Sentences with phrase «taken as testimony»

For the text to be taken as testimony, as relevatory, judgment must be made about objective characteristics, above all what Ricoeur calls in Interpretation Theory its «self reference,» its claims to represent an «I» or a «we» engaged in a certain past «event of discourse.

We take this as testimony of Israel's faith in Yahweh and Moses.

I'm willing to dismiss this as feel - good political talk, but it implies we don't take this as a testimony for some West basic aim that plays a part in a contrarian counterfactual.

Not exact matches

According to a transcript obtained by The Hollywood Reporter of testimony given as part of a lawsuit filed against CBS in 2016, the TV judge takes a no nonsense approach to getting what she wants.

As it turned out, 18 minutes of sworn testimony from Redstone, presented in court Friday, was all it took to resolve the case — but not in Herzer's favor.

1: Have no other gods — NOT A LAW = > In God we trust is on our legal currency 2: Make no graven image — NOT A LAW = > intellectual property is a God to many, we have tones of laws protecting against false copies 3: Don't take the name in vain — NOT A LAW = > false testimony is a crime as is swearing in some states 4: Honor the Sabbath — NOT A LAW = > employment law in many states prohibits forced labor on religious days 5: Honor thy father and mother — NOT A LAW = > minors have limited right to transact commerce under 19.

What we have is an entire sector under the blowtorch and battling serious reputational damage as the audience lay witness to AMP lying to the regulator, CBA awarded the «gold medallist» for charging fees for no service, planners caught taking fees from dead people, NAB caught false witnessing documents, client impersonation, inappropriate advice, Orwellian protection policies and a witness cutting short his testimony after collapsing.

3: Don't take the name in vain — NOT A LAW = > false testimony is a crime as is swearing in some states (False testimony is NOT the same.

It is a convincing testimony to the power of Grace when someone is able to take criticism as you have; but fear of such criticism can also have the affect of making those just learning of the depth of Divine Love after years of being taught to worship a Cosmic Bully fearful of sharing their own experiences and expressions of faith.

As mystics and missionaries, heroic martyrs and courageous founders of religious orders, in public life as sovereigns or in quiet service in convent or school, the Church's women saints are testimony to the fact that Mother Church takes legitimate pride in her daughterAs mystics and missionaries, heroic martyrs and courageous founders of religious orders, in public life as sovereigns or in quiet service in convent or school, the Church's women saints are testimony to the fact that Mother Church takes legitimate pride in her daughteras sovereigns or in quiet service in convent or school, the Church's women saints are testimony to the fact that Mother Church takes legitimate pride in her daughters.

Again, proof and evidence guided by the scientific method or a preponderance of evidence weighed objectively seems to work better than taking as «proof» anecdotal testimony.

There are places where he resorts to the imagery of myth and speaks of Christ as if he were living an unseen life with God in a heavenly realm above, from which he would descend to appear on the earth at the imminent end - time.38 At other times Paul could speak of the church as the body of Christ, of which the Christian believers formed «the limbs and organs».39 He exhorted the Galatians to «put on Christ as a garment», 40 he said to the Romans, «Let Christ Jesus himself be the armor that you wear», 41 and he told the Galatians how he was in travail until they «took the shape of Christ».42 In various ways Paul spoke of the risen Christ as an indwelling presence in the believer, the most moving passage being his own testimony, I have been crucified with Christ; the life I now live is not my life, but the life which Christ lives in me; and my present bodily life is lived by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.»

Bater pertinently comments, «If there was that much ambiguity about the resurrection of Jesus for the eyewitnesses, on whose testimony all the succeeding ages must depend, do not the efforts twenty centuries later to establish it as demonstrable and unambiguous take on a certain comical effect?»

