Sentences with phrase «against poverty as»

In this case, this family can protect itself against poverty as a result of the father's untimely death by purchasing a life insurance policy.

Gordon Brown focused his attention on Labour's fight against poverty as pressure about the 10p income tax rate abolition continues.

Not exact matches

The leaflets often make it seem as if poverty is «out there,» whether that's in the Global South or the inner city, and that the fight against it only includes a monthly donation and a couple of hours of volunteering or a short missions trip.

The CNI - SBSS, the SYNODICAL BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES (SBSS), was conceived as a response of the Church to the whole issue of poverty and related social justice for the poor and exploited as against the prevalent ethos of relief and charity.

On the economic plane, we have a society in which there are some who have immense wealth as against many who live in abject poverty.

But as he matured, he realized there are OTHER issues he cares about which are more typically considered liberal causes, such as the fight against poverty.

A speech delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government's minister for community safety and legal affairs, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, praised the work of Christian organisations such as the Salvation Army's Greenock Floating Support services, Christians Against Poverty and the Bethany Christian Trust.

As against this background, an attempt is made in this paper to inquire the assumption of world leaders that globalization would be benevolent thereby eradicating / reducing poverty.

This verse, taken out of context, has been put to irresponsible use in the history of Christianity, as if it were a divine sanction on poverty and a discouragement to all attempts to fight against it.

The alleged subordination of the gospel to Karl Marx is illustrated, for example, by charging that «false» liberation theology concentrates too much on a few selected biblical texts that are always given a political meaning, leading to an overemphasis on «material» poverty and neglecting other kinds of poverty; that this leads to a «temporal messianism» that confuses the Kingdom of God with a purely «earthly» new society, so that the gospel is collapsed into nothing but political endeavor; that the emphasis on social sin and structural evil leads to an ignoring or forgetting of the reality of personal sin; that everything is reduced to praxis (the interplay of action and reflection) as the only criterion of faith, so that the notion of truth is compromised; and that the emphasis on communidades de base sets a so - called «people's church» against the hierarchy.

He develops five characteristics of such a spirituality: conversion, with its requirement for solidarity; gratuitousness, as creating the atmosphere for efficacy; joy, which seeks victory over suffering by going through the school of martyrdom to Easter victory; spiritual childhood, which emphasizes being «with the poor and against poverty»; and community, which must emerge out of the dark night of injustice and solitude.

But this positive definition is situated within the context of aid to support the struggle against poverty or as a response to needs not covered by society.

Moreover, religious teachings that warn believers against such temptations as greed and envy provide a strong rationale for believing that it is these moral failings more than anything else to which poverty and economic injustice must be attributed.

Say: «Come, let me convey unto you what G - D has [really] forbidden to you: «Do not ascribe divinity, in any way, to anything (or anyone) beside HIM; and [do not offend against but, rather,] do good unto your parents; and do not kill your children (born or unborn) for fear of poverty --[for] it is WE who shall provide sustenance for you as well as for them; and do not commit any shameful deeds, be they open or secret; and do not take any human being's life -[the life] which G - D has declared to be sacred - otherwise than in [the pursuit of] justice: this has HE enjoined upon you so that you might use your reason; and do not touch the substance of an orphan — except to improve it - before he comes of age.»

She speaks of a feminist critical hermeneutics deriving its truth «not only from biblical writings but also from contemporary struggle of women against racism, sexism and poverty as oppressive systems of patriarchy».21

From 1377 onward he began to send out itinerant preachers of his views all over the country These people known as Lollards, preached chiefly evangelical poverty against the rich, luxurious life of many churchmen.

In my view, I see railing against «the institution» about as fruitful as some of my hyper - charismatic friends railing against the «principality of poverty» over Africa in their spiritual warfare prayers.

The national headquarters, however, could deploy functional specialists for various mission projects, such as building new churches, or organizing a local «war of the churches against poverty.»

Which politicians wouldn't be interested in something UNICEF describe as «a natural safety net against the worst effects of poverty» or a factor shown to have a significant impact on the national economy?

Political interventions by popes are typically generalised, such as speeches against secularism or poverty.

The ex-president also warned against geographical inequalities, as according to him, those excluded from resources and left in poverty would be easy targets for recruitment into various forms of criminality.

She returned to Parliament as MP for Jarrow in 1935, becoming not just a key player in the famous march but both passionate and practical in the fight against poverty.

The UK has a long legacy of leading the fight against global poverty, and it's essential that we use our influence to ensure the European Union also delivers on the 0.7 % commitment as it develops its budget from 2014 — 20.

In January 2016, McGovern resigned from Labour's policy review on child poverty and combating inequality, as a protest against Progress being described by shadow Chancellor John McDonnell as having «a hard right agenda».

An absence of violence against innocent people would mean there's freedom to trade, but their ignorant bashing of free trade, the failure to mention that great violence as a least one of the sources of today's immense poverty, and their declared need to control the whole world for it to work, seems to say this is nearly exactly like communism.

