Talking about acceptance and diversity allows mainline churches to signal their adherence to the canons of liberalism and to erect symbolic boundaries against fundamentalism.
Everyone
talks about acceptance and tolerance but Christ Followers are the last ones to get it.
Not exact matches
The fact is there are already plenty of churches in America, arguably the majority of them in this country, that emphasize social justice,
acceptance of LGBT, and «letting science to its thing» — I'm
talking about the mainline liberal churches.
It's funny to hear gays
talk about how christians shouldn't judge them, and instead they seek
acceptance for their sin.
You people
talk about equality and
acceptance, but when it comes down to YOU practicing equality and respect, you seem to ignore these concepts when dealing with someone that has differing views than you.
Despite Jody's observations, I think McCain was absolutely right not to spend a lot time
talking about abortion and related issues in his
acceptance speech.
By cherry - picking texts out of the Bible to reveal the goodness, and love, and mercy, and grace, and
acceptance of God, while at the same time, soundly rejecting and denying the texts which
talk about a bloodthirsty god of violence, we have seen that both Jesus and Paul are saying what we can loudly proclaim today as well: «God is not like that!
You also speak as though you are certain no gay people are present and that «we evengelical Christians» are
talking amonst ourself
about what an entire group of people deserve in terms of full inclusion and
acceptance in society and the church.
I find genuine satisfaction in those moments when
acceptance, so often
talked about, is actually experienced.
I know that unfortunately, the universal
acceptance of gay marriage and pro-abortion laws will come in our days with or without Obama, as we approach to the end of the age Jesus
talks about in Matthew 25 (I wonder if President Obama has read that chapter too); but we don't have to settle right now for a Mormon Priest and President.
You think she is
talking about today and the consequences of the sexual revolution — after all this is the book's topic — but she ends up
talking about communism and the cold war, current dietary restrictions and food obsessions, and the historically prior widespread popular
acceptance of smoking tobacco (primarily cigarettes).
I was, however, asked by our pastor not to
talk to anyone in the church
about my
acceptance of evolution (and trust me — I hadn't been) because it was «dangerous».
Now are we
talking about the same thing when we speak of grace and forgiveness in Christian terms and
acceptance in psychological terms?
The opportunity to
talk openly
about painful experiences that were formerly kept in secrecy surrounded by feelings of shame has an unburdening effect; feelings of self - confidence are strengthened by group
acceptance.
If you are concerned
about tandem nursing, or if you have any questions
about nursing a newborn and an older child at the same time,
talk to your doctor or a lactation consultant.Local breastfeeding groups, such as La Leche League International, are also a great place to find
acceptance, support, and advice.
-LSB-...]-- model good eating habits,
talk about healthful eating, expose kids to gardening, involve kids in shopping and cooking — and still face a long, slow road when it comes to actual food
acceptance.
The many mothers who took part
talked about the general
acceptance of breastfeeding in public by Norwegian society.
When births don't go as hoped, Mamas need to
talk about them, write
about them, discuss them, and work through to a point where
acceptance of the experience and inclusion of all the details occurs.
There's a lot of general
talk and buzz
about Foursquare — we've discussed it at length on the NMS Blog (At SXSW Last Year's Next Big Thing Was This Years Actual Big Thing) but with Foursquare and Gowalla gaining more traction and greater
acceptance by small and big businesses, it's time to start thinking
about the 2010 and 2012 election cycles for geo - social.
I am relieved that some
acceptance has now started to come forward from Chris Rennard that what he did was not okay but very frustrated that I have had to spend the last 15 months
talking about things that are really very private and quite intimate to me to be able to achieve it.
I feel that, when the current Conservative frontbench
talk about inequality mattering (which is good) that they often make this type of argument, because the
acceptance that inequality matters is combined with deep scepticism
about both redistribution and the role of the state.
In a conversation with WBFO Friday morning, he
talked about his overall impressions of the convention, Governor Andrew Cuomo's primetime address and Hillary Clinton's
acceptance speech.
