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

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 more “ traditional ” contemporary art saw, in the use of computers, a way to balance artistic deficiencies, some other consider that the art is not anymore in the achievement of the formal shape of the work but in the design of the rules that determine the evolution of the shape according to the quality of the dialogue.

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 online skill-based game legalization and regulation include the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, which believes “ the government should regulate Internet gambling to ensure proper consumer protections are in place ”

The stories reflected an urban ennui and disillusion felt by those leading lives fueled by intense emotions and hedonistic self-indulgence. Georges Lemaître wrote in 1938: “ Beyond any doubt Morand is the most typical representative and interpreter of French literature today … His defects and merits, are they not the defects and merits of the world today …” Supporters and enthusiasts of Morand, Cocteau and André Breton appreciated his “ spiteful humour and surreal urban poetry, and aphoristic prose .” French critics praised his descriptive facility with words, leading them to categorize him as a “ modernist ,” and “ imagist .”

Supporters of the “ Save Our Homes ” Amendment contend that it allows long term residents with a fixed income to be able to afford to stay in their homes without being driven out by tax increases as their property value increases.

" Supporters of meritocracies do not necessarily agree on the nature of " merit ", however they tend to agree that " merit " itself should be a primary consideration during evaluation.

Supporters of the Bábís paint their struggle as basically defensive in nature ; Shi ' i writers on the other hand point to this period as proof of the subversive nature of Bábísm.

Supporters of environmentalism feel that increasing materialism is unsustainable, especially when coupled with population growth, and most often leads to an increased destruction of nature.

" Supporters say that opposition to mortification is rooted in having lost ( 1 ) the " sense of the enormity of sin " or offense against God, and the consequent penance, both interior and exterior, ( 2 ) the notions of " wounded human nature " and of concupiscence or inclination to sin, and thus the need for " spiritual battle ", and ( 3 ) a spirit of sacrifice for love and " supernatural ends ", and not only for physical enhancement.

Supporters groups of a nature comparable to the ultras have been present in Brazil since 1939, when the first torcida organizada was formed.

Supporters of Monsanto argued that an oversight of this nature is not plausible, especially in light of Schmeiser's claims regarding the extent to which he considered Roundup Ready canola undesirable in his fields and the importance he claims to have placed on the continued survival of his own strain of canola, and in light of his having been notified prior to planting his 1998 crop that Monsanto believed he had grown Roundup Ready canola in 1997.

Supporters consider the event both entertaining and a way to introduce young children to the adult rodeo " rough stock " riding events of bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback riding, and may liken its rough-and-tumble nature to the way youth sports such as football are played.

Supporters are human or animal figures or, very rarely, inanimate objects, usually placed on either side of a coat of arms as though supporting it.

And for Supporters: On either side a Kangaroo holding in the exterior fore-paw a Boomerang proper.

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 "

Supporters: On either side a sea-lion argent, crined, finned and tufted or, issuing from waves of the sea proper, that to the sinister grasping the banner of King Edward II ; the to the sinister the banner of King Edward VII

In the meantime, the Barry Town Supporters Committee took over the funding and running of the football side.

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: On either side a Bull with wings addorsed the head forequarters wings hoofs and tuft of the tail Or the hindquarters Argent armed Gules about the head a Nimbus of the first

Supporters of crowd surfing say that by standing in the mosh pit, concert-goers should expect such behavior as part of a rock show and by standing more towards the side or rear of the venue they can easily avoid such behavior.

* Supporters: On either side a sea griffin or.

The Supporters Range () is a rugged range of mountains in Antarctica, 40 km long, bordering the eastern side of Mill Glacier, from Keltie Glacier in the north to Mill Stream Glacier in the south.

Supporters: On either side an Apteryx proper.

The Supporters are the creatures on either side of the shield and in this case they are Kiwi birds ( Apteryx ) in their natural colours.

Supporters: On the dexter side, a female figure proper vested Argent supporting in the dexter hand a Flag-staff proper, hoisted thereon the Ensign of the Dominion of New Zealand, and on the sinister side a Maori Rangatira vested proper holding in his dexter hand a Taiaha all proper.

Supporters: On the dexter side a Lion and on the sinister side a Stag proper each gorged with a Collar suspended therefrom a Bugle Horn ensigned with a Ducal Coronet Or.

And for Supporters: On either side a Dragon Azure gorged with a Saxon Crown Or and charged on the shoulder with two Seaxes in saltire proper hilts and pomels Or.

