Some were clearly of Christian origin, among them the Great Awakening and other revivals which helped to make Christian liberty, Christian equality, and Christian fraternity the passion of the land.

Some have seen revivalism and the search for Christian perfection as the fountain-head of the American hope.

Some Christian believers have come to downplay the punishment of hell.

Some religious groups, such as the Association of Christian Schools International, opposed the ADA in its original form.

Some believe that this appeal “ thereby shows Christian ’ s of Luke ’ s day both that their predecessors were innocent before the state and that Paul had no political quarrel with Rome ” but rather with the Jews who were accusing him.

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 .”

Some sources record that the final blow, with the back of an axe, was delivered as an act of kindness by a Christian convert known as " Thrum.

Some of his controversies on Christian theological subjects, as on Adam ( Yalḳ., Gen. 47 ), on Enoch ( Gen. R. 25 ), and on the resurrection ( Shab.

Some dioceses around the Mediterranean Sea which were Christianised early are rather compact, whereas dioceses in areas of rapid modern growth in Christian commitment — as in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Far East — are much larger and more populous.

Some Christian readers consider this story to contain an allegory, representing the interaction between the church as ' bride ' and God.

Some of the esoteric Christian institutions include the Rosicrucian Fellowship, the Anthroposophical Society and the Martinism.

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Some Christian denominations and other groups have rejected the authority of those creeds.

Some Christian denominations, and particularly those descending from the Radical Reformation, do not profess a creed.

Some Christian groups focus on simply refraining from gay sex, such as Courage International and North Star.

Some Christian authorities say that the New Testament regards marriage as instituted and ordained by God for the lifelong relationship between one man as husband and one woman as wife.

Some Christians believe that gender equality is appropriate for Christian marriages and that the spouses share equal responsibility within the family.

Some medieval legends elaborated upon the lives of Christian figures such as Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.

Some commentators have categorized a number of modern fantasy works as " Christian myth " or " Christian mythopoeia ".

Some Christian denominations ( such as Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox ), include a number of books that are not in the Hebrew Bible ( the biblical apocrypha or deuterocanonical books or Anagignoskomena, see Development of the Old Testament canon ) in their biblical canon that are not in today's Jewish canon, although they were included in the Septuagint.

Some Christian denominations hold that salvation depends upon transformational faith in Jesus, which expresses itself in good works as a testament ( or witness ) to ones faith for others to see ( primarily Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism ), while others ( including most Protestants ) hold that faith alone is necessary for salvation.

Some, like Hernando De Soto, argue that much of the poverty in the Third World countries is caused by the lack of Western systems of laws and well-defined and universally recognized property rights.

Some of the problems which individual countries face are the way they are grouped together by their economic strengths according to LAFTA.

Some doubts have been raised about the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotics for schizophrenia, in part because two large international World Health Organization studies found individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia tend to have better long-term outcomes in developing countries ( where there is lower availability and use of antipsychotics and mental health problems are treated with more informal, community-led methods only ) than in developed countries.

Some Burundian rebel groups have used neighboring countries as bases for insurgent activities.

Some believe that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, cultures of smallpox have become available in other countries.

Some genetic tests are already available, although most of them are used in developed countries.

Some objects in the collection, most notably the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, are the objects of intense controversy and of calls for restitution to their countries of origin.

Some sources also add neighbouring countries ( for historical, geographical and / or cultural reasons ):

Some countries where cross ownership of shares is a major part of the business culture are:

Some of the new countries became British Dominions, the genesis of the modern Commonwealth of Nations.

Some countries like the United Kingdom have no entrenched document setting out fundamental rights ; in those jurisdictions the constitution is composed of statute, case law and convention.

Some countries seek to trade emission rights in carbon emission markets, purchasing the unused carbon emission allowances of other countries.

Some countries, including Finland, India, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil and Sri Lanka, as well as San Francisco in USA and Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia, use broad gauge.

* Some such countries do not require tourist visas of citizens of other Commonwealth countries.

Some countries have multiple official languages, resulting in multiple official placenames.

Some countries have placed restrictions on circumcision.

Some parts of the DRC are more accessible from neighbouring countries than from Kinshasa.

Some countries have made reservations to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, but they are minor.

Some countries have more particular naming for their missions and staff: a Vatican mission is headed by a nuncio ( Latin " envoy ") and consequently known as an apostolic nunciature.

Some countries ' top divisions feature highly paid star players ; in smaller countries and lower divisions, players may be part-timers with a second job, or amateurs.

Some countries are now economically dependent on food exports, which in some cases account for over 80 % of all exports.