As for them being overrated, may be we are not overrating them per se but celebrating what we have to help encourage them that we appreciate our own, I agree that they may not measure up to the «Klint D Drunks» and the «AYs» in terms of exposure, brand visibility, patronage and
acceptance, etc, but aren't we always
talking about local content and patronising made in Ghana goods?
«I think it was very significant that in his
acceptance speech in his own constituency and his speech on the steps of Number 10, he
talked so much
about preserving the union.
Each episode, I
talk with inspiring guests — including leaders in the body - positive and Health at Every Size movements —
about intuitive eating, body image, eating disorder recovery, weight stigma, fat
acceptance, nutrition, and more.
In Food Psych, I
talk with inspiring people
about their relationships with food, roads to body
acceptance, and revolutionary ideas
about what health really means.
We discussed the fact that that YTTs need to
talk about these ideas of justice, body -
acceptance and plurality FIRST.
A panel of Sunny's friends and experts
talk about trans
acceptance and pushing boundaries.
Oscar - winning «Titanic» cinematographer Russell Carpenter received a lifetime achievement award, as did Alan Caso, who used his
acceptance speech to
talk about recognizing his own hypocrisy.
In the latest edition of my video series The Actor's Side, the New York / Vermont - raised actress
talks about getting bleeped during her Oscar
acceptance speech, starting out in acting by working opposite giant puppets, what makes a good director, and why it's not such a bad thing to be on a soap... Read
Liquor flows, presentations and
acceptances are shambolic and people the next day
talk about how «outrageous» the host was.
Still, «
Talk to Me» has a lot to say,
about race and power,
about being true to oneself,
about acceptance, and — with Cheadle behind the mike — it's definitely worth listening to.
We believe that for EVs to gain wide market
acceptance, we need epoch - making batteries like the ones we've been
talking about.
Of course, he isn't
talking about the time from completion to submission to
acceptance to publication if you go the traditional route.
I wanted to
talk to teens
about God and sex, social media, beauty, conformity, grief and
acceptance.
I think more and more of these divergent options will be arriving — which is what Hugh McGuire is
talking about — and in time wider
acceptance of them will be commonplace.
«Within our family, we've seen a better understanding and
acceptance of what my husband and I want to do with our children,» said Phillips, who runs a website, www.familymoneyvalues.com, dedicated to teaching families how to
talk about and manage money.
«There has been a lot of press surrounding CBD,
talking about the business opportunities it holds, consumers»
acceptance and the medical reports and studies [on its health benefits].
«I think the increased use of psychoactive drugs comes from
acceptance, even in the scientific community, that it's okay to
talk about fear, stress and anxiety in animals,» said Carlo Siracusa, a clinical assistant professor of behavior medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
That some still
talk about «belief» — a matter of faith more so than facts — in findings that have long been accepted by the scientific community speaks volumes
about the general public's understanding and
acceptance of global climate change.
Social science has shown that if we
talk to people
about a problem but don't offer a solution, our
acceptance of that problem is radically lower, thereby causing indifference or inaction.
Even before his
acceptance speech there were signs Obama was warming to the idea of
talking about climate change once again.
What I'm hear from corporate counsel is that with the
acceptance of the technology based on Da Silva Moore and the other cases that we've been
talking about, that there is a slight openness.
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This rule, together with a chiding reminder that conflict is made safer and resolvable when each person
talks about their own experience, helps move a process which initially may seem frightening or overwhelming to a platform of
acceptance.
In this free webinar, adult adoptees share their experiences regarding self - esteem, self -
acceptance, teasing, etc. and how it might shed new light on the way families
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self -
acceptance, teasing, etc. and how it might shed new light on the way families
talk about identity development
Cassie the upside down koala can be used by parents, teachers, therapists and other professionals as an educational tool to promote
acceptance of difference and to help children
talk about and reflect on their own experiences.
Those couples who successfully navigate a recurring problem in their relationship have learned to express
acceptance of their partner's personality, and they can
talk about and appreciate the underlying meaning of each other's position on the issue.
Instead of arguing
about roses that are two days too late, or
acceptance of independence that is always only temporary, Tom and Jane need to be able to have a
talk about what they really want.