Sentences with phrase «against the mainstream of»

He notes that Balthasar set himself against the mainstream of modern thought from Descartes to Kant to Hegel with its «epistemological obsession» and «turn to the subject»» a belief that truth can only be found, and indeed is founded, in the subject.

Not exact matches

Detentions and arrests have not been limited to mainstream media, with several people in the last week having detention or arrest warrants issued against them on charges of insulting the president or praising the coup on social media, according to Anadolu.

«Just as these misguided arbiters of the mainstream view an adult entertainment star as an anathema to the political process,» she said, when she eventually decided against a bid, «so too do they view the dishwasher, the cashier or the bus driver.»

Mainstream muslims have (sadly as a result of the 9/11 backlash) started in earnest to try and be heard and fight against these extremists.

AND DISGUSTING WITH THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, AND THEIR HELP OF THE COVER UP OF THIS MASSIVE MASSIVE CASE AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, AND THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND!

His «skin color» has been used as a protective shield by the mainstream media, against any scrutiny, criticism of his policies, ideology, or governance, at the risk of being called a racist.

Unfortunately, as mainstream culture continues to drift away from — or even blatantly revolt against — Christian values and Christian definitions of morality, more and more media will fall into this category.

Because they were not well equipped to deal with the intellectual challenges posed by modernism, fundamentalists withdrew from mainstream seminaries and secular universities, frequently adopting an anti-intellectual, populist stance that, to use Carpenter's phrase, «often took the form of railing against one's enemies before an audience of one's friends.»

Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler, by Mark Riebling (Basic Books): It's scandalous that this deeply - researched study of Pius XII's involvement in plots to depose Adolf Hitler has been largely ignored by the mainstream press, but the reason why isn't hard to guess — Church of Spies confounds the «Hitler's Pope» rubbish that Catholic - bashers find useful.

The gullibility's pragmatists are relationally transcribed be they overtly religious and even of the mundanely inverted against anything religious... The ever hardening of bitterness offerings runs ever continuously upon the mainstreamed religious waters unending motions... For without believer's sanctifications who would be the beneficiaries witnesses..?

Bin Laden's jihad not only pits Islam against America, the West as a whole, and ultimately the rest of the non-Islamic world; it also seeks to overthrow the contemporary Muslim states and mainstream views of Islamic tradition among the great majority of contemporary Muslims.

Greg Easterbrook's brief, masterful tribute to Charles Hartshorne in U.S. News and World Report (23 February 1998) similarly credits Hartshorne's ability to achieve his great philosophical work while standing outside the mainstream of philosophical thought, and swimming against the tide of intellectual fashion.

His principal concern was with building a healthy and unified mainstream culture to which socially progressive Christianity might make a contribution.10 Today o there is much more awareness that «culture» means different things to different people: Often people define themselves against the mainstream culture by defining themselves in terms of a sub-culture.

Endeavour Forum is one of the few women's organisations which speaks out against the oppression of women under Islam — not just radical Islam as in ISIS and Boko Haram, but mainstream Islam which allows polygamy, child marriage, discrimination against women in divorce proceedings and inheritance laws.

From wiki: «Maccoby argued that the real Jesus was not a rebel against the Jewish law, but instead a Jewish Messianic claimant whose life and teaching were within the mainstream of first - century Judaism.

The problem is mainstream muslims are clueless about how to stop them, we are doing out best to report them to the authorities but sometimes it is not easy even for US to tell and I think perhaps it is going to take a collective effort of all of us together to rid ourselves of this scourge... rather than a «Its us against the Muslim world» approach which only alienates more people, and is contribute to the problem spreading.

In sum, by reading the announcements very strictly, Turner goes against the «predestinarian» mainstream of Genesis interpretation and sees God's commands and promises only partly fulfilled.

If hipster means going against the mainstream culture, I can think of a whole bunch of historical figures that came before Jesus and went against the mainstream.

«Rafael If hipster means going against the mainstream culture, I can think of a whole bunch of historical figures that came before Jesus and went against the mainstream.

Dr Hay was the first mainstream doctor to warn against the combination of starches and proteins, and he discovered that fruit should be eaten entirely by itself because our health is so affected by the chemical process behind digestion.

As far as I can tell, the main surviving mainstream argument against GM crops has boiled down to concerns over corporate control of agriculture and seed supply.

Hormel Natural Choice sliced deli meats also boast an extended shelflife of 120 days, and the line was taste - tested against mainstream luncheon meats to ensure the products would resonate with what consumers expect.

You will never win against the almighty dollar — which is the boss of mainstream media.

However, when people go against the mainstream, they face a lot of criticism for it.

