Sentences with phrase «widespread ignorance»

There is certainly a tremendous dissatisfaction with the destructive forces of modern culture: war, pollution, and the generally widespread ignorance of nature.

At that time there was widespread ignorance on the subject.

It comes as a new survey reveals widespread ignorance about how many units are in a typical drink.

There is hardly any subject about which there is more widespread ignorance and misinformation than the relationship between the Catholic faith and science.

Luther wrote the Small Catechism as the most basic introduction to the faith in an age of widespread ignorance among layfolk.

But like all Ponzi schemes throughout history, the U.S. Ponzi scheme will implode under a massive weight of hubris, extreme greed and widespread ignorance disguised as complacency.

Now, before all the church curmudgeons jump on this with I - told - you - sos about biblical illiteracy and widespread deficiencies in systems for discipleship (which may be partly to blame for the statistic), it important to note that unfamiliarity with the term does not necessarily equal widespread ignorance of its content.

The fact that this Bank of England paper was newsworthy [3] shows that the topic is subject to such widespread ignorance.

The research revealed widespread ignorance.

Delays to the Bribery Act, announced last week, could give the business community the time it needs to tackle widespread ignorance of its contents, say lawyers.

New York Review of Books Blog — Age of Ignorance — Charles Simic — Knowledge machine be damned: according to Simic «Widespread ignorance bordering on idiocy is our new national goal.»

Second, current theological debate is demonstrating the need for the correction of widespread ignorance among evangelicals on thetopic of homosexuality.

The previous federal government, which had little use for the UN, appeared to bank on widespread ignorance about how the UN operates and, in particular, what its expert bodies have to say about Canada's treaty compliance record.

The work explores tension between overtly sexualized female body and widespread ignorance of female anatomy in contemporary culture.

The pastor's statement to the young woman is, unfortunately, indicative of a widespread ignorance of biblical texts dealing both directly and indirectly with the subject of suicide.

I have already mentioned the widespread ignorance on both sides of the chasm which divides the world and the Church.

So please stop blaming Christians for the Crusades because it shows your widespread ignorance of history.

Widespread ignorance about essential doctrine is the reason why many believers are in danger of drifting away — so say JI Packer and Gary A Parrett in... More

Could it be that a dependence upon pastors to provide sermons is what actually led to the widespread ignorance of the Bible in our churches?

Although the moral standards and ethical judgments of this country have long been permeated by Christian teaching, there is a widespread ignorance both of the actual history of the Christian Faith and of its revolutionary character.

There is certainly a widespread ignorance among doctors et al that the most effective way to prevent or to reduce excessive weight gain from steroids (and antidepressants, antipsychotics, some anti - epileptic / anticonvulsant drugs, etc) is to avoid salt and salty food as rigorously as possible.

Part of the explanation for this is the widespread ignorance on the part of the general public about just how much already is spent on public schools.

Widespread ignorance, poverty, sectarianism, violence, non democratic culture & values, human especially women rights violations and social backwardness of the region of Southern Punjab because of the feudalism and constant military regimes only provided extra impetus to this group of youth.

And I am willing to grant that in a larger sense, Bryski Senior can't be entirely blamed for sharing what is apparently a widespread ignorance.