Deniers, as both Lipstadt and Vidal - Naquet show, seem to have an endless supply of polemical tricks and dodges: they simply discount Jewish testimony out of hand as lie or fantasy; inculpatory testimony from the Nazis themselves is said to have been coerced by the triumphant Allies; documents confirming such testimony are said to be forgeries; Nazi statements and memoranda about the Final Solution are taken at face value if they are euphemistically phrased, but are interpreted as hyperbolic or figurative if they are blunt and explicit; photographs and films of executions are dismissed as fakes.

’42 In addition, he not only transmits to us the early tradition that Christ «appeared to Cephas», but tells us elsewhere that some time after his own conversion he went «up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas ’43 and «stayed with him for a fortnight».43 Since Paul and Peter are likely to have discussed all the important aspects of the Christian Gospel together, we can take Paul's testimony as the equivalent of first - hand testimony by Peter that Jesus had appeared to him.

We take I Corinthians 15 to be our most reliable testimony to the resurrection appearances, as being the only eyewitness report we have.

The electronic age with its offering of a wide variety of ways to present the human voice has commanded new attention to oral language.1 Perhaps the ascendancy of science and the domination of the scientific method has created such a restricted view of language that a reaction in favor of more dimensions to language is to be taken simply as clear testimony to a general degeneration of meaningful discourse, a degeneration in which the church figures prominently.

My book was called When God Pled Guilty, and I was basically arguing that just as Jesus took the sins of the world upon Himself on the cross, so also, somehow, the violent portrayals of God in the Old Testament is God taking the sins of Israel upon Himself through the testimony of inspired Scripture.

The «fact of Jesus,» in any important and really true sense, was Jesus as he was known and remembered in the community, and the testimony upon which we must rely for any knowledge of this fact must be taken as equally valid testimony to the resurrection.

The real issue was not, therefore, «Evangelical» versus «Ecumenical», but instead, how the testimony of those who call themselves evangelical was to be taken as part and parcel of ecumenical life.

Chrissy from what you have written i believe you have always had a sensitive ear to God that shows obedience and godliness that is not the norm.You must of had godly influence from parents or someone close to the family.Its shows wisdom beyond your years what you know instinctively has taken me years to learn as my heart was stubborn and hard hearted.By your words i see humility and surrender to the Lord that is a powerful testimony may he continue to strengthen you in your Christian walk and may you be a blessing and a witness to others who do nt know the Lord.It shows God has no boundaries he is able to reach people in any situation if they have ears to hear.brentnz

I am speaking to you by my personal experience of what has taken place in me, I have become His testimony unto His life as I was taken down to death, yet I live: Therefore; if a one does not have the Christ life in Him, He will not be able to stand in His presences, because all will fall before Him except the Christ that we have become, the carnal man can not know Him:

Others took the view that the Gospels were not so much conscious fabrications as the work of naïve believers living in a prescientific age: their credulity led them to misconstrue the testimony of their own eyes.

A parade of military generals and admirals, Methodist and Baptist preachers, and yes, even a few «Reagan» Republicans each took the stage to give testimony as to why Trump is unfit to be president.

«We were expecting our committee allowances from the chairman, so, when we were called by our leader to come and take our money, we took it knowing that that is our allowance, so, as for the quantum we can not tell how much money he [Mr Agyarko] might have given to the chairman, so, there are all sort of speculations about what sort of quantum he is alleged to have given, but what we know is what came to us as individuals, that is what we can bear testimony to: whether it's GHS1 or GHS2, no matter how small it is, what we know is what was given to us and we found out later that it was coming from him, so, as for the quantum, it's not important.

He is already taking a dreadfully long time to impart basic pieces of information, such as the job description of a man mentioned in his witness testimony.

Melissa Mark - Viverito takes questions as she leaves a Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections meeting where she heard testimony from the Quadrennial Advisory Commission regarding a proposed raise for elected council members.

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

It did not take long for jurors to send a note to the judge — after 40 minutes, the forewoman asked for the testimony of nine witnesses, as well as various pieces of evidence, transcripts of testimony, tapes, and even a white board.

As my testimony indicated, I hope it's a vibrant, enthusiastic, «let's take on the 21st century,» United States can - do kind of [legislation] rather than one that seeks to find the constraints and stiffen the sinews.

