Sentences with phrase «as the moral compass of»

Now, without the Liberal Democrats acting as the moral compass of government, they have been reintroduced.

Yet it's on, George McKay - a revelation in everything he's ever in - who acts as the moral compass of the piece.

SFWA, an organization that presents itself as the moral compass of the SF / F community and has no problems attacking members who don't conform to whatever is the current politically correct stance du jour.

My executive team colleagues look to me as the moral compass of the organization at times, and that sort of embeds itself into discussions around risk management, and you are seen as a leader in that regard.

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And reminders of retaining a moral compass and striving for work - life balance are as old as the bible — though there's no shortage of TED - talking gurus hawking contemporary versions.

Ken's comprehensive understanding of shareholder value, combined with his strong moral compass has translated to board success across several of Canada's most successful growth companies such as Chairman of EVP, Chairman of Wellpoint, Director of Kognitive.

I tend to agree with the notion of «moral compass» as her need for becoming a theist is a fairly weak reason to seek out God.

After all, many believe it is our job to be the moral compass of society, even for those who do not believe in Jesus as Lord.

I know that your personal faith acts as ones own personal moral and spiritual compass, however the president should through out his personal beliefs in exchange for the betterment of all americans citizens not the 2 % of the wealthy class or the corporations, but all americans

We may not be able to force you to accept CHRIST as your moral compass, but we can at least censor your mode of communication online.

So to use your own words, «belieiving in a fairy tale» is not the same as attempting to establish a moral compass that is based on the latent knowledge of those who came before us.

The world, entire world, would be far better off if people rejected the «infallible word of God» as a compass to moral truth and instead used open minded logic and reason to better understand each other and compromise.

Further belief in Jesus, the Prince of Peace, or recognition of the Bibles place in our history and as our social fabric's moral compass, does not necessarily require belief in a super natural being whispering truths to be recounted in the writings of our fellowmen.

To call those who actually reflect on their own spirituality and make conscious efforts to live based on a moral compass, rather than as herded sheep, self - obsessed is not only pretentious but a reflection of your indoctrination in the school of those who believe out of fear — which is worse?

As he was later to admit, Colson had no moral compass for the first 41 years of his life.

That's one of the reasons it fails as a moral compass» God was revealed to a people at a point in time and we look at that point with today's eyes.

That's one of the reasons it fails as a moral compass.

Roger Shinn, who taught ethics for many years at Union Theological Seminary in New York, offers a clearly written essay, «Between Eden and Babel,» in which he explores in brief compass many of the moral issues involved as well as some of the first ethical discussions of cloning more than thirty years ago after tadpoles had been cloned.

For such a scientist, faith acts at best as a «moral compass,» but the direction it provides does not breach the wall of separation, and is neither aided by nor aids reason.

Once again, if he is all powerful, he can do whatever he pleases, but only someone whose conscious has been stripped of any moral compass would refer to such a God as good and just.

Any atheist who feels the need for an external «moral compass» is certainly not atheistic as a result of a well - thought out and educated take on the matter.

And as for your assertion (which comes out of nowhere and is irrelevant to the prior discussion) that «atheists has (sic) a serious problem which is lack of moral compass» is incorrect in many cases.

It would ne nice to accept our own moral compasses or as I put it «a morally correct manner» and then leave it at that, accept only detailed proven facts and then use your best judgment on the rest, its more likely to be right then listening or reading «facts» by those who tell you to not look for them or prove them one way r the other, that's the Fox News of the religious world... Religion is more dangerous then a blind man in a room of razors, it hurts, kills and destroys more of humanity then any «God Made» disaster.

It highlighted to me that this field of work is not always about a scientific breakthrough, but it is about having a moral compass and growing as a person by putting yourself out there to be of use to the world, and that this is achievable for young scientists to get involved and make a difference.

Collectively, though, they're all single cells in the organization known as The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc., which has the moral compass of a sea anemone.

From refusing to work with certain top agents because of what he saw as their skewed moral compasses, to categorically avoiding to ever throw a player under contract at Arsenal under the bus at any point, no matter how poor the performances were collectively or their performances were individually.

