Sentences with phrase «also by the conviction»

This decision is prompted not only by cowardice, but also by the conviction that the Thomistic conception, excluding any sort of divine process or becoming, does run into trouble with divine - human interaction.

Not exact matches

The Air Force Court of Appeals in May 2017 also reversed a conviction in the sexual assault case U.S. v. Boyce after finding that public statements by Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the «Marines United» scandal earlier this year created «the appearance of unlawful command influence» in the case, as retired Col. Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor and current president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, told Task & Purpose at the time.

It will also direct them to steps they can take to reduce their criminal record under Proposition 47, a law that redefined certain crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and gives non-violent offenders an opportunity to reduce their conviction if they submit an application by Nov. 4, 2017.

The prior three corporate convictions under the CFPOA have been achieved by the entering of guilty pleas.2 The Court also for the first time interpreted the meaning of key provisions in the statute, including clarifying that an inchoate offence of conspiracy exists under the CFPOA and in what circumstances a real and substantial connection will be required and found.

The researchers also rated past presidential candidates» charisma, by combing their speeches for charismatic tactics - storytelling, expressing moral conviction, setting high goals.

During the employment period, FedEx also may terminate the officer's employment for «cause» (which includes any act of dishonesty by the officer intended to result in substantial personal enrichment, the conviction of the officer of a felony and certain material violations by the officer of his or her obligations under the MRA).

The researchers also rated past presidential candidates» charisma, by combing their speeches for charismatic tactics — storytelling, expressing moral conviction, setting high goals.

Therefore, just as Christians do not believe that Jesus is the risen Lord because of a conviction that the story of Joseph «raised» from prison by Pharaoh is both a prefiguration and historically accurate in the details of Genesis, so also Jews do not commit themselves to observance of the law on the basis of convictions about the historical accuracy of the book of Exodus.

... while Paul VI did write that it was his responsibility to sift the material he had been given by many advisers, including the papal commission on marriage and fertility that Pope John XXIII had established and that he, Paul, had expanded, he also made clear that the teaching of Humanae Vitae rested, not on the personal conscience of Giovanni Battista Montini, but on the mature conviction of Pope Paul VI as custodian and servant, not master, of the Catholic tradition.

But Whitehead upholds such perplexities by his conviction that recognition of a thing as a composite and also as a unity are required modes of understanding, that these two modes are reciprocal, that they presuppose each other, and that the perspective emphasizing the composite exhibits an outcome and the perspective emphasizing the unity exhibits a causal factor (MT 63).

Yet these processes have also produced the opposite effect: Islam has been reborn, in part because of the new material wealth acquired by the Islamic countries, but mainly because of people's conviction that Islam could provide a valid spiritual foundation to their lives.

And if many establishmentarian religionists were dragged screaming by the Enlightenment and practical necessity to grant religious freedom, some very firm believers, from colonial Baptists to Jesuit John Courtney Murray in the Second Vatican Council, also kept making the case for conviction blended with civility, commitment tempered with empathy.

This is the case particularly as regards Catholic theology, since the Catholic faith implies the conviction of aplurality of human knowledge which is important also for this faith, a pluralism which is not simply administered by the Church.

Yes, I think it is great that Mr. Cathy stands by his conviction, but he also has to understand that his stand is poorly founded.

Some think he intended to say just this; others seem to believe that St. Paul is working up towards his plainly stated conviction that sin in itself is death — shall we say, death as loss of God whose service is not only, as the collect tells us, «perfect freedom», but also true life as men are intended by God to live it.

She is convinced in all her childish naïveté and innocence, this conviction also ennobles her nature and imparts to her a preternatural greatness, so that like a thaumaturge she is able to conjure the finite powers of existence and make the very stones weep, while on the other hand in her flurry she may just as well run to Herod as to Pilate and move the whole world by her tears.

The freedom to abide by religious convictions is not only a matter of individual liberty; it is also a freedom that ought to be encouraged for institutions in a pluralistic society.

I can not at this point enter into the discussion of types of Diaspora Judaism affected by contact with paganism; I wish only to record my conviction (1) that Paul's Judaism was not of the orthodox Palestinian type, which later became normal, and normative; and (2) that early Gentile Christianity, both before Paul and also outside the area of his influence, was far more substantial than the Book of Acts and the surviving Pauline letters have led many to assume.

The contrast, which out of concern for the truth I have found it necessary to draw between the courageous and joyful primitive Christian hope of the resurrection of the dead and the serene philosophic expectation of the survival of the immortal soul, has displeased not only many sincere Christians in all Communions and of all theological outlooks, but also those whose convictions, while not outwardly alienated from Christianity, are more strongly moulded by philosophical considerations.

Yes, in the sense that many of us support our clubs more in hope than in expectation, but also in the way that many of our oldest and proudest football clubs were created by Christians as a direct outworking of their religious convictions.

I look at many of my friends in the gay community and see a whole lot of good individuals and also people with morals and convictions they choose to live their life by.

Plato was an aristocrat by birth and by conviction, also he must have owned slaves.

