Christopher West Quotes
The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it's not in keeping with God's design.
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The thing about 'Dark Knight' is its objective is to set Batman into your world, so that you can imagine the moral dilemmas he faces are exactly parallel to moral dilemmas that you would face in this world, today, if you were out there fighting crime dressed like a bat.
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.
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Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.
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Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.
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Great French design is often about unexpected touches.
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In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.
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While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'being kind to old ladies, small dogs and little children,' orthodox Christianity has not wanted Jesus to have a political message.
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It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
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If they take their children to doctors, they believe they are putting their faith in man instead of in God.
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The American Constitution was designed to make it hard to have too much government.
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First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that.
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I still have mixed feelings about what growing up is - this thing that happens to everyone, so I've heard.
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Fan reactions are crazy sometimes.
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The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it's not in keeping with God's design.
