Sentences with phrase «understanding of faith allowed»

But it is undeniable that the same kind of spiritual rhetoric and understanding of faith allowed Christians in America to oppress others for hundreds of years on the one hand, while feeling spiritually righteous or justified on the other.

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Yet the authors» final typology does not allow for the recognition of the salience of religious faith so understood.

Then there are the Bad Attitudes of the immature in faith: I have a hard time accepting myself; I feel overwhelmed by all the responsibilities and obligations I have; My life is filled with stress and anxiety; I tend to be critical of other people; I do not want churches getting involved in political issues; I do not understand how a loving God can allow so much pain and suffering in the world.

It takes a brave person and a person of faith to allow others to understand the world differently than they may.

The image of the crucified, therefore, allows faith to understand the evolving universe as the effect of God's kenotic self - revelation.

This conviction also allows for the conscious use of social science and contemporary experience to increase our understanding of the faith.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

But instead of allowing the specifics of both the quest and its frustrations to challenge and inform our understanding and profession of the faith, we retreat into well - rehearsed, rhetorical «answers».

As a result, this leaves all of the religious extremists / zealots today free to interpret their «faith» however they see fit... This allows crazy individuals to justify ANY level of violence, up to and including outright genocide, in the name of God or at least their understanding of God.

She rediscovered faith in God, that faith and mutual love which alone allows the understanding and acceptance of death.

In every community of faith, contemporary women seek the freedom and the assistance which will allow them to make responsible choices that are faithful to their understanding of God.

Rather you're advocating the brand of idiotic Faith which blindly abandons reason and lets people slip through life abusing their own intellect by allowing themselves to believe lies, call lies truth, and change their own history of understanding as the whim suits.

In a culture where sex is seen as a commodity and freely available, the writers wanted to provide a programme that would inform students» understanding of their own faith and allow them to make «informed choices» based on that faith.

I find faith — and the more we come to some educated understanding within it allows for this type of pride (we know it all).

No, you have a basic understanding that your bible is flawed but take great leaps of faith to cover over the gaps in logic and reason that allow you to continue the faulty conclusions of your religious peers who have been using the bible to control the uneducated masses for thousands of years.

«We hope that our new Promise will allow all girls - of all faiths and none - to understand and feel proud of their commitment,» chief guide Gill Slocombe said.

Our compassionate counselors utilize a faith - based approach to bipolar counseling, allowing you to pull strength and wisdom from the word of God while leaning on Christ for healing and understanding.