Sentences with phrase «against the spirit of»

To him, the secretive Telegram ICO goes against the spirit of blockchain development.

One SIN however WILL NOT be forgiven and that is exactly what you may be doing, BLASPHEMY against the Spirit of God.

«Women's equality», «the freedom of sexual identity» and «reproductive choice» - the usual litany of the Church's crimes against the spirit of our age.

Gabriel Marcel, the French «neo-Socratic» philosopher, has said, «The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

If there be any divine warrant for a church (in this day), there is a divine warrant for a Creed, as a test of union, a bond of fellowship, a fence against error, and a shield against that spirit of restless inspiration, which esteems every novelty an improvement....

It aims to drive a wedge between Christians and the world which is so close to them that they fail to see it and keep their guard up against it, And so Kierkegaard's program is exactly the opposite of Bultmann's: it is not to change the gospel to conform it to the spirit of the age, but to help individuals who desire a relationship with God to arm themselves against the spirit of the age.

We pursue desires of the flesh that war against the Spirit of God.

(To this day I personally find the idea that being gay is ok as long as you remain celibate to be the most disingenuous of all positions as to me it goes completely against the Spirit of the gospel and the challenge of Jesus that brought us to a place where the heart issue is as important as any action one might take.)

It's simply just inappropriate, and against the spirit of a pluralistic society respecting all individuals.

This was against the spirit of the Constitution.

The triumph of Catholicism works from within rather than against the spirit of the age.

NFP is useful but trying to control fertility with the explicit intention of avoiding conception goes against the spirit of Humanae Vitae.

I feel that tanking is against the spirit of amateur sport but in professional sport, where you have multiple years to think of and profits to make the spirit aspect isnt really there.

That goes against my spirit of racing.

Defending, particularly on this punchdrunk island, is a tolerated art at best, and any triumphs that follow from its suspicious ways are viewed as being somehow against the spirit of the thing.

Forcing teams who know who they want to conduct sham interviews is even more against the spirit of the Rooney Rule in my opinion.

These engines have been somewhat unpopular however, as fans have been turned off by the lack of noise and requirement for drivers to save fuel during certain parts of the races, which some think goes against the spirit of the sport.

The ongoing process to make Formula 1 safer is something few would disagree with, but for many the introduction of the Halo is a step too far, claiming that it goes against the spirit of F1.

FIFA say, although it would go against the spirit of the ruling, there is nothing to stop the Catalans from talking to potential targets or clubs - or even purchasing players - this summer as long as those new recruits are not registered before January 2016.

We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals.

Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.

Perhaps it's because there have been — and still are — so many politicians willing to go against the spirit of the vote (though it should be noted that these are almost exclusively on the opposition benches).

Supporters of overturning the ban filed suit to challenge the measure, arguing its outdated and against the spirit of the First Amendment.

«This behaviour is criminal and against the spirit of non-vengeful retribution, and will be met with the full wrath of the law.»

A related phenomenon from economics is protectionist regulations imposed within the letter but against the spirit of free trade agreements between countries.

May says it is very clear that the use of this nerve agent goes against the spirit of the chemical weapons treaty.

However, Politics.co.uk understands that Khan believes that setting up a new scheme would be too expensive and go against the spirit of the law.

These claims go «against the spirit of freedom of conscience», the IHEU claims.

«The coalition parties aspire to appoint enough peers to have a majority (which is against the spirit of what is supposed to be a revising chamber without a whipped majority).

«The ever greater centralisation of power beyond the democratic control of the people is not in keeping with the needs of the twenty - first century; it is against the spirit of our age; it diminishes our ability to pursue our own global relationships, and in its lack of accountability and legitimacy it goes against our fundamental belief that people should only be led and governed with their consent.»

«Allowing just 60 days for our community boards to weigh in on these proposals is disrespectful to the boards, their members and the neighborhoods they serve, and goes against the spirit of progressive, inclusionary and transparent government.»

In a paper titled «Governing Seasteads: An Outline of the Options,» published on the Seasteading Institute's website, research associate Brad Taylor argues that «attempting to anticipate concrete rules is pointless and against the spirit of seasteading, since we will only learn what works through trial and error.»

They should «consistently emphasise that drug - taking behaviour is fundamentally contrary to the principles and precepts of sport — that is, against the spirit of the sport,» it says.

As the date for implementation approached, it seemed likely that even if the injunction were granted, it would be too late, and against the spirit of improving the postdoctoral position to cancel salary raises.

There has been some talk online arguing that a female Bond would go against the spirit of the character.

A school leader who received the email said it went against the spirit of messages from the government over «dumbing down and gaming».

Now, some of you may say I am going against the spirit of this «free» eBook blog by listing something that actually costs money.

«We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals.

This sort of charge goes against the spirit of the program and should not be encouraged.

This is probably against the spirit of the 24 hour cancellation policy, but this also goes to show how archaic still having a mileage expiration policy is.

2X my CL for a few reasons: One, because we all agreed that doing one thing over and over would be boring, and against the spirit of the tourney.

Pocket Camp's flower garden commits a crime against the spirit of the Animal Crossing series in its insistence to micromanage all the details.

I mean, it's already a little against the spirit of the Super Mario Bros series to feature gold coins in such an overly prominent fashion, but it might come off as nearly as tasteless as Fortune Street did.

This international approach towards current abstract painting extended to the next generation of British painters, even when they were explicitly fighting against the spirit of St Ives.

An open letter, written in 2012 by the sculptor's daughter Mary Moore and others, including film director Danny Boyle and the Tate's Sir Nicholas Serota, said selling the piece was «against the spirit of Henry Moore's original sale to London County Council at a favourable price on the understanding that it would be placed in east London».

«While we understand the financial pressures that Tower Hamlets faces, we feel that the mayor's proposal goes against the spirit of Henry Moore's original sale to London County Council at a favourable price on the understanding that it would be placed in East London,» they said.

The letter said that the sale «goes against the spirit of Henry Moore's original sale» of the work.

But what you had said seemed not only completely unnecessary but against the spirit of what Steve had just asked.

But now that there's a ban on just fins, they are circumventing the prohibition by keeping the fins attacked to the shark's spine, something that is totally against the spirit of the law.

This would seem to go against the spirit of Article 344 TFEU which states «Member States undertake not to submit a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Treaties to any method of settlement other than those provided for therein.»