Sentences with phrase «as citizens of our communities»

So I ask you, as a citizen of this community, is it your will that we kill the vast majority of pets that are unfortunate enough to find their way to a municipal shelter; or, is it your will that everything that is feasible be done to ensure life of the helpless and innocent?

It is important that we have a system that is orderly and recognises the need for certain types of workers and keep our economy moving; it is equally important that as citizens of our communities that we expect those that want to come to our country to respect our laws and policies.

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«He made it crystal - clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community,» the Tribune reported Evans as saying.

Organizations are recognized as good community citizens when they support programs that improve the quality of life in their community, including crime prevention, employment, environmental programs, clean - up and beautification, recycling, and restoration.

The Index's authors define social progress as «the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.»

The former global operations CIO at Barclays landed on our 40 Under 40 list last year for his impressive background, quick achievements as CIO of Nike, and his advocacy and influence in the gay community (Watson is out, and was the first non-U.S. citizen to score a seat on the board of GLAAD).

Our Government will continue to support the citizens of Lac - Mégantic and affected communities in Alberta as they move forward.

As one of Michigan's leading corporate citizens, DTE Energy is a force for growth and prosperity in the 450 Michigan communities it serves in a variety of ways, including philanthropy, volunteerism and economic progress.

As 2017 comes to a close, understanding where the US government draws the line on crypto taxes is essential for those wishing to toe the line as responsible US citizens; it's also important for citizens of the growing crypto community and the future of the global economAs 2017 comes to a close, understanding where the US government draws the line on crypto taxes is essential for those wishing to toe the line as responsible US citizens; it's also important for citizens of the growing crypto community and the future of the global economas responsible US citizens; it's also important for citizens of the growing crypto community and the future of the global economy.

As a federal court stated in a 2011 decision upholding the foreign national prohibition statute and regulation — a decision affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court: «It is fundamental to the definition of our national political community that foreign citizens do not have a constitutional right to participate in, and thus may be excluded from, activities of democratic self - government.»

But emphasis on the personal responsibility of blacks takes the political pressure off those outside the black community, who also have a responsibility, as citizens of this republic, to be actively engaged in trying to change the structures that constrain the black poor in such a way that they can more effectively assume responsibility for themselves and exercise their inherent and morally required capacity to choose.

The Vatican is building a Catholic community in Israel both to accommodate the growing number of Christian citizens of Israel as well as to strengthen the Christian presence in the Holy Land.

In his charming memoir, Frederic Warburg says that the prominent Jewish community in Berlin appeared to be split down the middle between those hundreds of thousands of Jews who elected to stay and seek a restoration of judicial norms for both the Jews and citizens in general and the equally large numbers of Jews who chose the hard road of migration and a loss of what seemed to be personal security as well as homes and possessions.

There are but two methods of providing against this evil: the one by creating a will in the community independent of the majority, that is, of the society itself; the other, by comprehending in the society so many separate descriptions of citizens as will render an unjust combination of a majority of the whole very improbable, if not impracticable.»

Also, the church can function as one of the finest stabilizing forces for senior citizens, providing a sense of purpose and significance to their lives and incorporating them meaningfully and creatively into the religious group life of the church and community.

This is no less true of the civic communities in which we participate — and the stories that we live out as citizens.

If we are going to teach a public ethic of eco-justice, we need public stories of eco-justice — public parables that have the capacity to communicate the meaning of our love for the earth and for people as citizens: the reality of the struggle for eco-justice in the ongoing history of our civic communities.

That collective emphasis, that understanding of man as fundamentally social, was derived from the classical conception of the polis as responsible for the education and the virtue of its citizens, from the Old Testament notion of the Covenant between God and a people held collectively responsible for its actions, and from the New Testament notion of a community based on charity or love and expressed in brotherly affection and fellow membership in one common body.

It was the announcement by Mukherji and D' Sousa that the Christian Community had decided to forgo special communal representation in the legislature and other communal safeguards so that there would not be political exploitation of increase of numbers through conversion that there was a spontaneous decision in the Constituent Assembly to include propagation of religion as a fundamental human right of the citizen.

But if, as is now the case, most of the people of the world in general want this tyranny checked, then each level of community of communities can be given the assignment to make sure that the member communities allow participation of all their citizens and respect their right to differ and be different.

The republicans (i.e., the reluctant supporters and anti-Federalist opponents of the new Constitution) supported a tradition of political thought that wanted to see government «make of its citizens the best people they are capable of becoming,» to inculcate moral virtue as it was defined by each concrete political community.

A State is a sovereign political unit to which its citizens as members of a national community owe allegiance.

For example, until recently a British magistrate in India, where an Indian citizen had to be judged on the basis of the law of his particular religious community, had to be instructed in Hindu requirements as set forth in the Code of Manu, as well as in the Koran, which is the basis of Moslem law.

