Brought to greatness and power by science and technology, but being undermined from
within by religious groups trying to bring it back to the dark ages.
Not exact matches
Edward L. Cleary explains, «Instead of the tribal chief acting as family, political and
religious ruler, those three functions have been separated and taken over
by individuals and
groups within family systems, political parties, and
religious organizations «12
Even
within a small
group comprising only a few members who are united
by the bond of common
religious experience, a certain degree of division of functions will exist.
In the Jewish
religious tradition these purity rules formed a closely interlocking network which clearly marked off the sacred precincts of the Temple, the holy land of Israel, and the covenant people of God (or
groups of the «separated»
within the people), from the «profane» world peopled
by the «demon - ruled nations» outside.
By undercutting the moral basis of representativeness in
religious programming on television, the paid - time
religious broadcasters have removed one of the major contributions that
religious groups could have made in influencing television in America: that of acting as agents in challenging the television industry to act
within its moral responsibility as a utility for genuine social communication.
His studies have documented ways in which
religious feeling and organization confer survival benefits on believers
by promoting cooperation
within, and sometimes between,
groups.
This is ideal for students to practise the overlapping nature of quotes and their divergent interpretations
by a variety of
religious groups within Christianity and Islam.
The Media section of Booklist includes reviews of materials for school library media centers and school district collections; for public - library media collections; for use
within libraries
by children's, adult, and young - adult librarians in program contexts; for public - library circulating media collections; and for civic, community,
religious, and special - interest
groups and individuals who use the resources of libraries.
Begin searching for your pet's new home
within your networks: Your workplace, community association,
religious organization, neighborhood, or any other
group you are affiliated with; you can do this
by advertising in an internal newsletter, sending out a mass email, or posting flyers with a description and photos of your pet.
«Section 2 (a) protects the freedom of individuals and
groups to hold and manifest
religious beliefs... The Ktunaxa's claim does not fall
within the scope of s. 2 (a) because neither the Ktunaxa's freedom to hold their beliefs nor their freedom to manifest those beliefs is infringed
by the Minister's decision to approve the project.»