The emphasis (to which we shall turn later) of process - thinkers on what Whitehead called the «consequent nature» of God — that is to say, on God's being affected by and actually enriched in his activity by that which occurs in his world — can provide some «secular» confirmation for the Christian's conviction that God not only «cares» for the creation but also finds satisfaction in his world.

I do not merely disagree with these ideas and other convictions held by many Christians, I also believe their influence on education is sometimes dangerous to the future of the world.

And as for Jon Fox and myself being Pals?We have never met never spoken and never corresponded.We share a common hatred of Arsene Wenger.We also share a long time support of Arsenal Football Club.That is it.There are many many others who post their thoughts and feelings on this site who feel the same way about Wenger and the hierarchy of this club as we do.It would be very very easy to rip your comments to shreds but I simply refuse to waste time pointing out the obvious to you other than to say if your «posts» carried as much conviction and feeling as the ones posted by Jon Fox then you would find yourself gaining far more respect than what you are getting now.Study Ken1945 and how he writes his posts.

This was then supported by Greater Manchester Police commissioner Tony Lloyd, who also said that the club should not sign the Welshman because of his conviction.

The bill would also bolster violence prevent and gang crime deterrence services that are offered by non-profit entities, partially funded with seized assets related to gang activity convictions.

You might also be interested in this answer by Maria Eagle (halfway down the column) which clearly shows that, although still rare, convictions for this offence have been increasing, broadly, presumably reflecting charging practice.

Gonzalez also kept the internal review board set up by Thompson that examines past criminal convictions.

The speaker also defended his colleagues, saying they shouldn't be tarnished by the corruption convictions in recent years as well as the generally poor image of Albany among voters.

Also at 10 a.m., arguments in the ongoing effort by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's attorneys to overturn his federal corruption conviction will be heard, federal courthouse, Foley Square, Room 1703, Manhattan.

There were also special elections yesterday to fill two state legislative seats left vacant by the federal corruption convictions of their former occupants — ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (lower Manhattan) and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (Nassau County, Long Island).

The ruling by the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals means the conviction of Skelos» son, Adam, also will be overturned.

The mayor also dismissed the idea that Thursday's conviction will deter officers, as suggested by police union leaders.

Mr. Abelove, who is also backed by the Independence and Conservative parties, points proudly to the conviction record of a previous district attorney for whom both he and Mr. Laquidara had worked in Rensselaer County, Patricia DeAngelis — a rate he says was more than 20 points higher than that of her successor, Richard McNally.

Justice Chun also reduced the ex-cop's manslaughter conviction, decided by a jury in February, to «criminally negligent homicide.»

In an attempt to put this sordid situation in context, Cahill also noted that former speaker Mel Miller and former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno had federal convictions overturned by appeals courts.

State officials say the federal panel also has been requesting felony conviction information about voters, which is not maintained by election agencies in New York and is not public.

PRO: Minimum Wage Increase Makes Good Business Sense BY DARIUS ROSS When Governor Cuomo called for raising New York's minimum wage, he expressed not only his own view, but also the convictions of 80 percent of New Yorkers who agree that the state's lowest - paid workers are in urgent need of a raise.

The narrative also remains involving throughout, and is played with conviction by an implacable ensemble cast.

In an era where teenage girls are either relegated to dumb - but - cute socialites or objects of some other teenage boy's (and sometimes older man's) desires, the character of Mattie Ross not only goes against the conventional grain by being anything but those things, but also is infused with riveting determination and conviction by Steinfeld's captivating portrayal.

Veterans Staunton, Nighy and Considine are ably supported by a fine cast, particularly Schnetzer (the button - eyed co-star of «The Book Thief» serves up revolutionary fervor and a Morrissey pompadour with equal conviction) and Jessica Gunning as a miner's wife who finds her voice fighting not just for the strike but also for LGSM's right to visibly rally for the workers» cause.

«Grimacing with granite conviction, her hair pulled back by a bandana that makes her look vaguely like a heartland samurai, [Frances] McDormand is righteous fury personified, and her performance — the best she's delivered since Fargo, maybe — is heartbreaking, but also wildly, profanely entertaining.

They are also anchored by deeply held convictions — be they around behavioral standards, educational models, or religious practices — even as the school changes in other ways.

Following the conviction, the college was also criticised by the Independent Schools Inspectorate for having child protection policies that did not reflect latest statutory guidelines.

Also, how easily can convictions be changed slowly and innoculously by very subtle conditioning without our actually realizing what is happening.

The electronic version of a book penned by Patrick Graham stares hopefully at the reader's conviction that publisher's website has also been turned to slick portal to attract the eReader lovers.

You can also ensure your premiums stay low by maintaining a good driving record free of convictions and accidents.

«Consumers [are] driven by the conviction that it is our responsibility to take care of our environment, and from that conviction, they are giving the products a second chance,» Collier says, also noting that there has been a recent lift in sales in the category as word spreads that these products do indeed work.

I consider myself a localism advocate by conviction but also out of necessity (the nearest «town» is at least an hour away).