Sentences with phrase «accepting of diversity»

If we can be more accepting of diversity and alternative ways of being, then hopefully fewer children will be teased, ridiculed and bullied for moving outside the narrow boxes that have traditionally defined what it means to be female and male in our society.

Some of these individuals are disturbed to find the denomination's official statement so accepting of diversity.

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Camara gave a concise speech about the importance of diversity at Slack as she accepted the award.

Aguilera told PAPER that she thinks that society is becoming more accepting of body diversity, beauty ideals, and risky fashion choices.

A judge still has to determine whether to accept the terms of the settlement, but an Uber spokesperson pointed out that the company has made a number of changes to the way it handles pay, and emphasized diversity efforts made by the company that address many of the stipulations in the settlement.

These are individual issues and the great blessing of America is that we all accept each others» diversity.

How much loss will it take before we accept the diversity of each individual?

I long for a society in which modernity would have its full place but without implying the denial of elementary principles of human and familial ecology; for a society in which the diversity of ways of being, of living, and of desiring is accepted as fortunate, without allowing this diversity to be diluted in the reduction to the lowest common denominator, which effaces all differentiation; for a society in which, despite the technological deployment of virtual realities and the free play of critical intelligence, the simplest words — father, mother, spouse, parents — retain their meaning, at once symbolic and embodied; for a society in which children are welcomed and find their place, their whole place, without becoming objects that must be possessed at all costs, or pawns in a power struggle.

A reaction in the dominant community is already setting in against accepting diversity and in favor of making new efforts at assimilating all into the dominant culture.

If we can understand, appreciate, learn from and accept the particularities of each other as Christians and Churches, we will be able to rejoice in our diversity and in society's plurality.

It opens their minds to diversity and, in the long run, accepting of other cultures, races, or heritages.

If we accept the account of human nature given by the Western theological and philosophical traditions — that we are free, rational beings, limited and imperfect, prone to diversity of opinion and errors in judgment — we may be more inclined to be not only tolerant but gracious and loving toward those with whom we disagree.

Although I illustrated my point of the need to accept diversity in many ways with reference to Judaism, Hinduism, and Shinto, and spoke of what we might offer them and learn from them, all my comments were very brief.

The information at our disposal now makes so evident the complexity, the diversity, of the religious aspect of human experience in all Asian cultures that we can no longer use easy generalizations or traditionally accepted patterns in talking about other religions.

Related to the litmus test comments — How about this litmus test: if you don't accept evolution as the only rational explanation for the diversity of life on Earth you can not run for office.

clarify: I DO experience all of the blessings of family that you mention in the article... great love, purpose, diversity, openess to question and be accepted, etc... DO N'T experience any of the headaches and hurts mentioned in the comments.

But when diversities are accepted within the wholeness of life that holds together all things in its embrace, then, new possibilities emerge in history.

K.C. Abraham points out that «Globalization has become a vehicle of cultural invasion», leading to «a mono - culture that suppresses economic, ecological and cultural diversity, and has a tendency to accept efficiency and productivity without concern for justice and compassion towards people».6

The biblical theology to which he refers emerged after World War II as a consensus with certain characteristics: (1) the Bible is assumed to be relevant for modern men and women; (2) biblical criticism is to be accepted; (3) the message of the Bible is a unity, if a unity in diversity; (4) revelation is historical encounter rather than right doctrine; (5) the biblical (Hebraic) mentality is distinctive.

Brown agrees that Scripture is crucial to the Church as a source of transformation and that evangelicalism's emphasis upon transformed individuals gives it a valuable vitality Pinnock accepts the liberal effort to recognize the diversity in Scripture and the importance of Christians speaking to the contemporary situation.

Evangelicals are likely to find it too general to be helpful while process thinkers will hesitate to accept it as a description if there is no recognition of the metaphysical necessity of both diversity and unity.

I long for a society in which modernity would have its full place, without implying the denial of elementary principles of human and familial ecology; for a society in which the diversity of ways of being, of living and of desiring is accepted as fortunate, without allowing this diversity to be diluted in the reduction to the lowest common denominator, which effaces all differentiation; for a society in which, despite the technological deployment of virtual realities and the free play of critical intelligence, the simplest words» father, mother, spouse, parents» retain their meaning, at once symbolic and embodied; for a society in which children are welcomed and find their place, their whole place, without becoming objects that must be possessed at all costs or a pawns in a power struggle.

This different kind of approach must be one in which the unity and continuity of the Church's life is recognized but, at the same time, the diversity characteristic of any historical process (that is to say, of real events) can be accepted.

That's the basis upon which the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) accepts and shares the genetic diversity of rice in the International Rice Genebank.

Right time for diversities of thoughts; but one thing we must put on count is to accept the true decision that will enhance our club on trail than forcing decisions will comprecate everything sin the name of change.

If you can understand human diversity at all, make room in your tiny heart to accept that every situation in different, and not one of us knows another's situation just from a comment on a post well enough to say what they should or shouldn't do.

Instead, the show (whose childlike characters and physical manifestation of words could easily share PBS prime time slots) encourages the whole family to use our eyes and hearts to relate to each other, and takes us from acknowledging what makes us unique to accepting how that diversity makes our community special — and downright wonderful.

I also think that we really need to focus on preventing and addressing birth trauma — and a lot of that is going to have to be a result of a culture shift with respect to birth and a willingness to accept a wide diversity of women with a wide range of circumstances.

