They will have a greater appreciation for the Church and a deeper devotion to it if membership requires something of them.

The Catholic Church requires those who are attracted to people of the same ( or opposite ) sex to practice chastity, because it teaches that sexuality should only be practiced within marriage, which includes chaste sex as permanent, procreative, heterosexual, and monogamous.

Modern Roman Catholic churches often have a crucifix above the altar on the wall ; for the celebration of Mass, the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church requires that, " on or close to the altar there is to be a cross with a figure of Christ crucified ".

Its present canon law requires that an ecumenical council be convoked and presided over, either personally or through a delegate, by the Pope, who is also to decide the agenda ; but the church makes no claim that all past ecumenical councils observed these present rules, declaring only that the Pope's confirmation or at least recognition has always been required, and saying that the version of the Nicene Creed adopted at the First Council of Constantinople ( 381 ) was accepted by the Church of Rome only seventy years later, in 451.

The Roman Catholic Church requires its members to receive the sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation before taking Communion, if they are aware of having committed a grave sin, and to prepare by fasting, prayer and other works of piety.

Churches with this type of government usually believe that the Church requires episcopal government as described in the New Testament.

Russian Orthodox Church requires all married women to wear headscarves inside the church ; this tradition is often extended to all women, regardless of marital status.

It requires bishops throughout the Church to initiate biblical studies for lay people.

The Anglican Book of Common Prayer requires that all who are to be confirmed should first know and understand the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and be able to answer the other questions in the Church Catechism.

For example, the rules of the Church of Scotland include the Barrier Act, which requires that certain major changes to the polity of the church be referred to the presbyteries, before being enacted by the general assembly.

Under LDS Church policy, a man whose sealed wife has died does not have to request any permission beyond having a current temple recommend and an interview with his bishop to get final permission for a living ordinance, to be married in the temple and sealed to another woman, unless the new wife's circumstance requires a cancellation of sealing.

A principal objection to the 2SH is that it requires a hypothetical document, Q, the existence of which is not attested in any way, either by existing fragments ( and a great many fragments of early Christian documents do exist ) or by early Church tradition.

The Catholic Church teaches that sacramental confession requires three " acts " on the part of the penitent: contrition ( sorrow of the soul for the sins committed ), disclosure of the sins ( the ' confession '), and satisfaction ( the ' penance ', i. e. doing something to make amends for the sins ).

The Commission further conditioned the removal of the remains of Franco from the Valley of the Fallen and the relocation of the remains of Primo de Rivera within the Basilica upon the consent of the Catholic Church since “ any action inside of the Basilica requires the permission of the church .” Three members of the thirteen person commission gave a joint dissenting opinion opposing the removal of the remains of Franco from the Valley of the Fallen and the relocation of the remains of Primo de Rivera within the Basilica claiming such action would only further “ divide and stress ” Spanish society.

In Catholicism, a dogmatic definition is an extraordinary infallible statement published by a pope or an ecumenical council concerning a matter of faith or morals, the belief in which the Catholic Church requires of all Catholics ( although Christians who are not Catholic do not recognize the Catholic Church's authority in such matters ).

The Church of Scientology requires that all members sign a legal waiver which covers their relationship with the Church of Scientology before engaging in Scientology services.

In the Canon Law of the Episcopal Church, those who make application to their diocesan bishop and who persevere in whatever preparatory program the bishop requires, take vows that include lifelong celibacy.

While individual congregations are supposed to hold guidance from the general synod " in the highest regard ", the UCC's constitution requires that the " autonomy of the Local Church is inherent and modifiable only by its own action ".

There have been no changes since then in the discipline of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which for bishops, priests, deacons, and subdeacons excludes marriage after ordination, but allows, except for periods before celebrating the Divine Liturgy, conjugal relations by priests and deacons married before ordination, and requires celibacy and perpetual continence only of bishops.

As a condition for canonization, the Catholic Church requires that for a saint who has not been martyred, at least two miracles take place at his or her intercession.

Obedience requires that monks are willing to obey the Catholic Church, as represented by the superior person of the monastery, which is an abbot or prior.

This decree which requires the partners in a mixed marriage to promise that all the children of their marriage be brought up as Roman Catholics, is the internal rule of one particular Church.

