Sentences with phrase «attacks on the authority»

Insistence on full equality fuels an «uncompromising attack on authority — natural, human, and divine,» destroying traditional marriage with «crippling consequences» for families and children.

Such indictments usually serve as attacks on the authority of their targets.

They interpret individual differences as an attack on their authority.

Not exact matches

A lesser - skilled leader may have seen the London transportation authority's decision as unfair, insulting, maybe even a direct attack on innovation itself.

On May 1, the CJNG carried out attacks in Guadalajara after federal authorities staged an operation against the cartel's leader, Nemesio Oseguera.

If you read to the end of Holder's letter, to the passage where he says, «Were such an emergency to arise, I would examine the particular facts and circumstances before advising the president on the scope of his authority,» it becomes clear that, despite invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11, even he isn't envisioning a response to an attack in process, which would have to happen immediately.

The time to discuss the appropriate scope of the president's authority is now, not in the aftermath of a catastrophic attack on the nation, as Holder suggests.

Authorities in Baton Rouge last week thwarted a planned attack on police officers days after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37 - year - old black man who was killed by police in an encounter that was largely captured on video and raised widespread concerns about the officers» actions.

President Donald Trump blasted the Monday raid by federal authorities of the home, hotel, and office of his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen as «a disgrace» and «an attack on our country.»

Lotte Mart on Thursday closed its online shopping website for fear of a Chinese hacking attack after Chinese authorities temporarily closed down more than half of its stores across China for real or imaginary health - and - safety violations.

A second woman accused in a baseball bat attack at a Lauderdale Lakes shopping center is in jail Saturday night on $ 7,500 bond after turning herself in to authorities Friday.

The brothers finished building the bombs in Tamerlan's apartment in Cambridge, Mass., faster than they had anticipated, and so decided to accelerate their attack to the Boston Marathon on April 15, Patriots» Day in Massachusetts, according to the account that Dzhokhar provided to authorities.

The 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which was used to place sanctions on other countries after the Sept. 11 attacks, gives the president broad authority to respond to an «unusual and extraordinary threat,» including by halting incoming Chinese transactions, nullifying business deals and freezing foreign - owned assets.

Acting on a tip from the FBI, Italian authorities arrested four people in Italy and Kosovo Tuesday who were suspected of planning an attack on Pope Francis... The [alleged] terrorist team propagated the ideology of jihad through social networks, the police said.

I'm sorry but you're not making an argument to counter his, you have no references or citations to back up such a claim and so you revert to attacking this man by calling him gay??? really, you think your the world authority on the bible when then you start casting stones left and right and attacking your fellow man?

Samuel Mullet Sr., 67, and 15 followers were found guilty last year in connection with what authorities said were the religiously motivated attacks on several fellow Amish people.

Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 followers were found guilty last year of conspiracy to violate federal hate - crime law in connection with what authorities said were the religiously motivated attacks on several fellow Amish people.

Constantly concerned about alienating the southern wing of the Democratic Party, the Kennedys sought to channel the movement away from attacks on state segregation statutes, which, they claimed, were local conflicts in which federal authorities were powerless to intervene, and into voter registration efforts in which the national state could be of assistance.

Not explicitly named here is the sole just cause for a state's resort to force on its own authority that is clearly allowed in our contemporary positive international law: self - defense against an attack under way or clearly imminent.

But experts on European politics and religion say that the Christian fundamentalist label could overstate the extent to which the suspect, Anders Behring Breivik - who has told authorities that he carried out the attacks - was motivated by religion, and the extent to which he is tied to a broader religious movement.

In fact we have a range of Jewish and pagan attacks on early Christianity and, as we will see, both groups» sole strategy was to treat Jesus as a real wonder - worker who made blasphemous claims to divine authority.

Your personal attacks on my character not with - standing, I am still interested in how you can justify defending a church that makes claims of absolute moral authority while protecting ped - ophiles.

«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these are from satan in the word they are called fiery darts we are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you are having evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.The holy spirit is just like Jesus talk to him be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz

While Robinson - who is an acquaintance of the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - initially denied the sex attacks took place, under pressure, he eventually flew to India and handed himself into the authorities in November 2015 after four years on Interpol's wanted list.

CNN: Police probe reports of attack on Islamic center A Molotov cocktail was tossed at an Islamic center in one of three attacks in New York City, authorities said early Monday.

Agencies of social concern in the Churches were attacked as exceeding their authority in publishing statements on such problems as race relations or economic inequality.

