Supporters of this view believe that “ to a hypothetical outside reader, presents Christianity as enlightened, harmless, even beneficent .” Some believe that through this work, Luke intended to show the Roman Empire that the root of Christianity is within Judaism so that the Christians “ may receive the same freedom to practice their faith that the Roman Empire afforded the Jews .” Those who support the view of Luke ’ s work as political apology generally draw evidence from the facts that Christians are found innocent of committing any political crime ( Acts 25: 25 ; 19: 37 ; 19: 40 ) and that Roman officials ’ views towards Christians are generally positive.

Supporters of this view believe that the Roman Empire does not threaten the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ because Luke “ simply recognizes its existence as a political reality, but he is clear that God is greater .” Throughout Acts, believers like Paul are being charged with spiritual crimes concerning “ teaching against Israel, the law, and the temple ” ( Acts 21: 21, 28 ; 23: 29 ; 24: 5 ; 25: 8, 19 ; 28: 17 ) or being a civil disturbance ( Acts 16: 20, 21: 38, 25: 8 ) rather than political charges.

Supporters believe that by the late 20th century those they characterized as " ruling elites " sought to harness the expansion of world markets for their own interests ; this combination of the Bretton Woods institutions, states, and multinational corporations has been called " globalization " or " globalization from above.

Supporters of Chinese reunification believe it would eliminate the competing factions in an unresolved civil war and re-unify China under a single national government.

Supporters of sovereignty for Quebec believe that the current relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada does not reflect Quebec's best social, political and economic development interests.

Supporters of private financing systems believe that, in addition to avoiding government limitations on speech, private financing fosters civic involvement, ensures that a diversity of views are heard, and prevents government from tilting the scales to favor those in power or with political influence.

Supporters of government financing generally believe that the system decreases corruption ; in addition, many proponents believe that government financing promotes other values, such as civic participation or greater faith in the political process.

Supporters of this hypothesis believe it would have been feasible using traditional Eskimo techniques still in use today, while others argue that the conditions at the time would not have made such a journey likely.

Supporters believe that this plan will be an important part of what Bush set in place while in office.

Supporters of H. floresiensis such as Chris Stringer and Dean Falk attribute opposition partly to the fact that the existence of the species challenges the theories of multiregionalists, who believe that Homo sapiens was the only living species of hominin, evolving simultaneously in different regions, at the time when the Flores individuals were alive.

Supporters of this theory believe that the murderer worked, or posed, as a midwife, who could be seen with bloody clothes without attracting suspicion and would be more easily trusted by the victims than a man.

Supporters believe he wanted to avert a communist victory, opponents that he was defending the ancién regime by rebranding it.

Supporters of these programs believe that many factors contribute to wellness: living in a clean environment, eating organic food, regularly engaging in physical exercise, balance in career ; family ; and relationships, and developing religious faith.

Supporters of the possession arrow believe that jump balls give the team with taller players and better leapers an unfair advantage over the other, plus the possession arrow ( especially in the NCAA Tournament ) gives another element of strategy.

Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet of raw meat, bones, and organs is superior nutritionally to highly processed commercial pet food.

Supporters of designer baby technology include liberal technophiles, libertarians, and transhumanists, who variously believe in a moral imperative to improve society by improving the health, intelligence or physical capability of individuals, or in the right of individuals over the disposition of their own bodies and those of their unborn children.

Supporters believe this act may be able to simplify the NEPA process for projects which are meant to reduce the susceptibility of National forests to forest fires ; reducing the risk of conflagrations that endanger human lives, destroy valuable forests, and can reduce the quality of habitat for late seral wildlife species.

Supporters of affirmative action believe that the perceived injustice to the dominant group is not supported by facts.

Supporters of Sukarno's legacy, however, believe that this tenet was meant to unify Indonesia's population, who have diverse faiths and beliefs.

Supporters of biblical scientific foreknowledge believe that parts of the Bible contain observations regarding aspects of the natural world in line with modern scientific and medical research.

Supporters consider cheerleading, as a whole, a sport, citing the heavy use of athletic talents while critics do not see it as deserving of that status since sport implies a competition among squads and not all squads compete, along with subjectivity of competitions where-as with gymnastics, diving, and figure skating-scores are assessed based on human judgment and not an objective goal or measurement of time.

Supporters of intelligent design argue that anything less than the complete form of such a system or organ would not work at all, or would in fact be a detriment to the organism, and would therefore never survive the process of natural selection.

Supporters of Huddersfield Town sing ' We're all following Huddersfield, over land and sea '.

