Conceding to believers that they can redefine the term «religion» to encompass «atheism», or whatever other ideas they wish to encompass within the word, if
that suits their purposes in trying to put anyone who doesn't believe in their god or any god into the same category as themselves, grants to them the opportunity to dismiss anyone who doesn't believe in their god as holding a religious belief no more valid then their own and to classify you as just another follower of a «false religion» unlike their own, which is the «true» religion.
Not exact matches
Suits and ties
in an offi ce are just another type of uniform, but
in an arena where uniforms no longer serve any useful
purpose.
Totem is billed as a tool to help photographers protect their work against unauthorized use and to connect clients
in need of stock photos with images that
suit their
purposes.
While IIHS and dozens of other private industry groups around the world have methods and motivations that
suit their own subjective
purposes, the most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. government, which found Model S and Model X to be the two cars with the lowest probability of injury of any cars that it has ever tested, making them the safest cars
in history.»
With growing interest and support from public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest public benefit corporation
in the U.S. and their public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate Education's IPO
in early 2017), multi-billion dollar companies are following
suit and choosing to operate their businesses with
purpose and accountability.
Once again Prentice is using the math to
suit his
purpose: $ 400 million
in reserves overall doesn't mean that money is available to every school board that needs it.
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Or rather, they like to rewrite the rules
in order to
suit their own
purposes.
I feel comfortable
in stating that, like most socialists / communists, Obama is agnostic and that he simply used the church for political
purposes — until it no longer
suited his needs.
Scripture says that Joshua made the sun stand still, which harmonizes just fine with the Christian tradition that God can intervene
in nature to
suit his
purposes, but which triggers all kinds of red alarms
in my brain when I try to sort it out scientifically.
The chatter around a poll released Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Religion News Service will likely focus on the findings highlighted
in their news release: 82 % of Americans surveyed believe that bin Laden distorted the teachings of Islam to
suit his own
purposes; 65 % believe the al Qaeda leader is rotting
in hell; and 62 % think it is wrong to celebrate the death of another human being.
He modified several of the sayings of Jesus
in the canonical texts to
suit his
purpose.
Many — if not most — studies — such as literature, philosophy, history, religion, geography, and anthropology (to name only some of them)-- by their very nature draw upon a variety of other fields of study and thus are particularly
suited to general education, provided they are not ruined for that
purpose by professional zeal to make them into precise, technical, exclusive disciplines — as occurs even
in such a naturally general field as literature, when its promoters restrict it to technical textual analysis.
you forgot «lets cherry pick the things
in bible that
suits my
purpose».
You forgot the quote a page before concerning women dressing decently when they prophesy
in church, there Paul assumed that women would be speaking, but why muddy the waters with reality when you can lift a quote to
suit your
purposes?
Nevertheless, as we have seen, there is a small but growing number of scientists, both
in physics and biology, who operate with a relational model, who see some correspondence between the constructs of the mind and reality itself, however inexact, and who also see the possibility of restoring the experience of meaning if the non-human natural world is perceived as dynamic, creative, full of life and
purpose, whom process thinkers have engaged
in conversation; together they have attempted to explore new visions of reality better
suited for adaptation to the urgent needs of the contemporary world.
The open references to the pre-existence which we find
in the Fourth Gospel would not have
suited Mark's
purpose.
In addition, is not the genre of the book of Acts ill -
suited for theological and doctrinal
purposes?
Being wise
in the world of music from a Christian perspective means being aware of music's powers and the way some sound patterns are especially well
suited to drawing us into the
purposes of God.
By mathematical probability mainly, with an added dose of history, we can (with much evidence) conclude that the bible has VERY likely been messed with and changed to
suit those
in power and to influence those for the
purpose of greed.
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I think Mahrez can add quality to our team but I do nt see where hed
suit in our new formation, considering the right wing is push backed to a deeper position, if he cuts inside it would really destroy the
purpose of the formation.
Just as you need a diversity of towels
in your home, a variety of cloth diapers, and even, cloth diaper brands will most likely
suit your
purpose more effectively than a single style.
While
in Washington, clad
in a
suit and tie rather than his usual uniform of a t - shirt, Zuckerberg admitted he «didn't do enough» to prevent his company's technology from being used for nefarious
purposes.
The Con - Dem narrative
suits the
purposes of headbanger mentality
in the Conservative Party because the more it is encouraged the stronger it will be.