I find it interesting that this is one of the biggest claims against mainstream detergents, yet you have brought up many «studies» none of which claim any repelling issues.

So many of us have found ourselves swimming against mainstream parenting advice and having to defend our choices.

Apple and the iPhone have dominated the smart phone market ever since they brought it to mainstream consumers, but the rise of other providers has given them competition to defend against.

It's time to stand up against the mainstream wave of «anti-cuddles and breastfeeds».

In recent years, though, it's moved toward the mainstream, spurred by the rise of attachment parenting, a reaction against a dysfunctional medical system, and pro-midwife documentaries like The Business of Being Born, which featured producer Ricki Lake giving birth in her bathtub.

Between 50 % and 90 % of LGB people anticipate being discriminated against if they were to run for election as a member of a mainstream political party.

Adding to this disillusion, he continues, is a gradual erosion of public faith in politics, driven in part by the distorting impact of 24 - hour news and social media — «it does trivialise politics, and it has done a real amount of damage to the perception of politics» — a backlash against a political class that favours spin over frankness — «I detest spin, it is deceit and it is intended to be deceit» — and, ultimately, by the failure of mainstream parties to «reach out beyond the political sphere» and speak to people's real concerns.

The perception that he leans well to the Left of mainstream opinion will keep him on guard against confirming he deserves his «Red Ed» moniker.

It seems to go against what the Prime Minister said in her very first words from Number Ten; fighting for ordinary families (or the «mainstream» as she called them today), who work around the clock but worry about the cost of living.

He may have found a neat way of avoiding the trap Ashdown warned his successor against: that of marginalising the party by adopting the policies of the left just when mainstream Labour is abandoning them.

Law & order the old - fashioned way: discriminatory policy against outliers of the hetero - normative mainstream.

From the first time he came to mainstream media's attention in 1994 proclaiming that the Gay Games in New York that year would spread AIDS in the city, to his resignation from the Civilian Complaint Review Board because of the constant protest from the LGBT community, to his attacks on the Harvey Milk School and his bussing in evangelical Christians from the tri-state area to stage a protest against gay marriage on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse, he has crusaded against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Matt Wootton at LeftFootForward is more concerned at the failure of the Left to unite against FPTP: «The referendum on the Alternative Vote was a once - in - a-lifetime chance to change politics for the better, and to mainstream red, green and liberal politics, and sideline Conservative.

COLONIE — Speaking in a video message and by phone, Governor Andrew Cuomo told delegates of the Working Families Party on Saturday that he wants Democrats to take control of the state Senate, and he threatened to support primaries against members of the chamber's Independent Democratic Conference if they did not re-join with mainstream colleagues.

Finally, while there's plenty of bad blood between Klein and the mainstream Democrats — he's backed primary challengers against some of them, and denounced them as «clowns» and a «circular firing squad» — Stewart - Cousins and her top lieutenants knew that winning a clear majority this year without Klein's members would be a steep if not impossible task.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced that he was using the money he received from Loeb to donate to a mainstream Democratic candidate running in a primary against one of the breakaway Democrats.

The Trump administration, however, quickly realized the same term could be used as a slur against the mainstream media, which have been serving as propaganda organs of the old establishment for quite a while now.

So far, Trump's approach to the media, labelled as the MSM (Mainstream Media) by predominantly right - wing and / or libertarian demographics has played well with his core voter base who believe that the media bloc are part of a larger coordinated conspiracy against him and the right wing in general.

When his voice is unopposed, as it was in a 15 - minute segment for Fox News last week (which predictably warned of a «silent takeover» by British Muslims) the danger of «mainstreaming» prejudice against Muslims is magnified.

Prominent education groups in New York are rooting for and against a reunion of mainstream Democrats and the I.D.C., based on their lobbying interests.

My guess is that the reason is that Labour are really the only major opposition party to the coalition and hence many people will be telling pollsters they'd vote Labour as the only mainstream way of voting against the coalition.

Worried by the increasing phenomenon of hate speech in the both the mainstream and social media, the Resident Electoral commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sokoto State, Malam Sadiq Abubakar Musa has urged the leadership of Faith Based Organizations (FBO) and religious leaders to stem the tide by preaching against it.

Members of the Working Families Party, which sits to the left of most mainstream Democrats and has a tense relationship with Mr. Cuomo, have entertained the idea of a third - party run against the governor next year, either in a primary or general election.

It would pit a group of pro-Trump primary challengers against sitting lawmakers who are perceived as more mainstream.

In June, at the European election that triggered this BBC decision, many voted for the BNP as a protest against the mainstream parties at the height of the MPs» expenses scandal.

The report, part of a reevaluation of the country's regulation of medical and scientific use of human embryos, goes against mainstream public and scientific opinion in many areas.