In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

Some scholars believe that the apologetic view of Luke ’ s work is overemphasized and that it should not be regarded as a “ major aim of the Lucan writings .” While Munck believes that purpose of Luke ’ s work is not that clear-cut and sympathizes with other claims, he believes that Luke ’ s work can function as an apology only in the sense that it “ presents a defense of Christianity and Paul ” and may serve to “ clarify the position of Christianity within Jewry and within the Roman Empire .” Pervo disagrees that Luke ’ s work is an apology and even that it could possibly be addressed to Rome because he believes that “ Luke and Acts speak to insiders, believers in Jesus .” Freedman believes that Luke is writing an apology but that his goal is “ not to defend the Christian movement as such but to defend God ’ s ways in history .”

He believes that Luke ’ s purpose was to share his faith in Jesus, to provide guidance for living under Roman role and to inform believers of how to act if put on trial.

Mrs. Phelps has a husband named Pete who was called in to fight in the upcoming war ( and believes that he'll be back in a week because of how quick the war will be ) and thinks having children serves no purpose other than to ruin lives.

Now, let us say that the purpose is not legal entitlement, but rather, the following situation: The admiral of the fleet believes that captains and crews who have fought alongside each other are more effective than captains and crews who are strangers to each other.

* one who believes existence has no objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value, see nihilism

A private person acting on his own account may use physical force, other than deadly physical force, upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes such to be necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the escape from custody of a person whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offense his presence and who in fact has committed such offense ; and he may use deadly physical force for such purpose when he reasonably believes such to be necessary to :( a ) Defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force ; or ( b ) Effect the arrest of a person who has committed Murder, manslaughter in the first degree, Robbery, forcible Rape or forcible sodomy and who is in immediate flight therefrom.

He believes buildings should be sculpted only to fit their location, material and purpose elegantly and efficiently, while his critics insist that adherence to and reverence for historical convention is essential.

Kane, who believes that the existence of a God is far more likely than humanity having emerged from " random chance ", tries to argue that deeds of pure self-sacrifice are proof of human goodness, which can only be explained by divine purpose.

However, he believes there is an unseen purpose which binds together Neo and himself.

He believes that its purpose has been lost over time and that they are only there because not using it would mean admitting the Cube was a waste.

Since asking for and not receiving rims for Christmas, Riley has been determined to sleigh-jack Santa Claus on Christmas Eve for the dual purpose of taking what he believes is owed to him and meting out punishment.

Sarno believes that when patients recognize that the symptoms are only a distraction, the symptoms then serve no purpose, and they go away.

Rather, he believes that religion has a humanizing and ethical role in shaping individual character and infusing society with greater purpose.

Samir Khader, a senior producer of Al Jazeera, claims the network's purpose is to shake up the rigid infrastructure of Arab society, which he believes has fallen behind, culturally and technologically, because of its social intolerance to other cultures and perspectives.

In the second division Crescas enumerates six fundamental doctrines as presupposed by revealed faith, without which he believes Judaism would fall: God's omniscience, providence, and omnipotence ; the belief in prophecy, Free will, and that the world was created for a purpose.

* Stuart Ross Taylor, a specialist on the solar system, firmly believes in the hypothesis, but its truth is not central to his purpose, which is to write a short introductory book on the solar system and its formation.

Also, the protagonist mistakenly believes that his quest is for treasure when an ulterior purpose is at play.

East Providence should organize its civil defense setup and begin by appointing a full-time director, Raymond H. Hawksley, the present city CD head, believes.

* " Policy-based " civil disobedience occurs when a person breaks the law in order to change a policy ( s ) he believes is dangerously wrong.

: shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is likely to be damaged by such an act.

Bhutan is described by Tashi Wangchuk, a Bhutanese civil servant, as abolishing serfdom officially by 1959, but Wangchuk believes less than or about 10 % of poor peasants were in copyhold situations.

CWA states that many state and federal laws define marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman, and it calls all forms of civil unions or domestic partnership between same-sex individuals " counterfeit marriage " that the group believes will be used " to take control and to have the force of law to legitimise their disordered, unnatural behaviors.

The Family Research Council opposes legalized abortion, stem-cell research which involves the destruction of human embryos and funding thereof ( instead advocating research using adult stem cells ), legal recognition of same-sex domestic partnerships in the form of marriage or civil unions, and all forms of gambling because it believes it negatively affects one's family, personal, and professional life.

Schlesinger believes that movements for civil rights should aim toward full acceptance and integration of marginalized groups into the mainstream culture, rather than perpetuating that marginalization through affirmations of difference.

The Libertarian Party, for instance, believes that all marriages should be civil, not requiring sanction from the state.

Gallagher also opposes legal recognition of domestic partnerships and civil unions, and she believes that domestic partner benefits " erode the status " of heterosexual marriage.

Rastafarianism believes that Emperor Haile Selassie was not killed by the Derg in Ethiopia's civil war, but will return to save Earth, and in particular, people of African descent.

Jaafar does not believe in religious states, he believes that a " civil state " in Iraq should not contradict with religions but on the contrary " a fair and just regime should be able to earn the blessing of religions ".

He believes this undermines the active civil engagement which a strong democracy requires from its citizens.

It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding civil rights.

The MST identifies what it believes to be unproductive rural land that does not meet its social function and occupies it, through a strategy of continuous and massive occupations throughout the entire national territory, afterwards moving to ascertain the legality of the occupations. The MST is represented in these activities by public interest legal counsel, including their own lawyers, sons and daughters of MST families, as well as organizations such as Terra de Direitos, a human rights organization of civil society co-founded by Darci Frigo, the 2001 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Award Laureate.

The Korean community believes that what took place is a civil and human rights issue that must be addressed as they state so many other Koreans have fallen prey to this same misunderstanding.

* The repeal of recent laws, such as the Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004, which the CEC believes have " taken away the civil rights of Australians "

She believes " Ukraine can return to a democratic path of development only with an active civil society and support from the international community ".

She also believes " building a genuine civil society " is the best way to help democracy.

NO2ID is a public campaign, formed in 2004 to campaign against the United Kingdom government's plans to introduce UK ID Cards and the associated National Identity Register, which it believes has negative implications for privacy, civil liberties and personal safety.

* Earth: damaged by centuries of overpopulation and civil wars, the motherworld is home to the Central Earth Government and Administration ( CEGA ), a bureaucratic planetary government that believes the Earth should lead the solar system.

" Archie Douglas, the headmaster of The Montgomery Academy for the last decade, has stated that he believes the school was started in reaction to desegregation and that he is sure " that those who resented the civil rights movement or sought to get away from it took refuge in the academy.

An extensive review and opinion advocating the adoption of civil marriage in Israel, written by Prof. Pinhas Shifman and published in July 2001 by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, mentions Mamzer among the categories of Israelis which Professor Shifman believes should have a right to marry a spouse of their choice and argues current Israeli law interferes with and denies that right.

On January 3, 2006, Sacranie told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that he believes homosexuality is " not acceptable ", and denounced same-sex civil partnerships as " harmful ".

' But the idea will seep into their consciousness, and cause an internal crisis, a pain of conscience, an internal dialogue as they ask themselves: ' Who am I in this system ?”' Truxillo believes that the Republica del Norte will be brought into existence by " any means necessary " but that it was unlikely to be formed by civil war but rather by the electoral pressure of the future majority Hispanic population in the region.