Sentences with phrase «who by their very existence»

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«And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence.»

Although the blindingly evidential etiology of the man's statements lay far outside these cloistered monastery walls, who, while being graphically illustrated by the utterly impotent insanity of this monkish maelstrom, I'd still bet this whole monk - world thing owes its very inception and existence to one woman and one woman only,, the woman who first broke the heart of some long - ago - loser, some cowardly imbecilic pre-monk who mistakenly sought refuge on a rock - strewn and fallow hillside long long ago.

page 285 ^ Robert M. Price (an atheist who denies existence) agrees that this perspective runs against the views of the majority of scholars: Robert M. Price «Jesus at the Vanishing Point» in The Historical Jesus: Five Views edited by James K. Beilby & Paul Rhodes Eddy, 2009 InterVarsity, ISBN 028106329X page 61 [10] Michael Grant (a cla ssicist) states that «In recent years, «no serious scholar has ventured to postulate the non historicity of Jesus» or at any rate very few, and they have not succeeded in disposing of the much stronger, indeed very abundant, evidence to the contrary.»

But those who live by the labour of others are taught by religion to practise charity while on earth, thus offering them a very cheap way of justifying their entire existence as exploiters and selling them at a moderate price tickets to well - being in heaven.

God's perfect love and goodness is perfectly compatible with those persons who refuse the gift of salvation and immortality, but whose ongoing existence is defined by an ongoing rejection of the very God of love in whom they continue to «live and move and have their being.»

This article is arguably hypocritical as well as stomach - churning, since it begins with the suggestion that «Because of the amazingly diverse multicultural contexts in which pastoral ministers are called upon to work today, it is impossible to prescribe one liturgical model that will be always and everywhere appropriate»: this flexible and open - minded liturgist then proceeded to argue in The Tablet that only the Mass of Paul VI is always and everywhere appropriate and that its very existence automatically abrogated all previous liturgies for ever: presumably those who prefer the older form are not to be given the dignity of a group or «culture» to be catered for by his free and easy multicultural ways, but are to be simply dismissed as a bunch of liturgical perverts.

In North America, where Orthodoxy is a tiny minority, it is often easier to learn about the faith through the Internet than from the nearest Orthodox priest, who may be a long drive away, speak poor English, or be baffled by the very existence of a «regular American» interested in the Church.

Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence isn't merely symbolic, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will stand in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.

They wrote: «We don't blame him for despising his very existence, since he is DIRECTLY and PERSONALLY responsible for thrusting terrible violence upon every other gender (all of them), race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion... even though by all accounts he's a good guy who works hard, takes care of his family, tries his best to love his neighbor as himself, and all that other stuff that doesn't matter because we only regard him as part of a collective group to which we assign blame.»

It confused the cultural unity which existed in the peninsula — confined, however, to a very thin stratum of the population, and polluted by the Vatican's cosmopolitanism — with the political and territorial unity of the great popular masses, who were foreign to that cultural tradition and who, even supposing that they knew of its existence, couldn't care less about it.

Born of a people who never attained greatness as a nation, buffeted by greater and lesser enemies throughout their whole existence, a nation that at its widest period of expansion would have ruled a region scarcely larger than Pennsylvania, this book has mothered three great religions which between them touch very nearly half the entire population of the world.

Bottomline, there are thousands and thousands of Ethiopian Jews and they've been in Ethiopia for as long as anyone can remember and, in fact, many of them grow up not knowing about the existence of very very light skinned Jews, (such as myself, of the Jews who fled to Northern Europe at the great dispersion after the destruction of the temple, and after thousands of years living in the frigid north, with low levels of sun, and exposure to the sun, our skin slowly became lighter and lighter, hence I am considered «White», but it simply means my ancestors gravitated northward to the land of little sun, and Ethiopian Jews, and of course South African and West African Jews (identified positively by DNA) have much darker skin, even to that of very very deep velvet Black...) Black is beautiful!

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

The very existence of the exoplanet dubbed Gliese 581g has been called into question by astronomer Francesco Pepe who was unable to find the planet in the data.

There's ultimately something oddly hypnotic about Mirage, as filmmaker Hajdu has infused the proceedings with a deliberate and visually sumptuous feel that's heightened by the mystery surrounding the central character's very existence (ie who is he?

Official Synopsis: An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Middle age is a very complex theme to handle but the magnificent Meryl Streep makes it look easy enough with a totally convincing portrayal of a successful business woman, who is secure and alone after being divorced by her ex-husband of 17 years who cheated on a younger woman, leaving her to create a comfortable happy existence for herself inadvertently, while he now languishes for her and wants to have her as a mistress as he is still in love with her after 10 years.

Starring Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen, the film «pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's arrogance, threaten our very existence.»

Godzilla stars Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen, and the film «pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's arrogance, threaten our very existence.»

Here, the world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

It may not be very noticeable to humans but the puppy starts feeling a sort of limbo existence - attached to the mother but rejected by the mother who is wondering why the puppy won't find its own pack.

Combining key gameplay elements of tower - defense and first - person shooter genres, Sanctum 2 players take on the role of an elite soldier whose mission is to protect the oxygen - producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their very existence.

It was initiated in 2002 by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who noticed that even in the most distant corners of the world, there are artists working with Time - Space and Existence, thereby expressing themselves in a very personal way.

While clearly influenced by the Guerrilla Girls, La Barbe has managed in its relatively short existence to be a non-hierarchical organization with presence in over eight cities in France and a very open platform for anyone who wishes to be part of their actions in a variety of capacities.

, that he cites obscure popular pieces by Wolfgang Brune (a former DDR / East German scientific advisors he stumbled upon who happens to deny the very existence of the greenhouse effect itself!!)

For hundreds of years, the bears have been protected from bounty hunters by the First Nations of British Columbia, who kept their very existence a secret from outsiders.

I am hoping that the court «s role in this case will strike at the very existence of an absolute immunity under two guiding principles: equality under the law (especially when the alleged wrong has been committed by a person who should be held to the highest standards of conduct in exercising a public trust; and any infringement of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms constitutes «improper purpose» aimed at gaining a private collateral advantage.

The irony is that the very people who are against domestic violence contribute to it by denying the existence of PA / PAS.