According to the majority viewpoint, Acts describes Paul differently from how he describes himself, both factually and theologically.

According to Harper's New Monthly Magazine: As such, according to one viewpoint, for those who " belong to the Church ," the term Methodist Catholic, or Presbyterian Catholic, or Baptist Catholic, is as proper as the term Roman Catholic.

According to the majority viewpoint for most of the 20th century, Jesus ' teaching in John is largely irreconcilable with that found in the Synoptics, and scholars consider the Synoptics to be more accurate representations of the teaching of the historical Jesus.

According to this viewpoint, International English is a concept of English that minimises the aspects defined by either the colonial imperialism of Victorian Britain or the so-called " cultural imperialism " of the 20th century United States.

According to Spink, President Roosevelt wanted " a tough judge and a man sympathetic with his viewpoint in that important court "; Lowden and Landis were, like Roosevelt, on the progressive left of the Republican Party.

According to a DVD commentary for one episode, some number of viewers were offended by Moleman's appearance, and he was reused in order to annoy people of such a viewpoint.

According to this viewpoint, humanity placing its own desires ahead of the teachings of the Bible leads to rampant selfishness and behaviour viewed as sinful.

According to the majority viewpoint, Mark was the first gospel written.

According to them, male artists and the male viewpoint continued to dominate the visual art world.

According to this viewpoint, the community thus lacks spiritual lineage, which some Buddhists believe to be important.

According to many guidebooks, Lake Tai is best seen from the scenic viewpoint in Xihui Park ( 錫惠公園 ) in the west of Wuxi ( 無錫 ), from the top of Dragon Light Pagoda ( 龍光塔 Lóng Guāng Tǎ ), from which both Wuxi and Lake Tai are visible.

According to Sri Nisargadatta the purpose of spirituality is to know who you are, a viewpoint he expounded in the talks he gave at his humble flat in Khetwadi, Mumbai, where a mezzanine room was created for him to receive disciples and visitors.

According to DVD commentary by the film's directors, Papantonio was added to the film later on because they felt there wasn't any " tension " in it, and they wanted another viewpoint.

According to the orthodox viewpoint of Confucian society, love was not supposed to be a basis for marriage, as most marriages were arranged by the parents of the couples, but the happy ending of The Romance of the Western Chamber embodies the aspirations of people for more meaningful and happier lives.

According to this viewpoint instructors should see assessment as a continuous and interactive process that measures the achievement of the learner, the quality of the learning experience and courseware.

According to this viewpoint, the first 2-8-0 order by Lehigh dates to 1866 and predates the adoption of the type by other railways and coal and mountain freight haulers.

According to Kudish, it is clear from a popular viewpoint over Southwest Hunter near a trail junction a short distance east of the summit that there has been a great disturbance in the forest.

According to its editor, Charb, the magazine's editorial viewpoint reflects " all components of left wing pluralism, and even abstainers ".

According to this viewpoint, Communist leaders were forced to either shift large portions of their GDP to counter perceived " Star Wars " weapon systems or watch as their expensive nuclear stockpiles were rendered obsolete.

According to Robert Longley, " Clinton and Gore were responsible for pressing almost all federal agencies, the U. S. court system and the U. S. military onto the Internet, thus opening up America's government to more of America's citizens than ever before.

According to Alan Ryan, the ideology of the original classical liberals argued against direct democracy, where law is made by majority vote by citizens, " for there is nothing in the bare idea of majority rule to show that majorities will always respect the rights of property or maintain rule of law.

According to this formulation, the state exists for the benefit of citizens and has an obligation to respect and protect the rights of citizens, including civil rights and political rights.

According to one view, most people today live as citizens according to the liberal-individualist conception but wished they lived more according to the civic-republican ideal.

According to scholars, dhimmis had their rights fully protected in their communities, but as citizens in the Islamic state, had certain restrictions.

According to some estimates, hundreds of thousands of Polish citizens and inhabitants of the other annexed lands, regardless of their ethnic origin, were arrested and sent to the gulag camps.

According to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs White Paper on Foreign Policy, there were 213, 000 Irish citizens living in Australia in 1997 ; nearly three times the number of Irish-born immigrants to the country.

According to Livy, Tarquin cut off the heads of the tallest poppies in his garden as an allegory to instruct his son Sextus to pacify a recently-conquered enemy city by executing its leading citizens.

According to the official Bulgarian sources, in the period between 2000 to 2006 some 30 000 Macedonian citizens applied for Bulgarian citizenship, attracted by the Bulgaria's recent positive development and the opportunity to get European Union passports after Bulgaria joined EU on the beginning of 2007.

According to the Constitution of the Kingdom, serving in the Armed Forces is a duty of all Thai citizens.

According to U. S. State Department estimates, about 35 % of the population of Bhutan is Lhotshampa if the displaced refugees are counted as citizens.

According to Hobbes ( in whose view government is not a party to the original contract ) citizens are not obligated to submit to the government when it is too weak to act effectively to suppress factionalism and civil unrest.

According to other social contract theorists, citizens can withdraw their obligation to obey or change the leadership, through elections or other means including, when necessary, violence, when the government fails to secure their natural rights ( Locke ) or satisfy the best interest of society ( called the " general will " in Rousseau, who is more concerned with forming new governments than in overthrowing old ones ).

According to the Augustan History, an imperial declaration of hers in 269 was sent to the citizens of Alexandria, Egypt, describing the city as “ my ancestral city ”.

According to Israeli currency regulations at the time, it was illegal for citizens to maintain foreign bank accounts without prior authorisation.

According to sources, of the citizens of Selinunte 16, 000 were slain, 5, 000 made prisoners, and 2, 600 under the command of Empedion escaped to Agrigentum.

According to the 1999 Belarus Census, the Belarusian language is declared as a " language spoken at home " by about 3, 686, 000 Belarusian citizens ( 36. 7 % of the population ) as of 1999.

According to a register compiled to ensure that all major citizens subscribed to the new doctrines: " Master Hans Holbein, the painter, says that we must be better informed about the table before approaching it ".

According to the principle of a numerical majority, the will of the more numerous citizens should always rule, regardless of the burdens on the minority.

According to Herbert, this is a symptom of living in Paris at this time: the citizens became detached from one another.

According to a 2002 census, in that year there were 2, 385, 000 Bulgarian citizens living in settlements classified as villages.

According to a Eurobarometer survey of EU citizens, Germans are most sceptical about the removal of the one-and two-cent coins from complete circulation in the eurozone, however on average there is a majority for their removal ( 58 % for the one cent coin and 52 % for the two cent coin in 2005 ).

According to Aristotle, Solon legislated for all citizens to be admitted into the Ekklesia and for a court ( the Heliaia ) to be formed from all the citizens.