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petitionWritten instrument directed to an individual, government official, legislative body, or court in order to seek redress of grievances or to request a favour. In some jurisdictions, petitions brought by a sufficient number of people (represented by their signatures) are used to place a candidate on a ballot, to submit an issue to the electorate (see referendum and initiative), or to exert pressure on legislators to vote in a certain way. In the U.S., the right to petition is guaranteed by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. petition 1. a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority 2. Law a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR: A NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY OF PETITIONARY PRAYER. Worship, however physically compelling, is deeply compromised by the dynamics of congregational and denominational and intercultural politics (not to mention the nature of petitionary prayer). Keeping with the ambiguous theme, Robertson doesn't let the reader accept the situation as a divine answer to a petitionary prayer. |
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