On Thursday, he touted law enforcement efforts to thwart future terrorist attacks in New York, telling reporters that «we obey the law» and that authorities «don't target anybody,» instead focusing on leadOn Thursday, he touted law enforcement efforts to thwart future terrorist attacks in New York, telling reporters that «we obey the law» and that authorities «don't target anybody,» instead focusing on leadon leads.

Evolution is more an attack on the existence of God and His authority over the earth and all of mankind than a scientific argument.

It was Luther's attack on indulgences that caught public attention and brought him into trouble with the authorities.

He raised armies, successfully withstood the attacks of the Lombards, the latest of the Germanic barbarians to invade Italy, made his authority respected in Italy, Sicily, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa, attempted to curb the abuses in the Church in the Frankish domains, inaugurated the Roman mission to Britain, preached frequently, endeavored to enforce clerical celibacy, prompted monasticism and improved the quality of life in some of the houses which were lapsing from their professed ideals, and was the author of voluminous writings on theology that were long standard in the West.

The substantial pamphlet went through twenty editions in Germany and Switzerland, so low was the reputation of the papacy, so willing were people of all classes to listen not just to abuse, but to solid argument against papal authority, without in anyway supposing this to be an attack on Christianity.

When a movement has successfully attacked the authority of clergy and magistrates, they are prepared by habit to take on, if necessary, Crown and Parliament.

Not content with his unparalleled attack on the Church in Judaea, Saul was granted letters of authority to act against believers of the new sect in Damascus.

Is a verbal attack on a child's self esteem by a person in a position of power, authority, or trust such as a parent or coach

The government of the Philippines has both the legal and moral authority to enact laws to protect the health of its citizens, and the action taken by American companies amounts to an attack on the sovereignty of the Filipino nation.

I can speak on authority from personal knowledge on the brutalities of this force since I have been a victim of their intimidations, harassments, threats and near - fatal attacks.

It can conduct a punitive counterterror expedition in coordination with the Libyan authorities — although this will have to rely on Predator drones and hence run the risk of more revenge attacks.

In particular, I think the attack on the Arab League peace initiative is bizarre and hopeless; I take the references to the «whole of Palestine» to again signal the refusal to recognise any status of the state of Israel; the concern to stress the illegitimacy of the Palestinan authority too suggests it is not simply Hamas but pro-traditionalist Hamas (when many observers believe there is an opportunity, with Hamas engaged in electoral politics, for it to drop the death to Israel position of its founding charter).

In particular, the 2012 assassination of the US Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens, then the French intervention in Northern Mali and the spectacular attack by a branch of the Al - Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on the In Amenas oil terminals in 2013 — with calamitous crisis management by the Algerian authorities — have proven the zone's fragility.

«Instead of writing about a 24 - year - old out - of - context quote which refers to my supermarkets,... The Post should be writing about Joe Lhota and his poorly worded attack on the Port Authority Police he made last week,» Catsimatidis said.

Authorities say the gunman responsible for the massacre, which left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded, used bump stocks to allow his semi-automatic weapons to rain down considerably more bullets on the unsuspecting crowd during the attack.

The most senior Conservative in the Greater London Authority has launched an excoriating attack on...

Because, says Mr Tully, the PM has made «a vitriolic attack on police pay and conditions and pensions» he apparently has no authority to pay tribute to PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone.

At around 11 pm, as the Tories accused the authorities of a «perverse sense of priorities» for using counter-terrorism officers to arrest an MP while terrorists attacked Mumbai, Green was released on unconditional bail to return at a date in February for further questioning.

2.40 pm: Michael Howard rises to make a point of order - calling the arrest of Damian Green an «attack» on parliament - and calls for freedom in next Monday's debate to question Government Ministers and House authorities.

On race, Woolas echoed the rhetoric of the far right when he claimed, in 2003, that «racist attacks» by blacks and Asians on white people were being ignored by the authoritieOn race, Woolas echoed the rhetoric of the far right when he claimed, in 2003, that «racist attacks» by blacks and Asians on white people were being ignored by the authoritieon white people were being ignored by the authorities.

They did it on judicial review, in which Grayling made up all sorts of nonsense to justify an attack on citizens» rights to challenge authorities in the courts.

Conservative and Liberal Democrats in Whitehall are stepping up their attack on the capital's Sir Humphreys with a series of moves strengthening ministerial authority over the Whitehall machine.

The attack on Degnan appears to be the latest evidence of Cuomo's increasingly muscular role at the Port Authority.

The stated purpose of Cuomo's press conference was to announce legislation that would make it a Class D felony for assaulting a worker at an airport — the same penalty on the books, Cuomo said, for attacking an employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.