Supporters of Derby County football club sing “ We all follow Derby, over land and sea ( and Leicester )”.

Supporters say that watching all Internet traffic is important, because by knowing everything that everyone is reading and writing, they can identify terrorists and criminals, and protect society from them.

Supporters of a Palestinian right of return argue that refugees, displaced persons, and all their descendants have a right to return and a right to property they left or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories ( formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ) as result of the 1948 Arab – Israeli War and the 1967 Six-Day war.

Supporters of standardized testing respond that these are not reasons to abandon standardized testing in favor of either non-standardized testing or of no assessment at all, but rather criticisms of poorly designed testing regimes.

The formal description, or blazon, of the Arms is: Quarterly Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure a Fesse of the second charged with a Ram statant proper between in chief a Garb and a Thunderbolt and in base four Apples and a Branch of Hops all Or ; For the Crest On a Wreath Argent and Gules: A Lion statant Gules resting the dexter fore paw on a shovel and a Pick-axe in saltire proper: And for Supporters, on either side A Tasmanian Tiger proper, with the motto " Ubertas et Fidelitas "

And for Supporters on the dexter a Dolphin Argent finned Or charged on the shoulder with a Terrestrial Globe Azure the land masses Or supporting an Anchor proper and on the sinister a Female Figure habited representing Ceres with Cornucopia all proper upon a Compartment per pale Water barry wavy Azure and Argent and a Grassy Field proper.

Supporters state that this information was not publicly available in 2000 or 2001 when Titor made his declaration, and Titor himself stated that this feature was " discovered " as late as 2036 when Unix, as the underlying source behind all computer operating systems still running local infrastructures and other computational tasks, was only two years away from no longer functioning due to 32-bit integer limitations.

Supporters: On the dexter side a Merman armed and holding in his right hand a Falchion and with his left sustaining the Helm and Timbre, and on the sinister side a Mermaid holding in her left hand a Mirror and supporting the Arms with her right hand, all proper

Supporters of the latter interpretation point to the similar terms " half-orcs " and " goblin-men ", appearing in the same book ( chiefly in the second volume, " The Two Towers "), and " Orc-men " and " Man-orcs ", appearing in later writings ( published in " Morgoth's Ring ") — all applied to the products of Sauron and Saruman's Orc-Man breeding programs.

Before the Diamond & Pearl expansion, all cards that were not Pokémon or Energy were considered Trainer cards, though they have since been subdivided into categories: Item cards that directly affect the battling Pokémon, Stadium cards represent custom arenas that add a special mechanic to gameplay and Supporters represent other characters in the Pokémon world.

Batchelor promised the club he would purchase the ground, give the York City Supporters ' Trust 24 % of the shares and would invite two supporters onto the board, but after these promises all went undelivered, the Supporters ’ Trust took control of the club in March 2003.

The Supporters ( heraldry ) | supporters, Two chamois or wild goats sable, are here shown off duty ; the crest is: A mermaid holding in the Dexter and sinister | dexter hand a mirror in the other a comb all Tincture ( heraldry ) | proper

Supporters of Democratic candidate Kerry conclude ( 1 ) that the records show then Lieutenant Bush disobeyed orders and ( 2 ) that the Bush campaign has lied about having made all such records public.

A campaign directed by the Independent Arsenal Supporters ' Association in retaliation, brought relative success as only a third of all bonds were sold.

Current stadium consists of four separate stands and has recently been expanded ( as of 2007 ), with major redevelopment on West Stand ( new hospitality boxes, increased capacity, supporting pillars removed ), including alterations on the North Stand ( River Side – Away Supporters ) and South Stand ( Railway Side – Home Supporters, Family Zone ), as to extra tiers added all of which have been covered.

Levski supporters are organized by fanclubs, most notably the National Supporters Club which helps and coordinates fans from all around Bulgaria and supports the organization of events.

Supporters of the proposal then turned their attention to state legislatures, where their efforts were met with far greater success: Eventually, all but 11 states ( Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia ) passed laws that meet the general criteria for designation as " Blaine Amendments ," in that they ban the use of public funds to support sectarian private schools.

Supporters of RALs may contend that the fees are justified by the high risk of default associated with these short-term loans, since there is a possibility that the IRS will issue a reduced refund or none at all, depending on whether the taxpayer followed the correct procedures in calculating his or her tax.

The Scotland Supporters Club is operated by the Scottish Football Association, with membership guaranteeing one match ticket for all home fixtures and offering the opportunity to apply for away match tickets.