Mikulski chairs the full Senate Appropriations Committee as well as the Commerce - Justice - Science (CJS) subcommittee that took testimony from Bolden today.

* Disclaimer * None of the following parts of my testimony should be taken as a substitution for medical advice.

I mixed it in my toner for my oiling and acne prone skin and also for stomach upset as well as weight - loss... it works and doesn't take long to prove it's effectiveness... Someone mentioned earlier about the benefits of organic coconut oil... it is amazing especially for promoting weight loss and firming the body... I am a testimony that both these natural gifts from God do work for the concerns I mentioned... be blessed..

It may take up a lot of time, but it will save you the agony of wondering why you are not as lucky as those people who give testimonies of how they found love online.

Cage reveals the same general desire to be taken seriously as an actor again here that was already on display in the recent «Joe» and «The Dying of the Light,» right from an early scene in which his Colin Pryce makes an emotional testimony before Congress about the impact of the BP spill on local fishermen and tourist business.

Crawford sits there in court, sketching in his legal pad, as damning testimony is presented, not even taking advantage when the judge recommends he object to one of Beachum's leading questions.

We don't have all the details yet about time and place as the public hearing notice has not yet been posted; however, the Commission will be taking testimony from school leaders (including board members, district administrators and school business officials) at this meeting.

Commanding as the Huracán is in Popsicle colors, we could hardly take our eyes off our white test car, a testimony of the design's versatility.

When I was selected for jury duty, 20 years ago, I was the first peremptory challenge because I said that I would not take the word of the psychologist as expert testimony, but rather would consider the opinion of a man on the street as more valuable than that of a psychologist.

In collecting this passionate testimony — as well as words from Wolfgang Amadeus himself — Mozartina is a glorious celebration of the music and life of Mozart taken from two centuries of notes, quotes, and anecdotes.

As Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups continue to complain about Bush administration edits of Senate testimony on health risks from global warming, the White House today took the unusual step of having President Bush's science adviser, John Marburger III, issue a detailed explanation.

But if you take the same strategy and follow the reception of uncertainty through the media, such as the CBS broadcast on «Silent Spring,» and in the President's Science Advisory Committee policy documents, in Carson's testimony before Congress, and in the E.P.A.'s ban on DDT, you can witness the same strategy to assert ignorance and risk, and use visceral images to transform scientific uncertainty into a political certainty.

Since then there have been numerous documentaries about climate change, each taking different tacks to generate interest: The 11th Hour, which sexed up expert testimony with Leonardo DiCaprio's narration; Merchants of Doubt, which explained climate denial as a scurrilous corporate con game; and Chasing Ice, which took cues from nature documentaries in its quest to capture melting glaciers on film.

Max, I agree fully with the excerpts from Judith's testimony, as I do agree with most other statements that she has taken great care to formulate for a specific use.

Juries have heard - and been deeply moved - by his first hand authoritative testimony to the dangerous trajectory the business - as - usual model to CO2 emissions is taking mankind and the planet.

Note: James Hansen's 1988 testimony took place in June 1998; this comparison used January 1988 as the starting point.

Snippable commentary, perhaps, but this document, taken as a whole, does not read as testimony nearly so well as it reads as a B - movie script.

As the pioneer of video for litigation from way back in 1975, it took almost 5 years for attorneys to wrap their arms around how videotaped depositions enhance courtroom testimony.

Our opponents know we have no problem taking a case to adjudication, evidenced by our experience in confronting insurance doctors» examinations and testimony, as well as confronting employers» and their witnesses testimony.

More specifically, the trial court might well have proscribed extrajudicial statements by any lawyer, party, witness, or court official which divulged prejudicial matters, such as the refusal of Sheppard to submit to interrogation or take any lie detector tests; any statement made by Sheppard to officials; the identity of prospective witnesses or their probable testimony; any belief in guilt or innocence; or like statements concerning the merits of the case.