Here is an example of Kyrill ’ s humility topos taken from " A Tale of a layman, and on monasticism, and on the soul, and on repentance "; by the most sinful monk Kirill, for Vasilij, abbot of the Caves: “( 52 ) And me: I beg you, do not spurn me like a dog, but remember me even here in your prayers, and there throw me scraps from that holy table, and may all Christians be judged worthy of that life, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom glory with the Father and with the Holy Spirit, now and ever .” And another one from: A Sermon for Low Sunday by the unworthy monk Kirill in praise of the resurrection, and concerning the paschal bread, and concerning Thomas ’ s resting of the Lord ’ s ribs: “( 1 ) The Church requires a great teacher and a wise interpreter to adorn the feast.

Spilman and Shaw, both students at Kentucky's Centre College, compiled their tunebook both for public worship and revivals, to satisfy " the wants of the Church in her triumphal march.

The St. Olaf College Choir was established as an outgrowth of the local St. John's Lutheran Church, where Christiansen was organist and the choir was composed at least partially of students from the nearby St. Olaf campus.

Benedict of Nursia () ( c. 480 – 543 ) is a Christian saint, honored by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.

It is clear from Bede's own comments that he felt his job was to explain to his students and readers the theology and thoughts of the Church Fathers.

" That year BJU enrolled students from fifty states and nearly fifty countries, representing diverse ethnicities and cultures, and the BJU administration declared itself " committed to maintaining on the campus the racial and cultural diversity and harmony characteristic of the true Church of Jesus Christ throughout the world.

Indeed many students from wealthy and influential families came to Alexandria purposely to study privately with Hypatia, and many of these later attained high posts in government and the Church.

Besides numerous articles on theological and inter-religious topics, he published in 1973 ( with Josef Neuner ) a collection of Church documents, ' The Christian Faith ', that went into seven editions over 20 years: an invaluable instrument of theological learning for generations of students of Catholicism.

Founded in 1890 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Millsaps is home to approximately 1, 200 students.

John Wesley is studied by Methodist ministerial students and trainee local preachers for his interpretation of Church practice and doctrine.

Currently, the LDS Church has a Jerusalem Center in Israel, where students focus their study on Near Eastern history, culture, language, and the Bible.

In classical 18th century patriotism, loyalty to the State was chiefly considered in contrast to loyalty to the Church, and it was argued that clerics should not be allowed to teach in public schools as their patrie was heaven, so that they could not inspire love of the homeland in their students.

One of many distinguished students of Alonzo Church, Kleene, along with Alan Turing, Emil Post, and others, is best known as a founder of the branch of mathematical logic known as recursion theory.

These first students attended classes at First Presbyterian Church until permanent buildings could be erected on the new campus.

About 500 Russian students had been sent to USA to participate in 40-day workshops of and by the Unification Church.

Professors from other denominations, including a Methodist minister, a Presbyterian, and a Roman Catholic priest, as well as a rabbi, were hired to teach students to be leaders in the Church.

In confirmation and membership preparation classes, students learn about Church and the Methodist-Christian theological tradition in order to profess their ultimate faith in Christ.

It was delivered in the university Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge on 21 December 1609, and in it he rebuked sharply " lusory lotts " and the " heathenish debauchery " of the students during the Twelve Days of Christmas.

His last display of explosive energy occurred on November 8, 1960 in his polemical lecture, " The Situation of the Black Artist and Intellectual in the United States ", delivered to students and members of the American Church in Paris.

Holst became an occasional organist and choir master at Thaxted Parish Church and began an annual music festival at Whitsuntide in 1916, at which students from Morley College and St Paul's School performed.

To Busby and his select students the Anglican Church was a framework to support the spirit of inquiry into God's work, those who were able were destined by God to explore and study His creation, and the priesthood functioned as teachers to explain it to those who were less able.

Prior to the integration of Newfoundland's public ( government-funded ) school system in the late 1990s, those public schools administered by the Catholic Church mandated strict, uniform-like dress codes ( shirts and ties for boys, dresses or skirts for girls ), though many girls were outraged at this due to the freezing weather, at the elementary and junior high school levels, lifting most restrictions for high school students.

There are two universities in Dodoma: St Johns University of Tanzania, owned by the Anglican Church of Tanzania, and University of Dodoma, currently with 22, 000 students.

Founded in 1836, the University at first comprised just two colleges: University College London, which previously had no official chartered status and did not apply religious tests to its students, and King's College, which had been chartered since 1829 and which admitted only members of the Church of England.

With more than 4, 000 faculty members and more than 31, 000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers .< ref >< The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Some of the most important political-pressure groups in Argentina include: the Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs ( CILFA ); the Argentine Industrial Union ( manufacturers ' association ); Argentine Rural Society ( large landowners ' association ); the Armed Forces ; the General Confederation of Labor or CGT ( Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization ); the Roman Catholic Church ; students.