Christian notions of hospitality to strangers, love for enemies, and sacrifice of one's own freedom for the sake of others are abandoned in the need to reinforce identities shaped by narrowly defined beliefs rooted more in history and prejudice than in Christian love, the Bible, or Christian theology.
In what is proving to be a powerful Italian winter 2012 season, there is a sense of reinforcing identity — hence the dramatic gilt trip from Dolce & Gabbana on Sunday and Marni taking a new angle on its signature look.
What this reflects, to a large extent, is the success of the Bahraini regime's strategy to deal with challenges to its legitimacy by promoting and reinforcing identity politics within a system of privileges where certain groups and individuals are favoured over others.
Comparisons between siblings happen easily enough on their own, so there is no need to reinforce one identity based on the identity of another.
It is helpful for parents to agree upon the religious identity of their children and to work together to reinforce that identity.
Evidence has been provided for distal regulatory regions being critically important for the establishment of cell type identity (Heinz et al, 2010), and also the possibility that binding to promoters by at least some TFs can reinforce cellular identity (Rahl et al, 2010).
"A more macho look, almost to the point of caricature, in a bid for men to reinforce their identity".
The meeting, Bishop Vigneron said, would "reinforce the identity of the priesthood," emphasizing the commitment to celibacy and chastity and the importance of daily Mass, regular confession, asceticism and simplicity of life.
You've moved here from somewhere else, it's a way to reinforce your identity, it's a real cultural asset to have, but in a biological sense it's not the best thing".
