He fights
with every religious leader of his day (they are representives of God), hangs out with some of the lowest people in society (drunks, prostitutes, tax collectors), healed people on the sabbath (they see this as against the law), healed lepers (also against the law), accepts some Gentiles and heals them (outside his actual mission), died for all of «humanity», etc..
In fact, the idea is to convene a meeting
with the religious leaders of the main religions to make all people aware of the state of our climate and the tragedy of social exclusion starting from the biblical message that man is the steward of nature and of its environmental and human development according to its potential and not against it, as Paul IV intended.
Not exact matches
If memory serves me correctly, the bible reports quite often when Christ was on Earth that he sat and ate
with those condemned as sinners and he quite often, and openly, criticized the closed minded
religious leaders of his day.
Most Islamic
religious leaders are the main instigators
of these violent actions, they seduce young people
with their satanic teachings to commit all kinds
of atrocities and justify these actions under their own Islamic dogmas.
In addition to testify
with other Christians at congress on the matter, President Harrison has been a signatory to a number
of letters along
with other
religious leaders expressing concern about the mandate, most recently a few days ago.
After a back - and - forth
with a variety
of Christian
leaders, most notably the Catholic Church, the rule was amended and some
religious organizations were given an exemption.
I have a fundamental issue
with many
religious leaders, and it has actually drawn me far from churches
of all kinds.
The book is dedicated «To those
religious leaders who refuse to be pushed to the margins and out
of public life,» and
with ten winning profiles ranging from Rabbi Daniel Lapin to T. D. Jakes to Elder Dallin H. Oaks, it makes sure they'll remain squarely in the mix.
And especially after the Noachian Flood, did false religion take a leap,
with false
religious doctrines and practices such as the trinity, immortality
of the soul, that God torments people in a «hellfire», the establishment
of a clergy class, the teaching
of «personal salvation» as more important than the sanctification
of God's name
of Jehovah (Matt 6:9), the sitting in a church while a
religious leader preaches a sermon, but the «flock» is not required to do anything more, except put money when the basket is passed.
Yes, you are correct that the
religious leaders of Christendom gave their blessing to its members to kill others «in the name
of Christ», such as Catholic Dominican inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada (1420 - 98)
of Spain, who ruled tyrannically for 15 years (1483 - 98,
with the blessings
of Pope Sixtus IV [who praise him for «directing his zeal to those matters that contribute to the praise
of God»] and Innocent VIII) and saw that over 114,000 (
of which 10, 220 were burned at the stake) people were put to death.
And when a fan in the audience — one
of a dozen or so selected by the singer's team for a question - andanswer session — asked if he had any advice on how to get through a romantic break up, he demurred, flashing a bit
of the humility that every
religious leader knows is crucial in establishing a bond
with one's flock.»
As we look at the life
of Jesus, we can not help but notice that He spent much time
with those whom the
religious and political
leaders would not associate
with because they judged «those sinners.»
WHEREAS, hundreds
of Muslim scholars and intellectuals from over 120 countries, along
with representatives
of Islamic and international organizations, as well as
leaders from diverse
religious groups and nationalities, gathered in Marrakesh on this date to reaffirm the principles
of the Charter
of Medina at a major conference;
More recently, the Islamic Society
of North America has met
with African and Middle Eastern
leaders to urge them to protect the rights
of religious minorities and discourage terrorism.
Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson wants to combine its office and duties
with the Office
of Religion and Global Affairs, created four years ago to advise State Department
leaders on religion - related policy matters and to help diplomats navigate
religious dynamics overseas.
• Karim Aga Khan IV, a descendant
of the prophet Muhammad and spiritual
leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims told a German news website that he would welcome a debate
with Pope Benedict XVI and other
religious leaders on faith, reason and violence.
I was involved
with the Children
of God in my late teens - in Texas — me and my ex was married and exploring a lot
of religious groups — but I could see how wicked they were when they started separating the wives from their husbands and drinking and the
leaders using drugs - so I left abruptly after 2 weeks - if I didn't know the WORD
of GOD I would have been a fool
of fools.
Four years later, Obama hired
religious outreach staffers like DuBois for his presidential campaign and made a point
of meeting
with Christian Right
leaders who'd never before heard from a Democratic presidential nominee.
In interviews
with CNN,
religious leaders from Newtown, the site
of last year's school shooting where 20 children and six adults were killed, said that a recent gun control agreement does not do enough to fight gun violence, leading one rabbi to doubt whether Congress was actually working for the American people.
This is one
of the reasons why years ago I joined prominent
religious leaders, including some I strongly disagree
with, in signing a document expressing convictions concerning
religious liberty.
He has been seen as critical
of it and in conflict
with the Jewish
religious leaders.
At most
of the conflicts Jesus had
with the
religious leaders comes not from His claim to be God, but from His challenges to their authority.
Once, when he came upon a drunken scene, probably in connection
with the temple sacrifices, where priests and prophets, as he says, reeled
with wine and staggered
with strong drink until the tables were full
of «vomit and filthiness,» he was greeted
with the intoxicated jeers
of the people's
religious leaders: «Whom will he teach knowledge?
If one considers the statistically significant size
of the historical atheist set and contrasts it
with the fact that not one in a thousand
religious leaders have committed similarly large - scale atrocities, it is impossible to conclude otherwise, even if we do not yet understand exactly why this should be the case.
In later years it served as a center
of Muslim orthodoxy, but it also created
religious leaders who did not hesitate to make common cause
with the Hindus in an effort to wrest power from the British.
He did the same thing when, much to the chagrin
of the
religious leaders, he dined
with tax collectors and prostitutes and told his more well - to - do hosts that «when you give a banquet, invite the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.»
