Sentences with phrase «equal rights as»

The homosexual parent should have equal rights as any other parent, with the decision contingent upon the ultimate concern for the best interest and general welfare of the child.

So it shouldn't be a big surprise that he wants Attorney General Wally Oppal to amend the Family Relations Act to recognize that fathers have equal rights as parents in custody, access, and guardianship.

They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

A small town in Spain, Trigueros del Valle, has intorduced a bill to recognize animals as «non-human residents», thus granting the four - legged companions equal rights as citizens.

«No one has any right to question them or print their personal pictures on social networking sites,» he adds... our appeal for equal rights as citizens of India.

He affirmed that there was no zoning arrangement in the party, stressing that new members have equal rights as old members.

(CNN) Puerto Ricans who voted for US statehood in a non-binding referendum Sunday are «claiming our equal rights as American citizens,» Puerto Rico's governor says.

The issue of gender equality continues to separate views, with some viewing it as a lost cause while others see the need for a law granting women equal rights as their male counterparts to be implemented.

Every individual has equal rights as everyone else, and to me those rights MUST be more important than an organization, and here's why.

Me being Gay is not the issue, the issue that I strive to fight for is my equal rights as a U.S citizen.

As to the second part... again, Bob... maybe,... just maybe atheists, agnostics, some christians, and many from other religions, or not believe that what you evangelical theists believe about «gays» and what you are doing to minimize, criminalize, bully, torture,... create laws that show them as not being worthy enough in our society of having equal rights as human beings... maybe we think you guys are absolutely * wrong.

We have equal rights as males of our society.

Maybe during the time the story was written that was OK, I mean it's only an incredibly recent phenomenon that women have equal rights as men, and only in certain places.

Yes Muslims in America have equal rights as any other religious group.

They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

That everyone in this country, even this whole world, deserve equal rights as human beings regardless of who they are, how they live, what they do or not do.

Women (32 %) cite equal rights as being the most important issue to them versus 16 % of men.

Not exact matches

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

«As a company that is committed to the principle that everyone deserves to live without fear of discrimination simply for being who they are, becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable,» Schulman wrote in an open letter.

As for the developers» own political leanings, they tell Fortune, «As brothers ourselves, we admire the legacy of brothers John and Robert Kennedy for their commitment to cultivating an America that embraced a young generation, stood for civil rights, and worked towards equal opportunity.»

«Financing Conversion Securities» means securities with identical rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions as the Qualified Financing Securities issued to new investors in a Qualified Financing, other than (A) the per share liquidation preference, which will be equal to (i) the Note Conversion Price at which this Note is converted, multiplied by (ii) any liquidation preference multiple granted to the Qualified Financing Securities (i.e., 1X, 2X, etc. of the purchase price), (B) the conversion price for purposes of price - based anti-dilution protection, which will equal the Note Conversion Price, and (C) the basis for any dividend rights, which will be based on the Note Conversion Price.

This can be expressed as a multiple to the investment amount (2X or 3X, for example), or as a «double - dip» — the investor's right to get their money back, plus an amount equal to the as - if - converted value (that is, the amount the investor would receive on liquidation had they converted their preferred shares to common shares).

When the stock appreciation right is exercised, the recipient will generally be required to include as taxable ordinary income in the year of exercise an amount equal to the sum of the amount of cash received and the fair market value of any common stock received upon the exercise.

In the event of a change of control (as defined in the plan), the compensation committee may, in its discretion, provide for any or all of the following actions: (i) awards may be continued, assumed, or substituted with new rights, (ii) awards may be purchased for cash equal to the excess (if any) of the highest price per share of common stock paid in the change in control transaction over the aggregate exercise price of such awards, (iii) outstanding and unexercised stock options and stock appreciation rights may be terminated, prior to the change in control (in which case holders of such unvested awards would be given notice and the opportunity to exercise such awards), or (iv) vesting or lapse of restrictions may be accelerated.