Supporters of Brown have suggested that the term should be expunged from history textbooks and lectures on medieval history entirely.

Supporters of the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing have suggested the PFLP-GC was in fact responsible

Supporters of both theories have suggested this region as IE's secondary urheimat, in which the differentiation of proto-IE into the various European language-groups ( e. g. Italic, Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Celtic ) began.

Supporters of cardinal utility theory in the 19th century suggested that the amount of utility obtained had to have a repercussion on the market price, although they did not say much about the problem of dealing with the subjectivity behind this alleged effect.

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 Feyenoord often travel to the Stadium of Light on matchdays to support Sunderland, and vice versa with some Sunderland fans travelling to watch Feyenoord at De Kuip.

Supporters also fought an on-going battle just to keep the School open ; some legislators still wanted to close the Normals to save money.

Supporters of the use of animals in experiments, such as the British Royal Society, argue that virtually every medical achievement in the 20th century relied on the use of animals in some way, with the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences arguing that even sophisticated computers are unable to model interactions between molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and the environment, making animal research necessary in many areas.

Supporters of Mandatory Swedish argue that it brings Finland closer to the Nordic countries, since Swedish is quite similar to, and to some extent mutually intelligible with, both Danish and Norwegian, while Finnish belongs to the unrelated Finnic language group.

Supporters of the open content movement advocate some restrictions of use, requirements to share changes, and attribution to other authors of the work.

Supporters note that even in the face of its limitations, it would not be accurate to conclude that GSP has failed to benefit developing countries, though some concede GSP has benefited developing countries unevenly.

Supporters of the Borden government ran for parliament as " Unionists ", while some of the Liberals running as government supporters preferred to call themselves " Liberal-Unionist ".

Houston, finishing just shy once again to D. C. United of winning the MLS Supporters ' Shield were determined to finish their second season with some hardware, and to defend their MLS Cup title.

Supporters of Legia occasionally attract also some negative attention, in particular after events such as riots in Lithuania during the match against Vetra Vilnius on July 10, 2007.

Supporters of this claim have drawn links between Madoc and the Mandan mythological figure Lone Man, who, according to one tale, protected some villagers from a flooding river with a wooden corral.

Supporters of Korona are some of the most enthusiastic in the Ekstraklasa and have received many awards for their artistic match ' frames '.

Supporters of Ferdinand ( who had for some time been considering a coup d ' état against his father ) spread the story that Godoy had sold out Spain to Napoleon.

Despite a takeover by a Supporters ' Trust and some promising signings, County struggled to find form in the early part of the 2005 – 06 season.

Supporters of Eugene Talmadge were unsure of Eugene's chances of surviving until he was sworn in, so they did some research into the state constitution and found that if Eugene died, the Georgia General Assembly would choose between the second and third place finishers.

Due primarily to this issue the development of the ground has over the years lagged some way behind the home grounds of the other Irish provinces, who with the IRFU's benevolence have forged ahead in implementing modern facilities for both visiting teams, corporate guests and Supporters alike and benefitting financially from the increased revenue streams.

Indirectly, since the Shield winner earns a CCL berth, this marked the first time in league history that the Supporters ' Shield winner would receive some type of financial incentive for winning the regular season title.

Supporters of photo ID laws contend that the photographic IDs ( such as driver's licenses or student IDs ( in some states ) from state schools ) are nearly universal, and that presenting them is a minor inconvenience when weighed against the possibility of ineligible voters affecting elections.

Panorama responded to the criticism, saying: " England Fans, the official England Supporters ' Club, travelling to Euro 2012 called the programme unhelpful and some Poles in the UK have expressed concern that they have been labelled as racist.

The County Coults have become well known among the Kildare County faithful for their singing and chanting throughout the Kildare County home games at Station Road and were given the honour of presenting some of the Kildare County players with the Supporters Club Player of the Month awards as the 2007 season progressed.

Sligo Rovers has many supporters clubs which work on raising funds for the club, particularly the Bit O ' Red Supporters Trust which has recently tried to launch some innovative fundraisers to help the club in the long term.

Supporters of atomic weights could turn to the Dulong – Petit law ( 1819 ), which relates the atomic weight of a solid element to its specific heat capacity, but supporters of equivalent weights had to accept that some elements had multiple " equivalents ".

Supporters of the early dates sometimes point to similarly ancient dates attributed to chamber tombs in Brittany where Mesolithic microliths have been found in association with at least one passage grave, and some other very early dates in the Sligo area.