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 the law were denounced as a resurgent " colonial lobby ", a term used in late nineteenth-century France to identify supporters of French colonialism, i. e. deputies, scientists, businessmen, et al.

** Supporters of Khomeini take over the Iranian law enforcement, courts and government administration ; the final session of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held.

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 requirements point to curb cuts as an example of legislation that benefits every user of public spaces, even though the law was aimed at people with disabilities.

Masri was formerly the imam of Finsbury Park Mosque, and a leader of " Supporters of Sharia ", a radical group that believed in a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

Supporters of the legislation, the most vocal of which is perhaps Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Regina Ip, who viewed the introduction of the law as being quite ordinary and natural:

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 law claimed the fingerprinting requirement would stop previous offenders from coming to Maine to work in the schools, and if Maine did not have this requirement, it would send a message to previous offenders that they could work in Maine without fear of being identified as a child abuser.

Supporters of LGBT adoption suggest that many children are in need of homes and claim that since parenting ability is unrelated to sexual orientation, the law should allow them to adopt children.

Supporters of the Clinton plan questioned McCaughey's claims, including her statements that " the law will prevent you from going outside the system to buy basic health coverage you think is better ," and that " doctor can be paid only by the plan, not by you ", by pointing to the text of the legislation such as Section 1003 that said: " Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting ... An individual from purchasing any health care services.

Supporters of the Pan-Green Coalition tended reacted angrily to the spirit and content of the law as purported infringement of what they saw as Taiwanese sovereignty.

Supporters of " law and order " argue that effective deterrence combined with incarceration is the most effective means of crime prevention.

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 a proposed bill say that the current law is unclear, while opposing groups cite increased gambling addiction as a likely consequence if free alcohol distribution is legalized.

Supporters of the Brown Act say it still lacks enforcement, contending the law has been eroded by court decisions and government officials ' efforts to block access to records.

Supporters of the amendment stated that it is aimed only at widely prohibited content such as child pornography and similar information, but the Russian Wikimedia chapter has declared that conditions for determining the content falling under this law will create a thing like the " great Chinese firewall ".

Those present at the meeting included investment bank Goldman Sachs ' chief economist and former Manchester United director Jim O ' Neill and lawyer Mark Rawlinson, a partner at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as well as Duncan Drasdo, the chief executive of the Manchester United Supporters ' Trust, and Keith Harris, Executive Chairman of Seymour Pierce.

Supporters of the theory of state capitalism in the USSR ( such as Tony Cliff and Chris Harman ) and scholars such as Andre Gunder Frank have also believed that the law of value operated in Soviet-type societies.

Supporters of a single primary found they did not have the votes in the legislature to pass it, so they agreed to a double primary, which Laffoon signed into law on February 27, 1935.

Supporters of the withdrawal argued that it was a necessity in order to test and build a limited National Missile Defense to protect the United States from nuclear blackmail by a rogue state.

Supporters of the Sandinistas ... have argued that Nicaragua has a good record of human rights compared with other Central American countries and have compared Nicaragua with other countries at war.

Supporters of Jewish resettlement within Hebron see their program as the reclamation of an important heritage dating back to Biblical times, which was dispersed or, it is argued, stolen by Arabs after the massacre of 1929.

Supporters of the acquisition argued that the wealth was built on the basis of plunder and the Treasury grant collected by the whole society.

Supporters also argued that SDI could trigger a new arms race, forcing the USSR to spend an increasing proportion of GDP on defense — something which has been claimed to have been an indirect cause of the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.

Supporters of the excise argued there was a difference between taxation without representation in colonial America, and a tax laid by the elected representatives of the American people.

Supporters of the campaign have argued that the action brought to an end the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's Albanian population, and that the bombing campaign hastened ( or caused ) the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's government, which they saw as responsible for the international isolation of Yugoslavia, many war crimes, and gross human rights violations.

Supporters argued that few people were strongly opposed to him and that if he ran he could attract more support on later ballots as a consensus candidate.

Supporters were mostly from the northern states and the coastal regions, who argued the Navy would result in savings in insurance and ransom payments, while opponents from southern states and inland regions thought a navy was not worth the expense and would drive the United States into more costly wars.

Supporters argued that this change was intended to focus the election on Chen's presumed lack of competence as president.

Supporters argued that high welfare rates had created disincentives to find entry-level jobs, and that poverty levels remained relatively unchanged between 1995 and 2005.

Supporters of the measure argued that state infrastructure had been neglected through many years of growth, while opponents argued that California's budget crisis has been exacerbated by budgeting inflexibility from past spending set-aside propositions like this one.

Supporters of the policy have argued, using the example of the Philippines, that the ban prevents overseas health organizations from using U. S. government funds to contravene the contraception and abortion laws of the countries in which they operate.

Supporters, however, argued that this was not the case since the proposal explained in several locations ( pages 11, 14, 24, 25 ) that there should be no extension to the existing scope of patentability for computer programs and that pure business methods implemented in software would not be patentable.

Supporters of slavery often argued that one of the rights of the states was the protection of slave property wherever it went, a position endorsed by the U. S. Supreme Court in the 1857 Dred Scott decision.

Supporters of the stone's authenticity argued that the 1362 party could have used the same waterway.

Supporters of the revolutions have argued that these allegations are greatly exaggerated, and that the revolutions were positive events, morally justified, whether or not Western support had an influence on the events.

Supporters argued that proper leadership training eliminated the need for a separate rank within the pay grade ; moreover, the rank created disparity between individuals earning the same pay and benefits and, often, performing the same duties, since often there were no additional junior airmen in a given duty section for a new buck sergeant to supervise.

Supporters argued that the controversy over Piss Christ is an issue of artistic freedom and freedom of speech.

Supporters of the war have argued that it was justified, as Iraq harbored Islamic terrorist groups that share a common hatred of Western countries.

Supporters of the program, while conceding that the broadcasts may on occasion contain " anti-Semitic and anti-American content " argued that they " give Americans a diverse array of information about how the country is portrayed in the Middle East ", and that their broadcast is a free speech issue.

Supporters of the scheme claimed that it would bring in valuable tourist income, whilst opponents argued that such a development was unsuitable for a protected area.

Supporters of Rousseau argued that Rousseau was not alone among republican political theorists in thinking that small, homogeneous states were best suited to maintaining the freedom of their citizens.