Sentences with phrase «about issues of justice»

We are Christians of all denominations who care about issues of justice and freedom and want to make a difference.

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In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, the mogul reflected on his desire to «amplify» discussions around issues of social justice, and the decision to produce documentaries about Kalief Browder and Trayvon Martin.

People have the right to leave church and organized religion, they have a right to question an institution that will do anything to save face even if it means letting children be harmed (and trust me, there are Priests that have issues with girls - my mom when to an all girls» Catholic school in the 60s and talks about how many of the priests used to «hang out» with the young girls out and girls have been abused), churches that are not practicing social justice.

Amnesty International is up to no good, and they don't want you to know about it.My friend Richard Stith, professor of law at Valparaiso University, first drew my attention to the issue on the Mirror of Justice blog about a year ago.

If you hear someone talking about sin they are more likely talking about big problems like environmental degradation, economic justice, and war, than about issues of personal morality like adultery or gluttony.

But as much as John Paul appreciated the United States, he kept his independence and issued a series of declarations about social justice and peace that challenged many Americans — both on the domestic front and in foreign affairs.

Vermeer lives in the Chicago suburbs and blogs about the intersections of faith and feminism and, increasingly, social justice issues on her blog, From Two to One.

Rather than shying away from such a hot - button issue, they found it necessary to talk about the imperative role of Christians in restorative justice and reconciliation.

The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.

How can we make statements about our evangelistic witness to issues of justice, peace and the integrity of creation in the world, when even within the womb of the church, there is no safety for women?

Though in recent years he's become more and more vocal about social justice issues, for much of his career, Brand has been known for his uniquely raunchy brand of shock comedy (This is the guy who once brought his drug dealer to work with him when he was an MTV VJ.).

The New Deal did not, in their estimate, constitute the hardest step in bringing about a socialized economic system; the idealistic weekly was sidestepping the crucial issues of class conflict and the factor of coercion in effecting social justice.

This should provide sufficient motivation to vote, and to ask which candidate will appoint the kind of justices who will defend the Constitution and the issues and freedoms we care most about.

Religion News Service: Catholic bishops fail to agree on statement on the economy A divided Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday (Nov. 13) failed to agree on a statement about the economy after a debate that revealed sharp differences over the kind of social justice issues that were once a hallmark of the bishops» public profile.

Insofar as the anointing of individuals is central to Pentecostal missionary and evangelistic activities, what about the church's corporate witness on issues related to peace and social justice?

Yet the same leaders remain quite unconcerned about their own ambiguity or vagueness on the moral issue of concrete justice for homosexual people and their need for sensitive and competent pastoral care.

A version of this article originally appeared on Craig Greenfield's blog, where he regularly writes about church and justice issues.

One Lutheran seminarian recently warned a class on eschatology, «Be careful about preaching the imminent return of Jesus to a suburban congregation; they already know enough ways to avoid peace and justice issues.»

Those who are involved in small groups often claim that these groups have influenced how they think on political and economic issues — for example, raising their interest in questions of peace and social justice or, in the case of conservative religious groups, generating ire about abortion and gay rights.

If one is pastor to a church which ministers to a large number of people who are unemployed, there is little doubt about addressing issues of economic justice from the pulpit.

The legal issues and factual background of Stenberg forced each Justice to confront the raw facts of precisely how abortion brings about the destruction of the human fetus.

For years people have complained, with considerable justice, about the laundry list of issues on which the USCC lobbies Congress, a list that has too often lent credibility to the complaint that it is, as the monsignor says, the religious lobby of the Democratic Party.

The heart of the issues is this: Theological education, in Stackhouse's view, incorporates the relevant pluralism in a way that inescapably implies a systematic relativism about all questions of truth and justice regarding God; it implies that the «Christian thing» has no intrinsic unity or identity.

He added: «One of the big issues raised by the campaign has been the issue of social justice and poverty which of course all Christians care about and are interested in.

To start with, one must wonder why these two issues» both of which ought to place politically liberal evangelicals in significant conflict with the Democratic party's social platform» are presented as «controversial» matters about which faithful Christians may disagree, while issues like foreign policy, environmentalism, and economics are presented as simple matters of justice.