Many persons who are not likely to join groups in churches and schools may do so if they're made available in family counseling agencies» mental health services, youth organizations, business and industry, fraternal groups, self - help groups (such as A.A., P.W.P., Alanon, etc.), and in the many organizations devoted to special needs of the handicapped, ex-prisoners, ex-patients, unwed parents, minority groups of all kinds, senior citizens, community action groups, ethnic organizations.

«As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country.And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community.As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country.And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community.as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country.And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community.as everyone else in this country.And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community...

The hesitation comes principally when our fellow citizens try to build perfect societies in which we may already relate to one another as members of a human community.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

As a global community, we need global citizens for whom a smattering of «foreign relations» and «global economics» is entirely inadequate.

While this system has broken down, it has decayed not simply because the animal spirits of Wall Street did not temper their zeal with a respect for greater community, but because American citizens embraced the pact that was offered them: an endless supply of baubles from citizens in chains so long as they refused to speak out in the pulpit against the notion that greed is good, that profit maximization is the chief end of man.

However, I believe that Boff's emphasis on the relationships between human beings and communities is of great value, even in his programmatic - pleading form, as well as the idea of a worldwide responsibility for the planet, which every citizen of this world is to bear.

What this meant, obviously, was that the polity could no longer be seen as the highest institutional expression of a community united by a shared vision of God and the good, for there was no such community; the citizens were deeply divided in their vision of God and the good.

Two years ago, the Czechs were in the streets of Prague facing Russian tanks, not because of compassion for human want and misery, but because they were not free; the Vietnamese continue to resist America, as they did Japan and France before us, not because of hunger for food but hunger to determine their own destinies; black militants are in the streets of our cities today, not because they are famished — though poverty and want still stalk our land, particularly black communities — but because black citizens, more than any others, have been politically isolated and impotent, unable to act in their own governance.

Historically it was the decision of the Indian Christian community to give up communal representation and other safeguards that made possible the inclusion of the right to propagate religion as a fundamental right of every citizen in the Indian Constitution.

A republic as an active political community of participating citizens must have a purpose and a set of values.

As dual citizens, we first seek the kingdom of God and then accept the mantle of responsibility to our communities and the precious children within them.

They consider the constitutional right of religious freedom given to all citizens under the Secular State as guaranteeing all religious communities the right to follow their traditional «personal» law regulating family and community relations which are sanctioned by religion.

«The international community must press the Government of Iran to uphold this constitutional obligation, and to respect the right of its citizens to the full enjoyment of freedom of religion or belief, as outlined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which it is signatory.»

Above all, it helped to draw the Christian community out of its isolation and to identify Christians as responsible citizens of the new Democratic Republic.1

The company says it accomplishes this by: > «Taking pride in our immense devotion to customer service; > «Making every effort to fulfill customer requests; > «Delivering quality products accurately and timely in accordance with customers» orders; > «Working together in a synergistic environment to ensure the satisfaction of all customers; > «Recognizing and supporting our commitment to our employees as valuable links in our chain of success; and > «Conducting business according to the highest ethical standards and serving as an outstanding corporate citizen in the community.»

«We selected these deserving organizations as the recipients of our grants due to their dedication to improving the welfare of the citizens in their communities,» said Christine Specht - Palmert, president and COO at Cousins Subs.

This scholarship recognizes her outstanding achievement as a scholar, an athlete, and citizen of the Bentley community.

I want to tell you that I am no one and, if you really care about me, I ask you to see me as a citizen that forms part of a community.

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquAs with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquas on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquas «safety champions.»

Breastfeeding in public is sometimes seen as taboo, but in this presentation, I show how it seamlessly becomes part of life as a mother, as a professional and as a citizen of a small community.

As a result, Waldorf students emerge as confident, well - rounded citizens with a strong work ethic and thirst for learning — aware of their limitless potential and ready to contribute to their communities and the worlAs a result, Waldorf students emerge as confident, well - rounded citizens with a strong work ethic and thirst for learning — aware of their limitless potential and ready to contribute to their communities and the worlas confident, well - rounded citizens with a strong work ethic and thirst for learning — aware of their limitless potential and ready to contribute to their communities and the world.

Gause is one of 25 «Grandma, Please» volunteers, who will be honored Monday in a 10 a.m. awards ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Started 10 years ago as a service for senior citizens by the Uptown Center Hull House Association and supported by the Chicago Community Trust, the program handles at least 800 calls a month from youngsters who come home after school to an empty house and want to talk to a grownup.

Several Cary homeowners and members of the Citizens for a Better Community, an activist group, told the board that they still back the effort to acquire the property and preserve it as open space.

NYSHSI further urges all youth sports stakeholders to provide a positive and healthy environment for our kids to enjoy sports — that is, have fun, learn sports skills and the rules of the game, and develop as capable and confident young athletes at any level of athletic success in a way that will help them to be good citizens of the game and community, healthy and fit, and performing well in all domains of life.

Lastly, as a citizen, I want push for change on the national level, re-prioritizing how we help the parents of young children and making sure our public educational institutions are strong enough to resist the efforts to fragment communities into haves and have - nots.