My sister and I emigrated from Iran back in 1984, and just knowing that in the world there are countries, such as Iran, where women have no rights, and they can't work let alone run a corporation, and certainly aren't treated as equals... this is what fuels us, keeps us passionate and pushes us forward.

To calculate these numbers, we assume that we have no insight into the future, that we have an equal chance (50/50) of being wrong as we do being right.

Can you see why equality under the law and equal rights for everyone means throwing out the bias of religion, as none of them agree with the others on anything.

(gg) «Stock Appreciation Right» or «SAR» means a right granted under Section 8 which entitles the recipient to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the exercise price thereof on such terms and conditions as are specified in the agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the «SAR Agreement&raqRight» or «SAR» means a right granted under Section 8 which entitles the recipient to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the exercise price thereof on such terms and conditions as are specified in the agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the «SAR Agreement&raqright granted under Section 8 which entitles the recipient to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the exercise price thereof on such terms and conditions as are specified in the agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the «SAR Agreement&raqRight over the exercise price thereof on such terms and conditions as are specified in the agreement or other documents evidencing the Award (the «SAR Agreement»).

to President Obama's second inaugural, in which he cast the holy places of women's rights, civil rights, and gay rights as the postmodern Bethlehem («We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall»).

Blacks alongside gays, alongside Hispanics, alongside the poor and the middleclass??? Shouldn't we all band together in a common cause - to be recognized and accepted, for equal rights for all members of our society??? Shouldn't the 99 % be the voice of this country - as opposed to the oppressive 1 %??? I think we should all band together - pushing for a common cause, and making America the true beacon of what a Modern society looks like!

We humans must act maturely enough to see ourselves as one of the products of the universe with an equal right to resources, not as a privileged, one - of - a-kind, and preferred creature.

Homosexual people will be accepted as equal, full human beings, who have a legitimate claim on every right that both church and society have to offer any of us.

You know, the one's that actually respected this girls right and treated her as an equal and didn't make up an asinine excuse to cover the fact that he was scared of losing.

As secular humanists we are typically «not» trying to enforce «laws» on you «believers» that take away your equal rights under the conti - tution.

Are you equating someone offering a discount on an oil change for spouting off a Bible verse... vs. allowing people who happen to be of the same gender, who love and care for each other and want... and... are deserving of equal civil rights and equal treatment under the law... as = to being the «same thing»...?

It was Man that said NO MORE SLAVERY, no God, it was man that spoke of equal rights not God, it was man that fights for that, God is self proclaimed as Jealous, a inferior personality trait in man?

You accept the bible as truth and in doing so, inadvertently you do agree with denying equal rights.

-- Just curious, but does your church fight for equal rights for gays as well?

In addition to civil rights for people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.

A question, as i am curious... Should the «laws» change in relationship to the issue of gay's being allowed marriage, and full equal rights, would you and the Mormon Church come out and «change it's position and say, we are following our government and it's laws which say it (gay marriage) is o.k..

Dalahäst Just curious, but does your church fight for equal rights for gays as well?

Gays deserve the same equal civil rights as straights.

If you can't extend equal rights to every single person on this planet, then you are part of the problem as regards the rights of others.

It's a red herring also, as it's presented as a reason NOT to grant equal rights to everyone, for a fictional possible outcome, which if it were to occur could be dealt with as a separate issue, specifically.

Democrats — Voted 54 % to approve equal rights for women as opposed to the Republicans who voted 82 %.

CNN: Church that barred black wedding affirms commitment to equal treatment A Mississippi church that wouldn't allow a black couple to marry in its sanctuary because of the couple's race appears to be trying to right a wrong, as officials with the church's denomination decried the incident.

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

Just as they have an equal right to engage in individual discretion, so do they have equal responsibility for making mistakes.

you refuse others to be seen as equal under the law, yet want equal rights for yourself.

As an Atheist, I believe in equal rights for all.