Our unwillingness to charitably credit each other with being truly concerned about both «life» and «justice» issues» to see them as shared burdens differentiated only by their weight of emphasis and theoretical «solutions»» is tearing us apart.

Just when the culture starts asking questions about economic equality and issues of international justice for the poor, the church also starts teaching and writing about similar issues.

When gospel - related themes about justice, peace, and equality are raised in the various elements of culture, the church may suspect that these issues did not rise solely out of the hearts and minds of unregenerate people, but were created by the gentle breezes of the Spirit upon all people in our society.

Chapin says, «I've been thinking about food justice issues for as long as I can remember, but it was only when I became a mother (and a mother of an exhaustingly picky eater in my 2nd son Van, at that) that my ideas coalesced into a song.

In this issue, we ask, how should processes of neoliberal globalisation make us think about global justice beyond the state?

I read Tom Miller's comment «Wow, nice to see a bit of legal argument out on the Labour blogs...» differently, as being about the quality and depth of Lord Justice White's excellent post on the legal position rather than the idea that the issue is neglected by the Labour blogs.

At the Alumni Weekend 2011, Dr Mark Philp, Professor Simon Caney and Dr Adam Swift discussed the issue of intergenerational justice and asked questions about how we should allocate resources inter-generationally across areas such as welfare, pensions, higher education and the environment.

It is questionable whether it makes sense, in the 21st century, to reflect about questions of social justice, liberty, equality or other core concepts of political theory without taking economic issues into account.

If we let Obama lose, then Dems will fire up United For Peace and Justice and their fake antiwar candidates, and make lots of noise about our privacy rights, so those issues will be raised.

But it's worth noting that the Justice Department has a small set of «core prohibitions» around campaign finance issues that it is vigilant about prosecuting.

We are passionate about many issues including social justice, the environment, freedom of conscience, international development, and the treatment of refugees.

The Democrat calls himself an «activist - elected official» and has been outspoken about a number of social justice issues.

Sen. Eric Schneiderman called Donovan a «nice man,» but noted he had lobbied against Rockefeller Drug Law reform as the head of the state DA's association (Rice was on the board, too, which has become an issue in the primary) said he «represents the past» and the «old, failed ways of thinking about the justice system.»

Over the weekend, Dominican leaders called for the U.S. Department of Justice to step in to oversee the remainder of the count, and opened a hotline where voters could file complaints about issues they may have encountered on voting day.

Some advocates for closing the jail are concerned about the growing involvement of the real estate industry, afraid it might overshadow the issues of criminal justice reform that should be driving the conversation.

«Brian has been a leading voice in the fight for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and has shown a deep commitment to not just talking about issues of social justice, but actually delivering results.

We can not have a situation where more and more decisions about Scotland are being taken in Scotland, and yet Scottish MPs come to Westminster and vote on English - only issues, shaping the destiny of health, education, justice, environment and probably taxation, too, in England, potentially against the wishes of most English representatives.

Continue reading» «Fuel duty is not just about economics, it's an issue of social justice» says Robert Halfon»»

«For years, Senate Republicans have been one of the main obstacles to progress on some of the issues working families care most about, like fair elections, the DREAM Act, reforming our broken criminal justice system, and fighting climate change,» the email states.

A report issued about the same time by ALIGN, an economic justice research and advocacy organization, found that only 4 percent of businesses across New York receive subsidies, and that many recipients are large, out - of - state corporations.

Waldron endorsed Bill de Blasio in the 2013 mayor's race, with de Blasio speaking at length about the leadership Waldron has shown on social justice issues, and how he has a bright future ahead of him.

We're talking about criminal justice reform, I risked my political life raising the issue of criminal justice reform when I ran for the Senate in Virginia in 2006.

The spokeswoman for Election Justice U.S.A., a voting rights advocacy group that put together a lawsuit against the state's Board of Elections for voter registration issues, said she is «concerned» about a possible conflict of interest with Stringer.

Worse, she knows next to nothing about criminal law, court procedure or pressing justice issues, as proven by her preposterous display of ignorance in speaking with the Daily News Editorial Board.

Ramos said she's helped «spark important conversations among neighbors about justice and equality, sustainability and our quality of life» and hopes to continue to work on affordability issues and improve traffic safety in the neighborhood, she said.