Fixated by the fashionable ideology of multi-cultural diversity, they try to bully and brainwash the public into accepting their suicidal policy» — Leo McKinstry, Daily Express

Top graduate programs, which receive many more applications than they can accept, often use «objective» numerical criteria as screening devices to shorten their lists of «serious» candidates, explained education researcher Julie Posselt of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping.

In science - policy circles, it's widely accepted that the lack of diversity in the science work force is a reason for concern.

By including only mothers who sought donor insemination before it was largely accepted, the study does not reflect the diversity of female couples raising children today.

It seems that although gay men broadly feel accepted in the academic community, there is still a long way to go before the full spectrum of gender and sexual diversity feels welcomed with open arms.

Joan Roughgarden, an evolutionary biologist at Stanford, agrees that response to the study of sexuality and gender diversity is not so much homophobic, but rather destabilizing to accepted scientific thinking.

But «I was awestruck at the abundance and diversity of small animals of deep sea sediments,» Grassle recalled in a greeting he recorded in accepting one of two Japan Prizes announced today.

This is basic stuff, of course, at least for the 53 per cent of the American public that accepts evolutionary theory as a scientific explanation of life's rich diversity.

While Wasley and Gibbs admit they've had to work hard to become body - positive, the duo hope the AnyBODY brand can help more women accept their appearance and feel empowered in their journey to good health; and, for them, this starts with a greater diversity of body shapes and sizes being represented on the catwalk, in advertising, in clothing sizes and in the media.

Feels like the world of children's literature is five steps ahead of the rest of society in accepting diversity as worth celebrating.

I believe life is a blessing, and so we don't come to meet and love each other because we're identically the same, we do because we're willing to accept our diversity as distinct blessings of our creator of us.

Of course I fully agree with many of the more accepted goals of the liberal variants of critical pedagogy whose arch-categories include the following — to foment dialogue, to deepen our appreciation of public life, to create spaces of respect and appreciation for diversity, to encourage critical thinking, to build culturally sensitive curricula, to create a vibrant democratic public sphere, to try to change the hardened hearts and minds of our increasingly parasitic financial aristocracy, to build knowledge from the experiences and the histories of students themselves, to make knowledge relevant to the lives of students, and to encourage students to theorize and make sense of their experiences in order to break free from the systems of mediation that limit their understanding of the world and their capacity to transform it, to challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, to fight against white supremacy, etcOf course I fully agree with many of the more accepted goals of the liberal variants of critical pedagogy whose arch-categories include the following — to foment dialogue, to deepen our appreciation of public life, to create spaces of respect and appreciation for diversity, to encourage critical thinking, to build culturally sensitive curricula, to create a vibrant democratic public sphere, to try to change the hardened hearts and minds of our increasingly parasitic financial aristocracy, to build knowledge from the experiences and the histories of students themselves, to make knowledge relevant to the lives of students, and to encourage students to theorize and make sense of their experiences in order to break free from the systems of mediation that limit their understanding of the world and their capacity to transform it, to challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, to fight against white supremacy, etcof the more accepted goals of the liberal variants of critical pedagogy whose arch-categories include the following — to foment dialogue, to deepen our appreciation of public life, to create spaces of respect and appreciation for diversity, to encourage critical thinking, to build culturally sensitive curricula, to create a vibrant democratic public sphere, to try to change the hardened hearts and minds of our increasingly parasitic financial aristocracy, to build knowledge from the experiences and the histories of students themselves, to make knowledge relevant to the lives of students, and to encourage students to theorize and make sense of their experiences in order to break free from the systems of mediation that limit their understanding of the world and their capacity to transform it, to challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, to fight against white supremacy, etcof the liberal variants of critical pedagogy whose arch-categories include the following — to foment dialogue, to deepen our appreciation of public life, to create spaces of respect and appreciation for diversity, to encourage critical thinking, to build 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Some of this is addressed by them being in the same cohort and doing the same content and by accepting anything from a «C «to full mastery it allows many the dignity of progressing together but at the same time this diversity will disallow some students from exposure to the opportunities that their peers are offered.

LGBTQ students can feel «isolated and alone and rejected» when peers and teachers don't accept them, says Tracie Jones, who runs student diversity and inclusion programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE).

Through group work, they learn that there's a diversity of valid perspectives, build comfort around using their own voices, and understand the value of accepting and building on the contributions of others.

The Committee heard there was a lack of consistency in what was being taught throughout Scotland meaning that there was patchy provision in teaching young people about sex and relationships, understanding and accepting diversity, and mental health awareness.

«Promote a culture of openness, diversity of opinion, and mutual respect that will disrupt established hierarchies and power dynamics, and by doing so will add perspectives, expand our networks, and strengthen our institutions by accepting risk and failure as options.»

When School Isn't Safe LGBTQ students can feel «isolated and alone and rejected» when peers and teachers don't accept them, says Tracie Jones, who runs student diversity and inclusion programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE).

The key objective of the scheme is to support BME teachers to progress into senior leadership positions so the school workforce reflects the diversity of the pupils and staff it represents and so becomes an accepting environment for all cultures and backgrounds, ensuring that BME pupils across the country have strong role models to inspire them.

California is known for its vibrant diversity, accepting people of all cultures and ethnicities.

That State Department of Education's own data provides a stark assessment of how Connecticut's charter schools are doctoring their test results by refusing to accept the diversity of students who make up the communities that these schools are supposed to be serving.

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