* Social Christian Unity Party ( Partido Unidad Social Cristiana — PUSC ).

Social Christian in philosophy, the PUSC generally favors neoliberalism, conservative fiscal policies, and government reform.

Abel Pacheco de la Espriella ( born 22 December 1933, in San José ) was president of Costa Rica between 2002 and 2006, representing the Social Christian Unity Party ( Partido Unidad Social Cristiana – PUSC ).

* Social Christian Unity Party ( PUSC ): 3. 88 %, 6 seats

In the February 1998 national election, PUSC candidate Miguel Ángel Rodríguez won the presidency over PLN nominee Jose Miguel Corrales.

The PUSC also obtained 27 seats in the 57-member Legislative Assembly, for a plurality, while the PLN got 23 and five minor parties won seven.

The Combo law was supported by both major parties at the time ( PLN and PUSC ) as well as by President Rodriguez, but the first of three required legislative votes to approve it provoked the largest protest demonstrations the country had seen since 1970.

The PUSC obtained 19 seats, PLN 17 seats, PAC 14 seats, PML 6 seats and PRC one seat.

During 2004, several high-profile corruption scandals shattered the foundations of PUSC.

Main supporters of the approval include the President's PLN, which has established a coalition with PUSC and ML in Congress to approve the implementation laws in Congress, as well as different business chambers, while the main opposition to CAFTA comes from PAC, labor unions, environmental organizations and public universities.

On 1 February 1998 he was elected to serve as a party-list deputy in Costa Rica's unicameral Legislative Assembly, representing the province of San José for the PUSC.

In the run-up to the 2002 presidential election, the PUSC party convention selected him to be its candidate by an overwhelming 76 % of the delegates ' votes on 10 June 2001.

In the presidential vote, party founder and candidate Ottón Solís was able to secure 26 % of the votes – an unprecedented amount for a third party in Costa Rica – and force a runoff between the two traditional parties, the PLN and the PUSC.

In the 2006 general election, PUSC presidential candidate Ricardo Toledo secured around 3. 5 % of the national vote.

The Anglican Communion considers itself to be part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and to be both Catholic and Reformed.

Since the break the Church of England, an established national church, still considers itself part of the broader Western Catholic tradition as well as being the " mother church " of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

For example, programming language theory considers various approaches to the description of computation, whilst the study of computer programming itself investigates various aspects of the use of programming language and complex systems.

The CIRA considers itself a direct continuation of the Irish Republican Army ( the army of the unilaterally-declared 1919 – 1922 Irish Republic ) that fought in the Irish War of Independence ; as such, its supporters regard it as the national army of a 32 county Irish Republic.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( the LDS Church or, colloquially, the Mormon Church ) is a Christian primitivist church that considers itself to be a restoration of the church founded by Jesus Christ.

As a consequence of this demonstration, Descartes considers science and mathematics to be justified to the extent that their proposals are established on a similarly immediate clarity, distinctiveness, and self-evidence that presents itself to the mind.

So does the Coptic Church, which, being part of Oriental Orthodoxy, is not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church and considers itself " the True Church of the Lord Jesus Christ ".

* The nation itself is the second northernmost country in Europe after Iceland, third place if one considers the Norwegian overseas-territory of Svalbard, an island in the Arctic Ocean, part of Europe.

The archaeology of shipwrecks can be divided into a three-tier hierarchy, of which the first tier considers the wrecking process itself: how does a ship break up, how does a ship sink to the bottom, and how do the remains of the ship, cargo and the surrounding environment evolve over time?

The seceding Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship also considers itself a Methodist church.

Orthodoxy collectively considers itself the only true heir to the Jewish tradition.

The Republic of the Philippines considers itself a staunch ally of the United States and has supported many points of American foreign policy.

It considers itself a synergy among all the institutions concerned with the preservation and development of the Po basin.

The qualification " latter-day " refers to the doctrine that members are living in the " latter days ", before the Second Coming of Christ, and is used to distinguish the members of the LDS Church, which considers itself the restoration of the ancient Christian church .< ref >

Theoretical contemplation considers things which humans do not move or change, such as nature, so it has no human aim apart from itself and the knowledge it helps create.

Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies.

Although Volvo was incorporated in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF, a Swedish ball bearing manufacturer, the auto manufacturer considers itself officially founded on 14 April 1927, when the first car, the Volvo ÖV 4 series, affectionately known as " Jakob ", rolled out of the factory in Hisingen, Gothenburg.

Heidegger's philosophy is founded on the attempt to conjoin what he considers two fundamental insights: the first is his observation that, in the course of over 2, 000 years of history, philosophy has attended to all the beings that can be found in the world ( including the " world " itself ), but has forgotten to ask what " being " itself is.

