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as in theology
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic Church's doctrine on the Eucharist
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Recent Examples of doctrine
Part of its strategy is to use nuclear intimidation, such as the recent changes to Russian nuclear doctrine that seem to lower the threshold for nuclear use, to heighten Western fears of confronting Russia.
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
The Cold War doctrine of deterrence, known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), assumes that rational actors will make rational decisions to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Putin updated Russia's nuclear doctrine in November, lowering the threshold for Moscow to use its enormous nuclear weapons stockpile.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
The Cold War doctrine of deterrence, known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), assumes that rational actors will make rational decisions to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Putin updated Russia's nuclear doctrine in November, lowering the threshold for Moscow to use its enormous nuclear weapons stockpile.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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This vision reflects the influence of Reformed Reconstructionism, a theology that advocates for a Christian theocracy, where secular government is subservient to biblical law.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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His ideas made an indelible mark on 20th-century theology, psychology and philosophy, influencing thinkers like Sigmund Freud, Albert Camus and Michael Foucault.Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024
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In his first term, Trump helped form conservative majorities in six federal appellate courts and entrenched a conservative judiciary at the nation’s highest court that embraced originalist legal philosophies held closely by stalwart figures such as Scalia.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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These are two differing political and economic philosophies which should not be confused.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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The vividly colored backdrop and stage dissolved to white; pattern, the organizing principle of the bodies and of the world that Abraham had so carefully constructed, was gone.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Industry growth is positive and forecasted to increase as organizations pivot more to inclusion, belonging and culture work that embeds DEI principles.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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School voucher rhetoric has shifted, deliberately, from talk about freedom and choice to the language of the culture wars, painting public schools as indoctrinating students in far left radicalism and gender ideology.Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Most of what’s in the film, especially the crimes and insidious ideology Mathews espoused, is, unfortunately, factual.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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These observations, however, are always subsumed within religious dogma, whether Christian, Islamic, or Judaic.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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This distinction is crucial to her work, which focuses on foundational truths rather than religious dogma.Court Stroud, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Previously, the constitution prohibited discrimination based on race, creed or religion.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Paul’s spiritual quest steers him surprisingly close to New Age creeds that the author, as a young man, would have made fun of.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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