It is the duty
of the Caliph or Imam, the
leader in Islam, to consolidate public opinion, execute judgments, administer state machinery, encourage the faithful in the practice
of their faith, such as prayers and the
religious tax, and look after affairs
of public interest
with the guidance
of a parliamentary democracy, the basis
of government in Islam.
John 3:3 is found near the beginning
of a conversation Jesus has
with Jewish
religious leader named Nicodemus about how to be born again.
When the mass insecurities fostered by a society in rapid transition reinforce the feeling
of vulnerability derived from personal autonomy, people tend to «escape from freedom»; they lose their anxiety but also their freedom by overidentifying
with some authoritarian ideology,
leader, or system, political or
religious.
Along
with this effort to provide a broader social understanding
of religious institutions and a more sophisticated framework in which to explain the dynamics
of religious life, practical theologians raise specific questions about education for contemporary
religious leaders.
Furthermore, though
religious leaders themselves generally pray —
with varying degrees
of effectiveness — relatively few, it may be judged, have consciously analyzed the process
of prayer enough to attempt to instruct others.
He ate
with tax collectors and sinners which
religious leaders viewed as an act
of impurity.
So we enter
with a depth
of relationship
with locals,
religious leaders, tribal
leaders, local organizations.
Islam found its way into the African continent through three channels: through the merchants who came from Egypt, the Maghrib, and Zanzibar in the east; through followers
of Sufi orders and graduates
of the Islamic schools
of Fez, Zaitouna, and Cairo; and through the intermarriage
of Muslim merchants and
religious leaders with African women.
The real focus
of Jesus» interaction is
with the Pharisees and other
religious leaders.
He's only an amalgamation
of several real life messianic cult
leaders with all his «miracles» stolen from neighboring
religious folktales.
I don't agree
with any kind
of dogma and yet, Marx was a very dogmatic person, no different from Jesus or any other
religious leader.
[1] The state was committed to the destruction
of religion, [2][3] and destroyed churches, mosques and temples, ridiculed, hara ssed and executed
religious leaders, flooded the schools and media
with atheistic propaganda, and generally promoted «scientific atheism» as the truth that society should accept.
[1] The state was committed to the destruction
of religion, [2][3] and destroyed churches, mosques and temples, ridiculed, harassed and executed
religious leaders, flooded the schools and media
with atheistic propaganda, and generally promoted «scientific atheism» as the truth that society should accept.
Gods will is for us humans today to evolved to a level
of conciousness that will prepare us for the challenges
of our future survival, Scientists now predicts
of hardships in the future due to over population and changes to the natural environment.and that is happening now
with activists through out the world are reminding us
of protecting nature.That is why we need a phsychological revolution to hasten the evolution
of consciousness that will address the problems.Ideological and philosophical enlightenment had the past great minds to develop ideas and belief because God sent them to reality in their times.Abraham, Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha, and many other
religious leaders to teach humanity the doctrines that God willed to be appropriate and applicable in those periods
of their existence, Also great philosophers in another dimension
of social involvement were born to interprete and connect philosophically as the second element
of our conscience, Kant, Marx and countless
of them also were born.To complete the triangular structure or dimension
of our conscience is knowledge.
The fact remains, however, that the Vichy
leaders have enforced anti-Semitic laws in a more and more strict and iniquitous fashion, depriving French Jews
of every governmental and cultural position, imposing upon them all kinds
of restrictions
with regard to liberal and commercial professions, mercilessly striking many
of them who were wounded for their country during the present war, and hypocritically trying to hide a bad conscience under a pseudonational pathos in which
religious and racial considerations are shamefully mixed.
Your point seems to be that — since he didn't act
with the full support and assistance
of Christian
religious leaders — it follows that Muslim terrorists — who call out to Allah as they attack, and who * DO * have the full support and assistance
of certain extremist Muslim
leaders — shouldn't be presumed to be acting in the name
of Islam.
Because he has earned the respect
of religious leaders on just about all sides, Canon White has been able to promote dialogue and mutual understanding in a region where the best efforts
of our most skilled diplomats have not met
with success.
While the Obama administration finds its own signature health care legislation so complicated to administer that it is now putting off implementation
of the large - employer insurance mandate until 2015 (i.e., after the congressional midterm elections), it is forging ahead
with its oppressive HHS contraception - sterilization - abortifacient mandate, despite repeated condemnations
of it from countless
religious leaders for nearly two years now.
The Thursday afternoon gathering
with religious leaders, which is closed to reporters, is being organized by the Florence County Republican Party and the Florence County Tea Party, according to a copy
of the invitation obtained by CNN.
It will not be easy to stop accommodating Christendom and start accommodating both bothersome faith movements — which are the enemy
of complacency — and nettlesome, nonconformist
leaders who pursue vision quests and new
religious practices
with passionate intensity.
Religious leaders that attended the meeting said the president spent more than an hour
with them, and after making a few remarks at the top
of the meeting he let each group discuss their priorities and problems
with comprehensive immigration reform.
Then Galarius consulted
with his colleagues and said: «Since you have set yourself as an enemy
of the gods
of Rome and
of our
religious practices, the emperors could not be able to bring you back to the observance
of their sacred laws and also you are an instigator and
leader for most atrocious crime.
Meanwhile the most respected
religious leaders (the «scribes and Pharisees»
of the Gospels) advocated a policy
of passive submission, combined
with an ever - tightening internal discipline, until it should please God to intervene and «set up His Kingdom», as the prophets had foretold.
He will study the activities
of religious leaders and groups, forms
of action and response, and
with the help
of the psychologist will ascertain their meaning and motivation.