"What has happened as a consequence of the decision by general synod is the Church of England no longer looks like a national church, it simply looks like a sect like any other sect, " he continued.
This argument is often articulated with the preface that since Islam and sharia are not guided by a hierarchical jurisprudence like the Catholic Church or even like our own federal court system with a Supreme Court, any effort at outlawing it will suffer from over breadth and capture perfectly non-threatening "interpretations" of sharia.
Peter Drucker wrote that there is a church-like attitude: All programs are regarded as sacred.
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The church, like the press, has begun to push outward the limits of its freedom.
The Church is like a boat that passes through stormy seas, but God will "not let her sink, " he said.
With Easter around the corner, many inside the Catholic Church would like to see a new pontiff in place to lead ceremonies.
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It's like a cross between a second grade sing-along and something like church.
There may be other factors as well: overall poverty, disparity of wealth, the presence and proportion of and relationships among various ethnic groups, and perhaps some measure of social stability like church attendance.
His ideas have provoked some sharp responses, an indication of the tension within the Church between progressives like Cardinal Martini, who are prepared to discuss a range of contentious issues, and conservatives who are trying to prevent change.
"I feel like the church opened its doors, and said to the world, "Here I am.
Like their church, most Poles are becoming more socially liberal while remaining Catholic.
"It is designed to be low, it isn't like a church bell... it's meant to be reflective, to be relatively quiet, " he said.
In 2006, Mr. Markey joined 54 other Catholic Democrats in the House in signing a "Catholic Statement of Principles, " reserving the right to disagree with the Catholic Church on important issues like abortion.
"We must do everything possible so that the Church may never look like that complicated and cluttered castle described by Kafka, and the message may come out of it as free and joyous as when the messenger began his run, " he said.
The mayor of Tampa told me that going to a game with Glazer is like going to church.
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Christmas as we now celebrate it in the church is nothing at all like it was in the first century.
There, men photograph their children in front of ersatz Mayan fountains and what looks like a Baroque church (actually a market where you can buy shoes, basketball shirts and pet rabbits).
At least not far beyond the honeymoon phase, after which the happy couple invariably decides to leverage its new status into better living quarters, nicer cars and more "mature" spending priorities like insurance and church donations.
There was a Black priestholder in the Church ordained by the Prophet Joseph Smith and good relations were enjoyed with freed slaves in the border states like Missouri, where the Church emerged.
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This pyramid-like building is the Church of San Agustin in Paoay in the Northern Luzon.
Like ordination by the Church of the Internet, this registration can usually be done on line.
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For many farmers like him, the church is the last refuge from falling rain and falling prices.
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"The Church has its problems with issues like money laundering and I think Pope Francis will clean house, " she said.
Pope John Paul's engagement with Poland created space not just for the Catholic Church, but for labor leaders like Lech Walesa.
The church's vaulted ceiling looked like the inside of a giant ark.
But like every other black church in every other black community across the nation, the modest pine-plank structure meant something special to its congregation.
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