Sentence examples for force its dogma from inspiring English sources

Sadly, the church is now portrayed as seeking to force its dogma on society, whereas it is the state forcing its dogma on the church.

A lawsuit forced its hand.

The West Village forces its residents outdoors.

Insufficient funding forced its closure in 1868.

Catholic Charities said that would force it to recognize same-sex marriage, a violation of church dogma.

Sloganeering about "religious freedom" to force your dogma on everyone else is an insult to intelligence.

The power of the Church to force the acceptance of its dogmas not only results in unwarranted beliefs but also in a general debasement of our mental abilities (Lange 1873 75, 3 275).

Religions don't get to force their particular dogma on the larger public.

In the essay on "The Utility of Religion" Mill argues that much of the apparent social utility of religion derives not from its dogma and theology but to its inculcation of a widely accepted moral code, and to the force of public opinion guided by that code.

Not, perhaps, for its dogma, but for its iconography, its traditions, its teachings.

Not least, because Sweden has long been quietly softening its dogma of neutrality.