the Mormon f
Right would be stunned at some of the practices &
beliefs of the Mormon faith.
I wonder then why Mr. Nye is wasting so much oxygen complaining
about the great «harm» the teaching of Creationism does to children... though I may not personally agree with the tenets of Creationism, I do believe in the
right of parents to pass their personal religious
beliefs on to their children - whether those
beliefs are Christian, Hindu, Muslim, etc....
Having an academic discussion
about religious views and theological
beliefs is fine enough, but there is certainly no reason to go into a discussion of who is
right an wrong because frankly, you do not know.
For the great majority of Americans, moral discourse —
beliefs about right and wrong, good and evil — is shaped and carried by the biblical tradition.
Thus, in the acts put forth by Mason and Jefferson, the concept of natural
right is argued for in the language of Jewish and Christian
belief about the Creator, who wishes to be worshiped in spirit and truth.
For many believers in this group, it is
about finding a righteous (and humane) path to oneness with their god and for non-believers (like myself) it is
about the defense of certain freedoms and a
right to live our lives unhampered by the
beliefs of others while still maintaining those common values that are important to the progress and betterment of mankind.
People refusing medical treatment because they think they can pray disease away, The demoralizing way religion makes you feel
about yourself (I am a wretch, a sinner, a bad person by nature), the religious wars that have been fought for millenia, the self righteous passing laws based on THEIR
beliefs (change to the pledge of allegience which now excludes anyone who does not believe in a fairy godfather, the change to the national motto that turned it into the lie «in god we trust», the bigotry that «my religion is the
right one and you are wrong so I'll pray for you» kind of crap... don't you realize that it is insulting to me when someone says they will pray for me... its the same as saying I'm going to do something for you but there won't be any effect, so it is just a waste of time.
Which makes them neither
right nor wrong
about their
belief.
When ANY American claims that a particular
right is «inalienable» — regardless of their
beliefs about God or religion — they are paying homage to the idea of Divine
Rights as derived from the concept of Natural Law and are IMPLICITLY agreeing that our rights are Divine in o
Rights as derived from the concept of Natural Law and are IMPLICITLY agreeing that our
rights are Divine in o
rights are Divine in origin.
You're
right about imposing, but not all religious people are trying to impose their
beliefs — many are just trying to share something they feel is important.
In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the
belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (
about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected
right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same
rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»
Take them one at a time, spending as much time as you need to discuss thoroughly the issues and feelings that arise: «The ideas and issues which excite me most are...;» «The things that are most worth living for
right now are...;» «I feel the most joy (pain, hope, lonely, together) when...;» «What I really believe
about God is...;» «I feel closest to (most distant from) God when...;» «I get spiritually high when...;» «The
beliefs that mean the most to me now are...;» «The
beliefs from my childhood which no longer make sense are...;» «Life has the least (the most) meaning for me when...;» «I feel closest to you (most distant from you) spiritually when...;» «The way I really feel
about the church is...;» «I'd like to do the following, to enjoy more spiritual sharing...;» «To enrich the spiritual life of our family, I'd like to..
He answered a question
about how his religion would affect his presidency at Thursday's CNN debate by talking
about the Founding Fathers»
belief that
rights came from God, as opposed to talking
about his Mormonism.
«(On) the other side is finding the
right balance... concerns
about religious
beliefs and convictions.
Right, that's why we have to go to a building once, twice or several times a week to sing songs
about being washed in blood and hear a guy give us a pep talk to reinforce our non
belief while he takes our money.
Why is it ok for everyone to be able to talk
about their
beliefs and
rights but as soon as someone comes out in opposition their accused of hate?