The
suit also asks the court to «pierce the corporate veil» to reveal the identities of those behind the LLCs
in order to determine whether the companies exist for a legitimate business
purpose, or if they are «corporate alter - egos» meant to circumvent the limits.
A prince, therefore, should only keep his word when it
suits his
purposes, but do his utmost to maintain the illusion that he does keep his word and that he is reliable
in that regard.»
The attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a civil
suit in April charging Mr. Espada and others close to him with siphoning $ 14 million from the health clinics for personal and political
purposes.
Lawyers for Charlotte Osei also demanded the list of workers who were behind the petition «to enable us commence legal action against them for the defamatory statements contained
in their petition failing which our client will be constrained to proceed against you alone as defendant
in the
suit our client intends to commence against them since you are to all intents and
purposes, their agent.»
She said this was «to enable us commence legal action against them for the defamatory statements contained
in their petition failing which our client will be constrained to proceed against you alone as defendant
in the
suit our client intends to commence against them since you are to all intents and
purposes, their agent.»
«If you give them a building it is up to them to be able to make some corrections
in the building to
suit the
purpose which they are looking for.
Keith Porteous Wood, executive director of the National Secular Society said the Coalition Government's Localism Act 2011 had not been tested
in any court, arguing Mr Pickles could not «simply walk
in and give it any meaning that
suits his
purpose».
«By adjusting for a variety of parameters we were able to identify a pore size range, a nanopore, that best
suited the
purpose of the textile, one that is highly opaque visibly and at the same time highly transparent
in the thermal wavelength range,» said Fan.
The key to finding the right style of meditation that
suits you, is defining the reason why you're meditating
in the first place and your
purpose.
The print is a classic, lovely floral that can be recognized for many uses, but
in this bathing
suit you're sure to be sweet and feminine for whatever swimsuit
purposes you have for the day.
How far designing is concerned, Anarkali dress can be designed
in various designs like as these dresses are traditional, so they have to be designed
in such a way that they look traditional and for that
purpose, these
suits are adorned with motifs, laces and somewhere embroideries.
I bought one all -
purpose black pant
suit, and then I was creative to tweak it, using some of the tips
in the first section of this article to make it my own.
As a dating solution, SkaDate 9 gives users both, power and freedom to be unique — any site can be transformed
in a number of ways to convey the desired spirit and
suit the
purpose of the coming holiday.
The reason for the ruse: Pym wants Lang to thwart the plans of his power - hungry former protégé Darren Cross (Stoll, This Where I Leave You)
in using his designs to create his own method shrink people down to miniature size
in the form of the flying, weaponized Yellowjacket
suits, which he aims to do for nefarious
purposes.
Forrest is the ultimate Republican foil: Reagan
in the ice cream
suit of a Pentecostal minister (and Reagan would've played this role, sans significant affectation, a few generations earlier), listening to the good word of momma, God, and the girl he only screws once (and for procreative
purposes at that),
in that order.
I also felt that the musical score was somewhat forced for the
purpose of provoking on the emotional level and was only there to make up for the lack of it
in the film, it did seem quite unnecessary
in parts where I thought silence could have worked better, but thats not to say of course that it was brilliant to listen too, and the changes were spot on to
suit the changes determined
in the film but for a simplistic kind of story it seemed excessive.
He's now
in charge of Hank's company and is using the Pym Particles to create a Yellow Jacket
suit to be used for military
purposes.
In both parallel stories, it is the Cecil family of royal advisors — first William (David Thewlis) and then his son Robert (Edward Hogg)-- who act as Svengali to Elizabeth, manipulating her and twisting events to
suit their
purposes.
But when his job at the carnival proves ill -
suited for this
purpose, he eventually turns to crime, relying on his motorcycle to rob banks
in and around Schenectady, N.Y.
It's a tribute to Tarr's singularity of
purpose that at no point does this sequence — or anything else
in his 415 - minute film — seem tedious or self - indulgent; the breadth of his canvas
suits the magnitude of what he has to say.
Mostly this comes
in the form of Miles Teller as the slithery, opportunistic Peter, whose own allegiances flip - flop to
suit his
purposes.
Often, those
in power will try to blur that division when it
suits their
purposes (for example, politicians kissing babies).
The sweeping anti-busing legislation — approved by the Senate as part of a bill providing funds for the Justice Department this year — not only forbids the Justice Department from bringing desegregation
suits that could result
in busing and limits the power of federal courts to order busing for such
purposes, but allows Justice Department officials to support the removal of court - ordered busing plans already
in operation.