Word: faithful
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...half ago, but it revolves around a contemporary theme: the clash of civilizations. The spirit of evangelical Christianity had begun to infect the Englishmen in India in the 1850s. Many believed that they had been granted the Empire in order to convert Hindus and Muslims to the "true faith." On the other side, a growing number of India's Muslims were turning to a more orthodox form of Islam and dreaming of declaring jihad against the British. In May 1857, thousands of sepoys (Indian soldiers) serving in the British army mutinied, mainly due to fears that the British were...
...trial court.) But Akinola, wearing a gray Western suit over his usual purple shirt, clerical collar and 3-in. wooden cross, was the man most of the religiously conservative attendees had come to see. In cadences that approached preaching, he commended the missionary for what Akinola called his faith and courage at a crucial moment for the Gospel. He cited challenges to Christianity in Australia, Africa and even in England and quoted a biblical verse recounting God's need for a hero in a debauched land, to "stand...
...We’re getting Reason and Faith in there in various categories,” Simmons said. “We still think it’s important for students to study...
...getting Reason and Faith in there in various categories," Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons, who co-chaired the task force, said in an interview yesterday. "We still think it's important for students to study...
...cause, Sarkozy and his fellow pols might stop and consider a couple of other ironies in this case. First among them is that this collision of religious and secular values is being sorted out in a court of the French Republic - whose own quasi-theological ideology insists matters of faith stay far removed from public life. To that end, the Republic encourages religions to organize themselves into "official" organizations with which the state can interact - the co-plaintiff Union of Islamic Organizations of France being the largest member of France's "official" Islamic structure, which Sarkozy himself was instrumental...