Upon second thought we were forced to realize that we have very few reliable historical benchmarks against which we might compare the present situation, and that conclusions that present-day students are `` more '' or `` less '' religious could not be defended on the basis of our data.

but he defended the doctrine in The Art Of Happiness, and what indeed could be said against the Epicurean virtues, health, frugality, privacy, culture and friendship??

He courageously defended the rights of small nations, and he stood his ground against the savage attacks of the Communist bloc.

Dick also defended van Vogt against Damon Knight ’ s criticisms:

He defended Arminianism against charges of semi-Pelagianism, holding strongly to beliefs in original sin and total depravity.

Reverend James Freeman Clarke was one of Alcott's few supporters and defended him against the harsh response from Boston periodicals.

During his tenure he publicly defended the Dominicans against attacks by the secular and regular faculty of the University of Paris, commented on St John, and answered what he perceived as errors of the Arabian philosopher Averroes.

Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England.

However, the Vikings lacked both the equipment necessary to undertake a siege against the burh and a developed doctrine of siegecraft, having tailored their methods of fighting to rapid strikes and unimpeded retreats to well defended fortifications.

Madrid, Aug. 28. Letters from Lisbon bring the following Account from Rio Janeiro: That the St. Augustine, of 70 Guns, having being separated from the Squadron of M. Casa Tilly, was attacked by two Portugueze Ships, against which they defended themselves for a Day and a Night, but being next Day surrounded by the Portugueze Fleet, was obliged to surrender.

During this period, Athanasius completed his work Four Orations against the Arians and defended his own recent conduct in the Apology to Constantius and Apology for His Flight.

The idea was that when the batsman defended against the ball, he would be likely to deflect the ball into the air for a catch.

Named an apostle in, he and Paul the Apostle undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts against the Judaizers.

There is little doubt that the hilly, heavily wooded Ardennes could have been relatively easily defended by the Allies, even against the bulk of the German armoured units.

Furthermore, raising such a large army had denuded Athens of defenders, and thus any secondary attack in the Athenian rear would cut the army off from the city ; and any direct attack on the city could not be defended against.

The coast is a frontier that nations have typically defended against military invaders, smugglers and illegal migrants.

It should be noted, however, the ' formal ' test is criticised for not including consideration of convergent evolution, and Theobald has defended the method against this claim.

Kelly also defended the medium against possible government regulation in the McCarthy era.

In 1965 Eisenhower explicitly defended his strong position against Israel, Britain and France in his memoirs.

His most successful poem, The True-Born Englishman ( 1701 ), defended the king against the perceived xenophobia of his enemies, satirising the English claim to racial purity.

He staunchly defended the biological species concept against the many definitions of " species " that others proposed.

In the following years, Rome's appeals to the East were based on the unique authority of the Apostolic See and the primacy of Peter, over against the powers of councils as defended by the East ( councils, for example, had endorsed that lofty title which Rome contested ).

El Cid entered al-Mutamin's service and successfully defended Zaragoza against the assaults of al-Mundhir, Sancho I of Aragón, and Ramón Berenguer II, whom he held captive briefly in 1082.

* a supplement to the last-named work, also against Marcellus, entitled Ecclesiastical Theology, in which he defended the Nicene doctrine of the Logos against the party of Athanasius.

Laporte defended his title twice, vs Ruben Castillo and Johnny De La Rosa, both 12 rounds decision wins, then lost it to another Puerto Rican world champion, the legendary Wilfredo Gómez.

Sunderland successfully defended the title the following season, aided by centre forward Johnny Campbell, who broke the 30-goal mark for the second time in consecutive seasons.

Cade defended the title for 2 months before Johnny the Bull won the title back on July 20.

Johnny became angry that Dennis was interfering in his affairs, and the matter became worse when Sharon came to see him and defended Dennis ; Johnny then threatened Sharon by grabbing her by the neck, and telling her Dennis would end up the same way as Andy Hunter if he didn't stay away from him.

In 1680, however, Stillingfleet having on 11 May preached his sermon on " The Mischief of Separation ," Owen defended the Nonconformists from the charge of schism in his Brief Vindication.

Hill starred as Owen Marshall, a compassionate defense attorney who defended various clients in Santa Barbara, California with the help of his young assistants.

Four months later and Owen successfully defended his British Championship for the third and final time, winning a Lonsdale Belt outright in the process.

The fourth match was a tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship, as Owen Hart and The British Bulldog defended the titles against Mankind and Vader.

As an admirer of Saunders Lewis, Thomas defended his need to use English: " Since there is in Wales a mother tongue that continues to flourish, a proper Welshman can only look on English as a means of rekindling interest in the Welsh language, and of leading people back to the mother tongue.

The site also controlled an important crossing point over the River Conwy between the coastal and inland areas of North Wales, and was defended for many years by Deganwy Castle.

He afterwards, on the ruin of the royal cause, afforded an asylum to the Prince of Wales ( Charles Stuart ) and other refugees of distinction within his government of Jersey where he served as Bailiff ( 1643 – 1651 ), and defended the island against the Parliamentarians, Elizabeth Castle being the last fortress that lowered the royal banner.

In October 2009, Thompson defended the decision by the BBC to invite British National Party leader Nick Griffin to appear on the Question Time programme following criticism by Labour politicians including Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain.

For the next two competitions Wales successfully defended the cup.

In 1895, O ' Connor returned to New South Wales and successfully defended the protectionist demagogue Paddy Crick against conspiracy charges relating to the George Dean attempted murder case ; he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1896 and acted as a judge on the Supreme Court from November 1898 to March 1899.

The Monarchist League defended a private memo written by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in November 2004, in which he stated " What is wrong with people nowadays?

The police and the New South Wales government have defended the level of force used, while the local Lord Mayor has expressed concern about the resulting violence, and has backed the protestors.

On becoming King Edward I he granted several town charters for markets and defended Chester in readiness for wars in Wales.