The conditions favorable for belief in miracle reports are several:
a strong religious conviction, a vivid imagination, a pre-scientific or non-scientific view of the world, and discontent with the conditions of everyday life as a result of boredom, oppression, or want.
Likewise, some of the «unconverted,» perhaps particularly among those with
strong religious convictions, may yet be moved by more idealistic arguments for a different sense of what human life as such deserves, the horror of a particular individual's behavior notwithstanding.
Muhammad Ali, a Muslim, had
strong religious convictions, and he opposed the war.
This conviction is stronger among Republicans (71 %) and Tea Party partisans (72 %) but it is true even among Democrats, 51 % of whom say they want their presidential candidates to have
strong religious convictions.
«The results suggest that it is more important to the American people to have a president with
strong religious convictions — even if those convictions are different than their own — than it is to have a president who shares their particular religious beliefs,» Pew stated.
I am free of it — it's just great luck that everything I read and all the «data» around me confirm
my strong religious convictions.
But most people in the US, even those with
strong religious convictions, would never want their church running the government.
This valuable feature, directed by family friend Becky Baumgartner, reveals how true the film remains to the facts, including Hamilton's optimism, humility, and
strong religious convictions.