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Leonardo himself had preached against the use of gold, so it was absolutely anathema at that moment.
And he said, "Don't do that again, Rev." (Laughter) But I preached and I built these programs, and I thought maybe if my colleagues did the same that it would make a difference.
And so as I contemplated all of this and looked at what was happening, I suddenly realized that there was a paradox that was emerging inside of me, and the paradox was this: in all of those sermons that I preached decrying the violence, I was also talking about building community, but I suddenly realized that there was a certain segment of the population that I was not including in my definition of community.
Most African slavery had no deeper reason than legal punishment or intertribal warfare, but the Europeans who preached a universal religion, and who had long ago outlawed enslaving fellow Christians, needed justification for a practice so obviously at odds with their ideals of equality.
In the Roman province of Syria in the 2nd century CE, the satirist Lucian described the Cynics of his own time as unprincipled, materialistic, self-promoting hypocrites, who only preached what Diogenes had once actually practiced.
I mean, surely these were just people who preached, "Life is great," right?
But I have to say I walked out an hour into the movie when I saw what direction it was headed and that I was not going to be entertained, but preached to.
It neither meandered, as several offerings did, or preached to us.
So, if you wish to be preached to incessantly by those without authority, then by all means, get this film.
I just got the feeling I was being preached by a show reeking of seediness.
Although I was a little offended (and can see how some could be VERY offended if they were not Christian) at being preached to in a movie theater, it wasn't that big a deal.
I don't like being preached to like that.
Rarely has a modern film preached so positively about family.
It touched everyone--showing even a pastor who preached the Word, but did not believe it, knowing exactly why he was left behind.
It never preached to you, it simply showed you what happened after Katrina and leaves you to decide how to feel.
Some people have a problem with movies like that because when people see a documentary, they expect to be schooled in something or preached to.
The movie didn't make sense, it preached incessantly, and it had the same entertainment value as cutting off your own finger.
It's just all stereotypes and I'm not crazy about watching stereotypes or being preached too.
If you fancy being preached to by being beaten over the head by a moral maniac, then you might enjoy this over-rated nonsense.
Our Arab neighbors should never be trusted; hence, as Jabotinski preached, the new Israeli nation must erect an Iron Wall of Jewish power to deter its enemies forever.
Most Muslims also approved when the police raided and confiscated weapons at the Finsbury Park mosque in London, whose Imam had long preached hatred of the West and support for terrorists.
A soi disant “burkaphobe,” he has been a vocal critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy; and he has called for laws to regulate what can be preached in mosques, and to create a registry for Muslim clerics.
The bottom line is that economic diversification – so long preached rather than implemented – is now a necessity for the Gulf’s oil states.
Donors have long preached the importance of a funding vehicle such as the Global Fund—one that is needs-driven, relies on local input, and promotes donor coordination.
More integration is preached at the European level, but implicitly portrayed at home as an obstacle to growth.
Santa Claus Speaks GermanSanta Claus was a Turkish Dervish who in the middle ages traveled through Central and Northern Europe, giving gifts to children and claiming to be the re-incarnation of Greek St. Nicholas, who preached in the fourth century.
But the world currently faces a growing technological divide, with implications for equality, liberty, and the right to pursue happiness that are no less momentous than the racial divide against which King preached.
Having earlier preached the gospel of its “peaceful rise,” China is now beginning to take the gloves off, convinced that it has acquired the necessary muscle.
Those who had preached fiscal restraint when it came to small welfare programs for the poor now clamored for the world’s largest welfare program.
“Earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks,” Obama preached in his famous campaign speech in Berlin, “but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.”
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