The Sunday Telegraph revealed in May how Mr Cameron had appointed Mr Field, who was welfare reform minister in the early years of Tony Blair's government, as his «poverty tsar» as he put the fight against deprivation at the heart of his agenda.

Created 45 years ago during the «war on poverty» as Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, the organization has grown from 8 part - time volunteers dedicated to self - help housing to 100 full - time emppoverty» as Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, the organization has grown from 8 part - time volunteers dedicated to self - help housing to 100 full - time empPoverty, the organization has grown from 8 part - time volunteers dedicated to self - help housing to 100 full - time employees.

Toledo, who rose from poverty to lead the fight against a graft - stained government in the 1990s — then served as president from 2001 to 2006 — was last spotted in Paris.

The challenges confronting the present generation of Africans may be unique in their own rights, however, it can not be in doubt that a concerted effort of the kind that delivered victories over slavery, oppression, subjugation and colonialism is needed today in equal measure to defeat contemporary forces such as neo-colonialism, racism, exploitation, unfair trade and poverty which are militating against our progress.

Alongside UK - wide bills on matters such as child poverty and financial regulation, today's legislative programme included minor measures to increase Holyrood's powers, including extending its licensing of private security companies and introducing a 12 - month limit on legal cases against the Scottish government under the Human Rights Act.

Cabrera, who is a longtime foe of marriage equality and a leader in the effort that recently overturned the public schools» policy against church congregations using their space for worship services, has for years worked with the Family Research Council, an organization condemned as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

But his own characterization of them is not much better, as when he says that the government programs against poverty and illiteracy «seem completely wrong.»

«We can't become the criminals we're fighting against...» Matthew Heineman's almost accidentally fearless exposé of Mexico's terrifying cross-border drug cartels opens with what looks like an outtake from Breaking Bad: an atmospherically torchlit scene of masked men cooking crystal meth, talking of American chemistry and local poverty, and how they will keep doing this «as long as God allows», whatever the consequences.

Against the warmth and sunshine of places such as Florida and fun tourist attractions like Disneyland, there is a growing rot swept deep beneath the middle - class where children are expected to become desensitised to poverty and cultural stagnation because they will never experience an alternative lifestyle.

For this not to happen, and for there to be sustainable peace as well as credible progress against poverty before 2030, then what needs to be in place are «responsive and legitimate institutions» that «encourage the rule of law, property rights, freedom of speech and the media, open political choice, access to justice, and accountable government and public institutions» (UN-High-Level-Panel, 2013: 9).

Or will they peter out, as the benefits of accountability, research - based reading, and other reforms hit up against the reality of sky - high child poverty rates and out - of - wedlock births in the black community?

But as in many American cities where privilege and poverty butt up against each other, it was in essence a passage from one world into another.

JCR: In a pragmatic awareness framework, how is Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) working in nowadays and what is your role as co-chair?

Granted, there was then, as there is now, a crisis of poverty among children, and schools struggled to make headway against a persistent achievement gap.

«These scores are profoundly disappointing to all of us who see school success and high school graduation as beacons in the battle against intergenerational poverty» (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010).

«We are struggling against belief systems such as «fix the kids, not the schools» and expectations that go along with poverty.

As parents, we can not understand why a board responsible for a long - crippled school system voted against a clear pathway to educational success for our children, particularly for children of poverty and color.

The results can be seen in districts in cities such as Birmingham, Ala., where police officers in Birmingham, Ala., using Freeze + P pepper spray against eight children attending the traditional district there (the subject of a lawsuit filed on their behalf by the Southern Poverty Law Center); some 110 incidents of pepper - spraying occurred in the district since 2006.

Her eighth novel strikes hard against poverty, sexism, classism and greed, driving as relentlessly as Jo in her pursuit of truth and freedom.

The Greenbelt movement, which she founded in 1977 and which she lead for more than 30 years, thus combined the war against poverty, the fight against corruption, teaching as well as reforestation and the fight against desertification.

From there, the idea of government responsibility in providing economic security and welfare grew, from unimaginable realities, such as the English Poor Laws of 1601 that called for the dependent poor population to wear a shameful P on their clothing, to shadows of our present Social Security system, like Thomas Paine's Agrarian Justice that called for a system that included annual benefits of 10 pounds sterling paid to every person age 50 and older, to protect against poverty in old - age.

Zanele Muholi was influenced by Gordon Parks through his powerful use of the camera for social commentary as described by this quote from Parks» memoir: «I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs.

Partly inspired by Gordon Parks» idea of using the camera as a «weapon» of choice against racism, intolerance and poverty, Frazier's pictures counter the continued omission of African - American life and histories in both Braddock and the United States.

Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, Albert Robida, Moebius, Wim Wenders, Federico Fellini and William Klein, Laurent questions diverse subjects, such as immigration, poverty, gypsies, cinema, architecture, politics, music, pop culture and history, and aims to tell a different story, against any preconceived ideas.

In the Feature sector, Jenkins Johnson Gallery is presenting a solo presentation of civil rights - era photographs by Gordon Parks, which he described as «a weapon against all the things I dislike about America — poverty, racism, discrimination.»