It considers itself the equivalent of the Supreme Court of the United States, laying down a federal law of Europe ".

That the government still displays such heightened sensitivities around the Cultural Revolution is an indicator that it still considers itself, at least in part, an inheritor of its legacy.

" This highlights that the Federation considers the Prime Directive as binding only to itself and neither expects other governments to adhere to it nor attempts to convince them to do so.

... make it possible for Israel itself arbitrarily to establish new boundaries and to withdraw its forces only to those lines it considers appropriate.

Orthodox Judaism considers itself to be in direct continuity with historical rabbinic Judaism.

The pedagogical aim is to show that rotations have extra consequences when one considers properties of the object being subjected to them in relation with its surroundings or space itself.

* This article only considers the mainstream Christian views, in contrast to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Adventism, Early Christianity, Nontrinitarianism and others.

Today, in addition to the Orthodox Church, a number of other Christian churches lay claim to this title ( including the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Assyrian Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church ); however, the Orthodox Church considers these other churches to be schismatic and, in some cases, heretical.

Géza Vermes who considers the Resurrection one of the fundamental and intriguing concepts of the Christian faith has presented eight possible theories to explain the Resurrection of Jesus.

" Cohen therefore considers it paradoxical " that the rise of early modern science was due at least in part to developments in Christian thought — in particular, to certain aspects of Protestantism " ( a thesis first developed as what is now sometimes called the Merton thesis ).

In accordance with its view of Scripture, the Church officially considers, " the practice of homosexuality ( to be ) incompatible with Christian teaching.

The Jesus Seminar considers the New Testament accounts of Jesus ' ascension as inventions of the Christian community in the Apostolic Age.

Philip Mangano, who was then Norman's manager, who considers Norman " a genius, no doubt, who changed the direction, the content, and frame of " Christian " music ", who was seated in the next seat to Larry, denied that it was that serious.

The Advent Christian Church is unaffiliated with Seventh-day Adventism, but considers itself the second " of six Christian denominations that grew out of the ministry of William Miller ".

While Christian based on Gnosis not creed / belief, the church considers itself part of the fellowship of Universal Christendom, that is part of the One Holy Catholic ( Universal ) and Apostolic Church.

Although she was not raised in the church, Good considers herself to be a Christian and a very spiritual person, and has stated in numerous interviews that she will not do roles that she feels might " disappoint God ".

John Dominic Crossan considers the passage important in establishing that Jesus existed and was crucified, and states: " That he was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be, since both Josephus and Tacitus ... agree with the Christian accounts on at least that basic fact.

The Mennonite World Conference considers that its mission is to ( 1 ) be a global community of faith in the Anabaptist-tradition, ( 2 ) facilitate relationships between Anabaptist-related churches worldwide, and ( 3 ) relate to other Christian world communions and organizations.

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, as well as subsequent attacks on an abortion clinic and a lesbian nightclub, were made by Eric Robert Rudolph ; Michael Barkun, a professor at Syracuse University, considers Rudolph to likely fit the definition of a Christian terrorist, whereas James A. Aho, a professor at Idaho State University, argues instead that Rudolph was inspired only in part by religious considerations.

Today the movement, which is now international, considers the following issues as part of its mandate: to cooperate in the consolidation of unity in the Christian world, with individuals and groups, movements and associations ; to contribute to full communion with Christians of different churches ; to move towards universal brotherhood with followers of various religions and people of other persuasions, including atheists.

Destiny Church has campaigned for a return to what it considers to be " Christian moral values " in New Zealand society, particularly for the " sanctity of marriage between a husband and wife ".

All students must sign a " Statement of Faith " before they arrive, affirming belief in what the college considers core Christian doctrines.

Christian Existentialism often refers to what it calls the indirect style of Christ's teachings, which it considers to be a distinctive and important aspect of his ministry.

Christian folklore associates snakes with evil ( see serpent ) and considers anything that destroys them good.

This form of theological hermeneutics in the mainstream Protestant tradition considers Christian Biblical hermeneutics in the tradition of explication of the text, or exegesis, to deal with various principles that can be applied to the study of Scripture.

Masters considers himself a Christian who exhorts and instructs meditation for overcoming stress, pain, and fear.

He said he considers himself " A Jew who is also a Christian ," in other words, someone who has recently delved spiritually into certain beliefs of Christianity but who remains culturally Jewish and very much attached to his Judaism.

Michel Henry wrote an important work on Karl Marx, whom he considers, paradoxically, as one of the leading Christian thinkers and one of the most important western philosophers, due to the weight he gives in his thought to living work and to the living individual ( praxis ) in which he sees the foundation of economic reality.