The official teachings of Judaism approve the death penalty in principle but the standard of proof required for application of death penalty is extremely stringent.

* Catechism of the Catholic Church, an official exposition ( catechism ) of the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

According to Pius, theologians, employed by the Church, are assistants, to teach the official teachings of the Church and not their own private thoughts.

The mystic interpretation of themes in poetry which were contrary to Islamic teachings became popular after the Safavid dynasty rise to power and the establishing of Twelver school of Shi ' a Islam as the official religion of Iran.

In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration, with official church recognition given to some saints through canonization or glorification.

The church's official teachings, the Divine Principle, was first published as Wolli Wonbon in 1946.

When the government official Dan Song proposed the Chinese calendar should be reformed in 123 to adopt certain apocryphal teachings, Zhang opposed the idea.

The official Chinese press agency, Xinhua News Agency, and other state media asserted that the self-immolators were practitioners, though the Falun Dafa Information Center disputed this, on the grounds that the movement's teachings explicitly forbid suicide and killing, further alleging that the event was a cruel but clever piece of stunt-work.

Since no additions were allowed to be made to the official text of the Bible, the early Masoretes adopted other expedients: e. g., they marked the various divisions by spacing, and gave indications of halakic and haggadic teachings by full or defective spelling, abnormal forms of letters, dots, and other signs.

Christian fundamentalism, also known as Fundamentalist Christianity, or Fundamentalism, refers to a movement within Christianity upholding a literal reading of the Bible or official teachings of the Church.

After the council requested an official statement from the reformers, Bucer drafted twelve articles summarising the teachings of the Reformation, including justification by faith ( sola fide ).

Bonifacio adopted Jacinto's Kartilya primer as the official teachings of the society in place of his own Decalogue, which he judged as inferior.

The four official Foundations continue with the maintenance of archives, dissemination of the teachings in an increasing number of languages, new conversions to digital and other media, development of websites, sponsoring of television programs, and with organizing meetings and dialogues of interested persons around the world.

An inquisitor was an official ( usually with judicial or investigative functions ) in an Inquisition ; an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith.

A scholar serving as an official would usually follow Confucian teachings, but at leisure or in retirement might seek harmony with nature as a Taoist recluse.

In 2005 Dharma Ocean Foundation was launched as the educational nonprofit through which Trungpa Rinpoche ’ s teachings would be disseminated via Ray, and in 2006 Shambhala International made the separation official.

They promoted the teachings of Zoroaster, and by the middle of the 5th century Zoroastrianism had become a second official religion in eastern Georgia alongside Christianity.

The only other official also spared was Prince He's teacher Wang Shi ( 王式 ), who successfully argued that he tried to use his teachings of poems to show Prince He what was proper and what was improper.

However, some ministers have subscribed to such teachings, and still hold them today, separate from the church's official stance on the subject.

« The Republican » party's official newspaper, the « The Nationalist » book series, Tseghakron and Taronakan teachings, many analytical booklets highlighting Garegin Nzhdeh ’ s life and work, various commemorations and celebrations, pilgrimages, etc.

The Roman Catholic Church's current official teachings about papal privilege and power that are unacceptable to the Eastern Orthodox churches are the dogma of the pope's infallibility when speaking officially " from the chair of Peter ( ex cathedra Petri )" on matters of faith and morals to be held by the whole Church, so that such definitions are irreformable " of themselves, and not by the consent of the Church " ( ex sese et non ex consensu ecclesiae ) and have a binding character for all ( Catholic ) Christians in the world ; the pope's direct episcopal jurisdiction over all ( Catholic ) Christians in the world ; the pope's authority to appoint ( and so also to depose ) the bishops of all ( Catholic ) Christian churches except in the territory of a patriarchate ; and the affirmation that the legitimacy and authority of all ( Catholic ) Christian bishops in the world derive from their union with the Roman see and its bishop, the Supreme Pontiff, the unique Successor of Peter and Vicar of Christ on earth.

The official teachings of the Catholic Church indicate that the Brown Scapular of Mount Carmel is one of the most highly recommended Marian devotions.

The two books include references to official Roman Catholic teachings on demonology, however the main emphasis is on Amorth's experience as an exorcist.

In spite of the official repression, Peter's teachings gained adherents at Narbonne, Toulouse, and in Gascony.

** Record ( magazine ), the official church paper of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Severe measures are directed toward religious sects that have not been able to establish official ties of state recognition, especially Baptists, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, Hare Krishna, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Bahá ' ís.

As stated on its official world website, the Seventh-day Adventist Church ( SDA ) also embraces the term People of the Book.

As also noted in its official flagship publication Adventist World ( February 2010 edition ), it is claimed prominent Islamic leaders have endorsed Seventh-day Adventists as the Qur ' an's true People of the Book

The last official statement of Italian Ministry of Finance made in respect of the year 2000 singles out seven beneficiaries: the Italian State, the Catholic Church, the Waldenses, the Jewish Communities, the Lutherans, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Assemblies of God in Italy.

The Seventh-day Adventists would be the first in line to oppose the right-wing incorporation of religious agenda into politics, not only because Seventh-day Adventists and other Christians ( such as Jehovah's Witnesses ) have been arrested and tried for offenses such as draft evasion, but because the politicization of any religious agenda may lead to an official religion and not only first criminalize the losers, but if there is a power shift, also come to criminalize the ex-winners, too.

The Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement's official position as conscientious objectors in relation to war and military service reflects the pacifist position of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the 1861-1865 American Civil War.

This is direct response to what L. R. Conradi and others incorrectly presented to the member and distinct from the official Seventh-day Adventist Church position which is one of non-combatancy, though in practice Seventh-day Adventist members have served in combatant roles in the military services.

The Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement, as does the official Seventh-day Adventist Church also, believes in the verity of End-time Prophet Ellen G. White, who was a staunch member of the Seventh Day Adventist church and wrote numerous of inspired books for the edification of her church.

It is official policy in groups such as the Church of the Nazarene, the Church of God, the Presbyterian Church ( USA ), the Presbyterian Church in America, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, the Free Methodist Church, Metropolitan Community Church, Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ), Assemblies of God, the Reformed Church in America, and Seventh-day Adventists.

* Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists official website

But due to lack of images or any source of Use " Vicarius Filii Dei " the tiara or mitre, and the term was never used as an official title ( as well as the fact that their founder Ellen Gould White's name also adds up to 666 by the same system ), the claim was abandoned by many Seventh-day Adventists.

The last official statement of Italian Ministry of Finance made in respect of the year 2004 singles out seven beneficiaries: the Italian State, the Catholic Church, the Waldenses, the Jewish Communities, the Lutherans, the Seventh-day Adventists and the Assemblies of God in Italy.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a number of supporting, parachurch, independent, self-supporting and other such organisations that work adjunct or in association with the official church.

This organization is a privately run non-profit organization, and is a supporting ministry ( not an official part ) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Many denominations do not have any official stance on drug use, some more-recent Christian denominations ( e. g. Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah ’ s Witnesses ) discourage or prohibit the use of any of these substances.

* Adventist Yearbook The official organizational directory

The Sanitarium became widely known as the ‘ San ’, and today, many years after its 1973 official name change to Sydney Adventist Hospital, it is still fondly referred to as ‘ the San ’ Hospital.

Some independent ministries may claim to be supporting, but have been viewed with some concern by the official Adventist church.