I have two small sons (7 and 5) and I try somehow every day to work into our conversations that my job as a mom (and the job of their other parents) is to make them socially constructive, decent human beings... Who understand common courtesies, who remain compassionate and show empathy for those less fortunate, who have work ethic and a moral compass....

Indeed, man «s moral compass is greatly shaped by circumstances as little expectations of moral behavior can be inferred in immoral environments, where choosing moral actions would be detrimental to one «s own survival.

Sini, a Democrat who worked in Bharara's office for five years, is «one of the best and the brightest, but has a strong moral compass and integrity,» as well as «a passion for keeping people safe... and fighting crime,» Bharara said in an interview.

The idea that his bold faced support of Trump's administration and agenda is not a sign of his own agenda, as well as an indicator of his own depraved moral compass, is truly moronic.

I blame Speaker Silver for being devoid of a moral compass as relates to the Vito Lopez scandal; who else but Silver would now choose the lawyer who defended Bob Guccione of Penthouse magazine fame.

Along with the likes of Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu, he was part of a group untainted by corruption, acting as a moral compass for the nation.

To have lived through that time, with my father as the pastor of my church and moral compass of our community... it was, how do I put it?

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which serves as a kind of moral compass for scientific publishing (but has no authority to enforce its advice) has no guidance on the practice, but urges journals to vet reviewers adequately.

For instance, zapping the temporal lobe using deep - brain stimulation can improve spatial memory, and using a powerful magnet to alter activity in the right temporoparietal junction can make our moral compass go haywire, causing behaviors we think of as immoral to become permissible.

I'm a good follower as long as they are going the way of my inner - moral - compass; then we part paths.

He's in deep with some shady people but wants to get out, which shows him as flawed but with some form of a moral compass intact, making him dangerous but acceptably bad.

It's a survival tale at its core, only less about resourcefulness and perseverance than it is about how desperate circumstances challenge our moral compass and our belief systems — such as notions of faith, compassion, forgiveness, and trust.

Using Austen's work as a kind of moral compass in a romantically unsettled world, these groupies assign an almost biblical importance to the books.

In Marvel comics, her character of Peggy Carter is a smart, savvy, self - assured operative but here she serves as Steve's romantic interest / moral compass.

Mohammed's central performance is commendable as the rebellious, angel - faced tomboy with a cheeky façade and a skewed moral compass: she presents a refreshingly optimistic view of youth in revolt.

Poor housemaid Anna (Naomi Ackie) finds herself in the middle of hostilities and intrigues and serves as the film's only moral compass.

The leads are obviously older than the 17 - year - olds in the story, a nod, perhaps, to the planned sequels, but they have a bouncy sort of verve and a capacity for the emotional depth necessary to make their story work, particularly Garfield, with sleepy eyes and an unruly field of dark hair, finding the exact note of wide - eyed terror and joy to Peter's discovery of his new skill set, as well as to the inner turmoil of re-aligning his moral compass.

But the soul of the episode (and of C.K.'s comedy) is in the quieter moments, because that's when he uses humor as a kind of contemporary moral compass: a way of orienting us wherever we need it most... right now, in 2014.

A Most Violent Year (J.C. Chandor, 2014) Chandor's clear - eyed assessment of a striving husband - wife team forced to confront their moral compass when their business and family are threatened provides as sharp a take - down of capitalism as Two Days, One Night (see above).

If the rumors are true, that the Redemption sequel will actually be a prequel following Marston in the earlier parts of his criminal life, that could provide an opportunity to play as someone with a more distinct moral compass that is forced to develop a character arc over the course of the game.

One of my favorite aspects of art as a whole is it's ability to take questionable things and make the viewer appreciate them in a way that makes them second guess not only their taste but their moral compass.

In that moment, Marge seems to have real pity for Grimsrud, as she would for anyone with no moral compass, anyone who has found neither love nor joy in life — which, after all, is really just a question of outlook.

Verhoeven's film can be viewed as a slightly sleazy guilty pleasure, or as a profile of a strong, independent woman with a flawed moral compass.

Jake Lacy, who continues to surprise with his diversity of character roles, is riveting as the only character who treats Miss Sloane like a human being and — in a beautiful irony — one of the only characters in the entire film with a moral compass.