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rock/shake something to its foundations
to damage or change an organization or a person's beliefs very much. Allegations of scandal and abuse have rocked the party to its foundations. The ideas seemed to make sense, but shook the foundations of her own Christian beliefs.
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shake the foundations of something
to cause a person or organization to question the truth of something it strongly believed. For a time his grief over his son's death shook the foundations of his religious faith.
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Ideal for parents wanting to establish foundational biblical truths into the hearts and minds of their children, these brief 'easy reader' level stories are ideal for bedtime storytelling.
Methodologies for helping middle school students with learning difficulties internalize basic mathematic skills are discussed at length, along with lesson plans, guidelines for teaching self-directed problem-solving strategies, recommendations for building foundational concepts, and much more.
Thus, he rejects the claim that, irrespective of what the foundational beliefs of Christianity are, one can determine the essence of Christianity in terms of how Christians act.
 
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