Sentences with phrase «women religious teachers»

In former times there were women's mosques in some parts of China, used as religious and charitable centers for women and led by women religious teachers.

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The only religious individual to capture his attention is his second - grade teacher Zelda, a remarkable woman who was the object of his first crush and who opened his mind to literature and language.

The councils were too «tradition - bound,» too absorbed with such out - of - date activities as training clergy and church school teachers, providing hospital chaplains, organizing women volunteers, and televising religious services.

We need something that can fire contemplatives and other religious, priests, preachers, teachers, catechists, theologians, parents, youth leaders, «the men and women in the pew» and the youth of today's Church as they all do their bit to learn from God's Word and announce the Good News revealed by Jesus Christ in His words, miracles, Passion and Resurrection.

Different stakeholders, such as farmers, policy makers, students and teachers, research and development professionals, medical and health practitioners, and media and public information officers, including those from women's groups and the religious sectors were briefed about the project from July to September 2017.

Fewer young women were taking up the religious life, and the nuns were replaced by much more expensive lay teachers.

The analysis of Articles of the ECHR relevant to the issue and particularly Articles 9 (Freedom of religion) and 2 of Protocol 1 (right to education), the citation of the related case law and my personal experience, help me answer whether the right of a Muslim woman to be educated, work as a teacher, believe and manifest her religious views is being deprived by her decision to follow the Islamic dress - code or by prohibition - laws passed by European states and approved by the European court of Human rights (ECtHR).

As a former teacher and principal, and now education researcher, I find it unbelievable that our taxes are being used to put religious (and overwhelmingly Christian) men and women into our mutli - cultural public schools to «help young students as they grow and struggle to find their place in life».

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Also included were individuals working for groups advocating for or opposing the provision of sexuality education in schools, and leaders of community organizations (e.g., youth associations), parent - teacher associations, women's groups and religious groups.