Sentences with phrase «government coercion»
"Government coercion" refers to the use of force or pressure by a governing authority to make people do something they may not want to do. It means the government using its power to make individuals comply with laws or regulations, often without their consent. Full definition
«Today's proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions,» the statement said.
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Pope Paul VI and the «out of touch» Church predicted in 1969 that widespread use of contraception would lead to four things: 1) General lowering of moral standards, 2) A rise in infidelity, and illegitimacy 3) The reduction of women to objects used to satisfy men and 4) Government coercion in reproductive matters.
Online Dating Sites Self - Regulate, Without Government Coercion.
Worse is when they believe that on account of their success, they are superior and thus have a moral duty to impose their views on others, including by government coercion.
I tend to cast a wary eye upon those things created clandestinely by others for my benefit, developed and promoted with insider deals, massive contracts and federal government coercion of states.
Since the NAACP case in 1958, the Supreme Court has recognized the First Amendment right of advocacy organizations to maintain the confidentiality of their private donors, precisely in order to protect the donors against government coercion.
Only if the school influences students to attend (or not attend), could this fall under government coercion and be actionable.
This question effectively presumes that some abortions are inevitable and that government coercion in this matter is likely to be ineffective.
While I would concede that «government coercion is a necessary evil» in a fallen world, the stress is on the coercion.
It found no evidence «with respect to [Caviness's] specific employment claims, that Horizon acted in concert or conspired with state actors, was subject to government coercion or encouragement, or was otherwise entwined or controlled by an agency of the State.»
[30] Congress could also incorporate protections, such as those in the proposed First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), which would protect schools» ability to maintain their religious and cultural character free of government coercion.
The more compelling questions concern a person's or an institution's freedom of conscience and the right to act upon one's moral beliefs without fear of intimidation and / or government coercion.