Sentences with phrase «authority over other people»

The atheist by saying condecending crap like «atheists don't claim to have ultimate moral authority over other people from a magical man in the sky, while Christians do.»

Anyone who would set himself up in authority over other people deserves the closest scrutiny.

Not exact matches

It came from early church leaders who wanted to exert their power, authority, and control over other people.

I've heard these very things said by those who are on the other end of the people who use religion and politics to enrich themselves, give them power and authority over their fellow human beings and draw attention to themselves rather than to God.

It lies to children and other innocent people, it uses its supposed «ultimate authority» to attempt to rule over others.

Or, more important still, religion and government both claim supreme authority over the same persons, and the Christian citizen as an individual and in fellowship with other Christians must find the principle for the adjustment of these two authorities.

Police and authorities have always relied on their communication system to give them the upper hand over badly - organised crowds, who are, after all, made up of people who do not know each other and therefore lack the ability to directly communicate outside of earshot.

And then the other prong is the investigative stage, where we will turn over evidence of criminality that we've uncovered to the appropriate authorities which, without hyperbole, will be a real eye - opener for a lot of people.»

For a business, you could also, in theory, assign other people as signing authorities on the business account (e.g. your corporate treasurer), and the individuals performing that role could change over time.

Section 1 (1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998) enables an application for an ASBO to be made by local and other relevant authorities if it appears to the authority that a person aged 10 or over has acted in an anti-social manner, ie one that has caused or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household (see s 1 (1)(a)-RRB- and that such an order is necessary to protect relevant persons from further anti-social acts by that person (see s 1 (1)(b)-RRB-.

Almost all firms have a managing partner, but this person is normally considered first among equals, and nobody (including the managing partner) imagines that he or she wields actual authority over other partners.

Now, seeing that the federal government has to obey commercial law when it is doing business, doesn't that mean that it's merely a business like any other, with no claim to sovereignty or any authority over the people who live in the USA?

Notwithstanding that, it is common ground that a term of imprisonment is necessary to adequately denounce Mr. Kazenelson «s conduct and to deter other persons with authority over workers in potentially dangerous workplaces from breaching the legal duty set forth in s. 217.1 of the Code to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm from befalling those workers.

(6) Any vehicle used or designed for flight or navigation in space and on the registry of the United States pursuant to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies and the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space, while that vehicle is in flight, which is from the moment when all external doors are closed on Earth following embarkation until the moment when one such door is opened on Earth for disembarkation or in the case of a forced landing, until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the vehicle and for persons and property aboard.

By contrast, NAA 1948, s 21 requires a local authority to make arrangements for providing «residential accommodation for persons aged eighteen or over who by reason of age, illness, disability or any other circumstances are in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them».

It also helps the tenant coverage provider know that there are other people watching over your belongings so if a fire breaks out for example, the authorities can be called sooner rather than later.

You know you've faced this challenge if you've ever had to coerce, convince, motivate, or direct others while holding no official authority over these people whatsoever.