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 the idea of spontaneous order trace their views to the concept of the invisible hand proposed by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations who said that the individual who:

Supporters of the mixed economy, including R. H. Tawney, Anthony Crosland and Andrew Shonfield were mostly associated with the British Labour Party, although similar views were expressed by Conservatives including Harold Macmillan.

Supporters of Scottish independence continued to hold mixed views on the Home Rule movement which included many supporters of union who wanted devolution within the framework of the United Kingdom.

Supporters contend that it is actually more numerous but composed predominantly of persons less willing to voice political views in as forceful a manner as the Christian Right, possibly because of the aggressiveness of the Christian Right.

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.

In an article published in the Eastern Daily Press in February 2012, Norwich City Independent Supporters Club chairman Robin Sainty described the station's post-match phone-in programme Canary Call as " audio surrealism ", criticising the quality of callers phoning in with their views.

Supporters of this arrangement claim it is a good opportunity for both parties to elaborate on the views expressed, while opponents argue that it offers only a narrow range of points of view and marginalizes debate as part of a larger deficiency in the media's confrontation of politicians.

"< ref > Supporters of Schulz also argued that a drop in financial receipts at the ILLL, which led to layoffs and program cancellations in 2003, were attributable primarily to donor and listener dissatisfaction over the speaker's removal .< ref > Opponents of Schulz's actions, on the other hand, praised the decision to suspend the speaker, with many arguing, as a column published by the liberal LCMS organization Jesus First put it, that those who disagreed with Schulz's actions were " working hard to present views more representative of this church.

Supporters do not want to deal with the future inconvenience of having to deal with the flood again, while critics say that the proposed wall would ruin views and make the airport " ugly ".

Supporters of Gomes and his party, PAIGC, reacted to the move by demonstrating in the capital, Bissau ; Antonio Indjai, the Deputy Chief of Staff, then warned that he would have Gomes killed if the protests continued.

The online List of Supporters reached 5, 500 on what would have been Parsons ' 65th birthday and continues to gather signatures, as well as at G3P's annual Gram InterNational concerts and other tribute events each year.

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 believe that all Central America would benefit from the construction of the canal.

* Supporters of exogenesis also argue that on a larger scale, for life to emerge in one place in the Universe and subsequently spread to other planets would be simpler than similar life emerging separately on different planets.

Supporters say this would level the playing field by broadening opportunities for low-income students to attend as good of schools as the middle classes instead of the current two-tiered system which educates the middle and upper classes, but not the lower classes, particularly minorities.

In 1998 the Feyenoord Supporters Vereniging were wondering about whether or not it would be possible to create more atmosphere inside the stadium mainly during important matches.

Supporters of private price rationing over waiting time rationing, such as The Atlantic columnist Megan McArdle, argue time rationing leaves patients worse off since their time ( measured as an opportunity cost ) is worth much more than the price they would pay.

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 the line-item veto argue that the provision would make the President more accountable for federal spending.

Supporters of same-sex marriage contend that treating same-sex couples differently from other couples under the law allows for inferior treatment and that if civil unions were the same as marriage there would be no reason for two separate laws.

Supporters of the books ' removal characterized them as " pornography " and expressed concern that they would be read by children.

Supporters argue that the facility will bring a much-needed economic boost to the Union County area, and would create over 4, 500 new construction jobs and employ 1, 800 full-time workers once completed.

# Anti-dumping legislation Supporters of anti-dumping laws argue that they prevent " dumping " of cheaper foreign goods that would cause local firms to close down.

Supporters claimed it would bring back voter choice ; opponents said it would exclude third parties and independents from general election ballots, could result in Democrat or Republican-only races in certain districts, and would in fact reduce voter choice.

Supporters of OASIS point out this could occur anyway since an agreement would not be binding on non-participants, discouraging contributions from potential participants.

Supporters of the pact claimed that it provided the basis of a democratic coexistence which would hold for the next 40 years, laying the foundations for principles such as free and transparent elections, respect for electoral results, the conformation of checks and balances for the branches of the government, with representation of independent political forces, and the application by those governments of a Common Minimum Program that guaranteed the democratic viability and the development of the country with the due internal consensus.

