Sentences with phrase «abolition at»

Tatsujiro Suzuki is a professor and director at the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition at Nagasaki University.

If the idea of prison abolition at first seems a bit impractical even to liberals, it becomes somewhat more plausible as the ideology is examined in juxtaposition with strategy and tactics.

Not exact matches

Some revenue raisers on the individual side, like abolition of deductions for state and local taxes and the elimination of personal exemptions, would expire at the end of that year too.

The treatment of the Nazi period in all its aspects - Hitler's rise to power; his establishment of a dictatorship in Germany; the abolition of the rule of law; the persecution of all kinds of political opponents; the racially motivated persecution of the Jews, culminating in the Holocaust; the reticence and opposition of German citizens; and, Germany's instigation of World War II - is compulsory teaching matter at all types of schools in Germany and at all levels of education.

Throughout history, there have been many Christians who looked away, but there also have been many at the forefront of the abolition movement.

Protestant Christians either initiated or were at the forefront of every major social movement from abolition to child labor, from suffrage to civil rights.

We have been deeply involved in movements for abolition, suffrage, civil rights, economic and environmental justice, and now we are at the forefront of the movement in the church for LGBTQ inclusion.

It comes at the very end of The Abolition of Man:

I keep reading through Rabbi Michael Lerner's Tikkun, Jim Wallis» Sojourners, and the parallel writings of the far Catholic left, and I fail to pick up much hankering for the old essential characteristics of socialism: the abolition of private property, the government - managed economy, and at....

At first, as in the case of Elijah, it was the abolition of foreign sacrifices that was called for, but a century later this attack was taken a stage further.

At this point Buddhism presents an instructive contrast to Christianity, for here [in Buddhism] one discovers unbelievably complex systems of meditation centering upon the image of death, but here death is a way to a dissolution of the human condition, and therefore to the abolition of pain and suffering.21

If morality as proclaimed by various religions is denied a place at the policy table, then our nation will only be guided by those with a very cramped and limited moral view — which would have been a disaster for abolition and civil rights way back then — and would be no less a disaster today.

Does not such development presuppose, if not relative equality, at least the abolition of absolute poverty amongst the masses of the poor in the world?

The abolition of such observances strikes at the heart of tradition, the distinctive language of belief.

For they entail, in principle at least, the overthrowing — the complete abolition — of any system of heroics that would lead us to experience shame about ourselves.

But the mentality of imperial rule which these symbols expressed has survived their abolition — at least in the church's central administration, though less in the post-conciliar popes themselves.

Simple — leave me alone and you can be as crazy / passionate / spiritual as you want... but that MUST stop at my front door the same as mine stops at yours (or can you show me the atheist politician who's pushing for the abolition of religious practices?)

Just as he spoke no specific word on slavery or slums, but gave an impulse that can let no sensitive Christian be at ease while they exist, so he injected into human history a spirit that must eventually lead to war's abolition.

C. S. Lewis identified this sort of discourse in The Abolition of Man where he explained how the grammar book of «Gaius» and «Titius» propagandizes rather than educates, having wormed into the inner recesses of the child's mind: «It is not a theory they put into his mind, but an assumption, which ten years hence, its origin forgotten and its presence unconscious, will condition him to take one side in a controversy which he has never recognized as a controversy at all.»

In the aftermath of the abolition of interviews, the governing body can no longer gauge this will - o» - the - wisp, notwithstanding the claim that objective catholicity is nothing but appearing at Sunday Mass..

He spoke about this in the Riddell Memorial Lectures at the University of Durham, published in 1947 as The Abolition of Man.

None of what Lincoln achieved — the eventual abolition of slavery, the preservation of the Union — would have happened had Lincoln not thought himself constitutionally authorizedto resist the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott; constitutionally obligated, by his oath, to resist secession; and constitutionally empowered, as commander in chief, to fight the enemy with the full powers at his disposal, which included military force, blockade, suspension of habeas corpus, arrest and detention, seizure of enemy property, and emancipation of Southern slaves.

Henry IV in Germany hurled defiance at Gregory VII when the pope categorically insisted on the imposition of clerical celibacy and the abolition of lay investiture.

When Luther's views of the gospel and of Christian faith and life as well as his criticisms of the Roman Church took hold of others, the discussion of the issues of the struggle in books, tracts, and pamphlets led to concrete action aimed at the abolition of Roman Catholic orders and practices.

By Keith Nuthall Serious concerns were raised at the European Parliament over the impending abolition of European Union (EU) milk production quotas, as dairy prices continue to fall.

Consider what has gone down since March 1985: Point - shaving and abolition of the sport at Tulane.

Ten years ago, in March of 2007, when only five (5) scholars from across the world were selected to deliver presentations during the commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery at the United Nations Headquarters, Professor Naana Jane Opoku - Agyemang was one of those five (5) prominent scholars.

