Quotes About Values

The vertical dimension reflects the transition from agrarian societies to industrial societies, which brings secularization, bureaucratization, urbanization, and rationalization. These changes are linked with a polarization between traditional and secular-rational values.

The shift from survival values to self-expression values is linked with increasing tolerance of diversity, an essential component of democracy.

We are interested in finding the right customer, at the right price, consistent with our purpose and values, even if that means frequently turning away customers.

While in 2011 only 30 percent of American evangelicals believed "an elected official who commits an immoral act in their personal life can still behave ethically and fulfill their duties in their public and professional life," by October 2016 the number was 70 percent.

He however fails dismally to live by basic Christian values, and, sadly, his actions are antithetical to the tenets of the faith, if not an outright mockery.

But given that Trump is the president of the United States and claims to be a follower of Christ, it is biblically appropriate to judge his observable actions in an effort to honestly assess whether or not he fundamentally lives his life by the core values of Christianity.

Somehow, if our grandchildren are to live in good, just, healthy society, we must find ways to restore wholesome, joyous, faithful marriages and families.

many attribute their turning away from Christianity to what they consider immoral, fundamentally wrong, political engagement by Christians, especially evangelical Christians.

When asked in 2006 by the ladies of The View how he would react if his then twenty-four-year-old daughter Ivanka posed for Playboy: "I don't think Ivanka would do that, although she does have a very nice figure. I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.

Is it not confusing to young men to be taught in their churches and homes to honor, protect, and cherish women, but hear a deafening silence in response to Trump's low view of women by many of those same chivalry-promoting Christians?

Just as we should stand against the objectification of women, we too, should stand against dangerous stereotypes that liken men to animals on the prowl, ruled primarily by raging hormones and uncontrollable impulses. This is an insult to principled men who exhibit great respect for women and value them for their personhood, rather than their collective parts.

Finney allowed that "the business aims and practices of business men are almost universally an abomination in the sight of God.

The problem with making a deal with Trump wasn't that evangelicals shouldn't engage in politics. The problem was who they made a deal with, and the way in which they justified that deal.

After a long and lingering illness, evangelicalism died on November 8, 2016. On that day, 81 percent of white American evangelicals who for decades claimed to be concerned about "family values" registered their votes for a twice-divorced, thrice-married, self-confessed sexual predator whose understanding of the faith is so truncated that he can't even fake religious literacy.

Christians must be ready to lose politically rather than engage in dishonesty or corruption.

In order to retain a commitment to Jesus's new messianic community with its countercultural values, Christians must accept the fact that the faithful church will often—perhaps always—be a minority community in a broken world.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.

There is a difference between compromise and compromising. One allows for negotiation. The other undermines who you are.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words it is expressed in the choices one makes...and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

Most fundamentally, the U.S. military is—and will continue to be—a product of our culture and our collective decisions. Whatever it is, it's what we have made it.

It isn't enough to say "Be honest" or "Do the right thing," because in moments of conflict many of us lack the skills to move through the fear and put our values into action. The context of the situation really matters more than a catchphrase. What's way more useful for boys is to talk to them about what integrity looks like to you under duress.

Our children aren't stupid, and they're not naive. They see when adults around them act hypocritically. They see what we value and believe by our actions, not our words.

Good, old-fashioned ways keep hearts sweet, heads sane, hands busy.