Supporters of a dome also believed that the Minnesota Twins would benefit from a climate-controlled stadium to insulate the team from harsh Minnesota weather later in the season.

Despite winning the Supporters ' Shield for best record in the league, the club would be eliminated from the MLS Cup in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Supporters of the law, however, believed that the requirement that the private capital be directly invested in the new joint ventures significantly reduced the room for corruption and would bring about the development of these " strategic " resources in the absence of any possibility of Bolivia alone funding their development, that the fiscal obligations of the new companies would greatly increase the funds available for human and social, as well as infrastructure development, and that the dividend payouts for the Bolivian people went to create a universal, annual old-age benefit, the BONOSOL, which though small would have an immense impact on the rural elderly, the most marginalized sector of Bolivia's indigenous population

Supporters of the Continuity IRA leadership claim that this resulted from an internal disagreement, which although brought to a conclusion, was followed by some people leaving the organisation anyway.

Supporters of this view claim that spontaneous order is superior to any order that does not allow individuals to make their own choices of what to produce, what to buy, what to sell, and at what prices, due to the number and complexity of the factors involved.

Supporters of the Judeo-Christian concept point to the Christian claim that Christianity is the heir to Biblical Judaism, and that the whole logic of Christianity as a religion is that it exists ( only ) as a religion built upon Judaism.

Supporters of the minimum wage claim it has these effects:

Supporters of molecular nanotechnology frequently claim that no significant errors have been discovered in Nanosystems since 1992.

Supporters claim that Clean Elections matching funds are so effective at leveling the playing field in Arizona that during the first full year of its implementation, disproportionate funding between candidates was a factor in only 2 % of the races.

Supporters of fox hunting claim that the number of foxes killed has increased since the ban, that hunts have reported an increase in membership and that around 320, 000 people ( their highest recorded number ) turned up to fox hunts on Boxing Day 2006.

Supporters of the claim have pointed to Book IV as providing its strongest evidence, as when the narrator asks “ You mean to see we have been hadding a sound night ’ s sleep ?”, and later concludes that what has gone before has been “ a long, very long, a dark, very dark [...] scarce endurable [...] night .” Tindall refers to Book IV as " a chapter of resurrection and waking up ", and McHugh finds that the chapter contains " particular awareness of events going on offstage, connected with the arrival of dawn and the waking process which terminates the sleeping process of Wake.

Supporters of the caloric theory readily pointed to the symmetry of the Peltier-Seebeck effect to claim that heat and current were convertible, at least approximately, by a reversible process.

Supporters of this principle claim that this allows more universality and creates an incentive to find elegant, deceptively simple-looking problems which nevertheless require a certain level of ingenuity.

Supporters of polygonal rifling also claim higher velocities and greater accuracy.

Supporters of Trotsky sometimes claim that this ban was intended to be temporary.

Supporters claim that the forced integration has fostered more diversity and better learning environments.

Supporters of SPEWS often point to the claim that SPEWS " blocks " email from sites as a misconception.

Supporters of Trujillo claim that he reorganized both the state and the economy, and left vast infrastructure to the country.

Supporters of Speer, such as Fest, claim Speer felt personal guilt about the Nazi genocide, and that he spent his remaining years trying to justify both to himself and the public why he had let himself be deceived.

Supporters of the Argentine claim have used several different names, none of which are accepted by the islanders themselves –

Supporters of “ tort reform " claim that the popular perception of the case was materially accurate, claim that the vast majority of judges who consider similar cases dismiss them before they get to a jury, and argue that McDonald's refusal to offer more than an $ 800 settlement for the $ 10, 500 in medical bills reflects the meritless nature of the suit based on the fact that Liebeck spilled the coffee on herself rather than any wrongdoing on the company's part.

Supporters of this sort of private freedom of association claim that the right to join a union incorporates a right not to join a union.

Supporters claim that he had to rule with an iron hand because the country was becoming unstable due to the civil war.

Supporters of ESL programs claim they play an important role in the formation of peer networks and adjustment to school and society in their new homes.

Supporters of white separatism claim that describing white separatists as white supremacist is a smear.

Supporters claim it drives technological advances and contributes to material well-being.