While some critics have called for the abolition of the PA and BP offices, of which Bloomberg himself has at times been a critic (although that depends on the day), Wolfson said: «I don't anticipate those being on the ballot.»

Exceed those limits at peril of in - flight ejection from helicopters.1 Which essentially is the point that making demands in deep favour of labour in parliament result in the abolition of parliament as we know it.

Jon Gower Davies, a former Head of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Newcastle and a Labour Councillor on Newcastle City Council for 20 years, has written a report for the think - tank Civitas, entitled «Small Corroding Words: the slighting of Great Britain by the EHRC», which advocates the abolition of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, currently chaired by Trevor Phillips, the ex Labour member of the London Assembly.

The alternative is the gutting or abolition of the Act, and a withdrawl from the European Convention on Human Rights, which the Conservatives are threatening to do (David Cameron even had a populist pop at the idea of human rights in a conference speech before he became Prime Minister).

This brought him to the attention of party leader Tony Blair, and shortly after his defeat by the SNP he was welcomed at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness where he spoke immediately before Blair in the critical debate on abolition of Clause 4.4 of the Labour Party Constitution.

Labour leaders since Attlee had long since ceased to take Clause IV seriously: they just thought abolition would generate more trouble among Labour supporters than the benefits to be gained at electioins since many in the electorate didn't know what Clause IV was until reminded.

The Growth, Mobilization and Activism Coordinator of Amnesty International Ghana, Frank Doyi, said this at a public forum on the abolition and campaign against death penalty at Wa in the Upper West Region.

The party north of the border might have played a key role in the abolition of such fees in Scotland and tried to put clear yellow water between itself and the decisions made by colleagues at Westminster, but voters punished the party anyway.

Some of the contributors at the hearing clamoured for an abolition of what they called very costly presidential system of government.

The abolition of two positions in the East Hampton Town Sanitation Department, leaving two town employees without jobs, prompted comments at a town board meeting last Thursday from...

There was spontaneous applause at her example of the abolition of Section 28 as a big achievement in politics regarding this subject, as it was «so damaging for teenagers» as well as «the impact it had on teachers and fears they felt — not being able to come out or answer pupils» questions.»

At the weekend Mr Prescott released a statement saying: «My contact with Philip Anschutz relates solely to the use of the Dome, post-sale, in terms of regeneration of the area, and Mr Anschutz's interest in William Wilberforce, former Hull MP and abolitionist, about whom Mr Anschutz is making a film, as I am personally involved in the 2007 Abolition Bicentenary.»

At 6 p.m., Sen. James Sanders Jr. hosts panel discussion to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177th Street and Baisely Boulevard, Queens.

Reid is not a natural pluralist — indeed, he favours abolition of the House of Lords — but his condemnatory language was extreme, describing a Liberal Democrat - Labour deal as mutually assured destruction, and adding:» If we continue not listening then we will lose very badly at any subsequent election.»

The Social Liberal Forum now calls upon Dr. Cable, and all Liberal Democrat MPs, to continue to press for a system that ensures the abolition of student tuition fees, the reduction of student debt and their replacement with a graduate contribution, varying progressively with income and set at levels which do not deter students from taking less well paid, but socially beneficial, post-graduate employment.

The prime minister will make the official announcement tonight at a reception to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

The abolition of the Beer Duty Escalator and a freeze in the rate at next month's Budget would be a hugely welcome move which would help people already coping with so many other pressures on their finances.

The Empire State was at the forefront of the Underground Railroad, and a national leader in the abolition and anti-slavery movements.

First - past - the - post is currently used for elections to the House of Commons and for most local elections in England and Wales, while plurality - at - large is used in multi-member council wards in England and Wales, and was historically used in the multi-member parliamentary constituencies before their abolition.

If we are to have such a significant constitutional change the case for abolition should at least be heard by the voters.

In addition to the obvious damage that would result from the proposed $ 5.8 billion cut at NIH, the $ 2 billion cut in applied energy R&D, the $ 900 million cut in DOE's Office of Science, the abolition of ARPA - E, and the research cuts at NOAA and EPA, a less immediately obvious potential casualty would be U.S. scientific cooperation with a wide variety of other countries on a wide variety of topics.

The Buzz: Wilberforce was certainly at the vanguard of British abolition, but he ultimately didn't play much of a role in the emancipation movement, and died before the Slavery Abolition Act waabolition, but he ultimately didn't play much of a role in the emancipation movement, and died before the Slavery Abolition Act waAbolition Act was passed.

Arm - twisting a political rival whose vote he needs, Day - Lewis» Lincoln at one point asserts how abolition will force America to «extemporize and experiment» its way forward.