god-ordained

Their antagonism toward science is based in the fact that science discredits their views (for example, geology proves the earth is billions of years old, not 10,000) and Enlightenment ideas challenge their orthodoxy and political paradigm (ie, freedom vs. democracy, questioning authority rather than viewing it as god-ordained.)

Matthew Yglesias » Contingency? Irony? Solidarity! 2007

In your world, tenacity and stubbornness are god-ordained values but open-minded truth-seeking that requires weighing the evidence & potentially changing one's opinion as the data dictates, is a punishable offense.

Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

Crean, apparently, doesn't see anything odd in signing Australia up to be dictated to by people who think female genital mutilation is god-ordained, that women are only 25% the value of men, who whip women for being raped, who whip people for kissing in public, who whip people for holding hands, who whip people for drinking alcohol, who whip people for dressing in anything other than a black sack.

Australian Islamist Monitor Blue Heeler 2010

And then this Campbell woman is shaking her head in a clearly demonic fashion, she prophesies over the drunkard Todd Bentley about his god-ordained destiny.

WordPress.com News 2009

And then this Campbell woman is shaking her head in a clearly demonic fashion, she prophesies over the drunkard Todd Bentley about his god-ordained destiny.

WordPress.com News 2009

And then this Campbell woman is shaking her head in a clearly demonic fashion, she prophesies over the drunkard Todd Bentley about his god-ordained destiny.

WordPress.com News 2009

You know it’s bad when opponents of Hillary have to go scrounging about in their Bibles for god-ordained reasons to not elect her.

god does not approve « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007