Sentences with phrase «basic human decency»

there's no deficiency of Christianity, but there is a deficiency of basic human decency.

Grant's final suggestion is to fall back on basic human decency and respond, «If I helped you, I'd be letting others down.»

I've traveled through different theologies, read countless books and commentaries, and have reached a point in my own personal journey where I honestly feel that way too many «serious» committed Christians put far too much emphasis on theological principles than they do basic human decency.

Practicing basic human decency is the point!

I'm atheist so this has nothing to do with religion, just basic human decency of which Limburger has none.

Imagine you are street - parked on a busy street downtown, sandwiched between two cars driven by people who have clearly forgone basic human decency, and your arms are full of shopping bags.

But, no, there is nothing beyond basic human decency and nearly assured repercussions to prevent it.

«The governor continues to flaunt New York state law and arrogantly disregard good management, sound public policy and basic human decency in his exploitation of temporary workers.

if soldiers are ordered to do something they know is against basic human decency then i believe they should refuse the order.

Allen's view of the aristocracy and the world as callous and senseless reaches its dismal apotheosis when Chris, whose basic human decency has been overrun by greed, nevertheless, realises that money will never distract him from guilt — his last remaining trace of humanity.

In this case, history and basic human decency tell us that answer is resoundingly «Yes.»

«Privilege» feels inflammatory and overused, a casualty of the movement for basic human decency snidely referred to as «PC culture.»

As an aside, how something like basic human decency and core American values could be controversial, I'll never understand.

«Today's decision is disappointing and flies in the face of basic human decency,» Paxton said.

Leading by example might not be sufficient to sustain the bank, but it's hard not to see TD's core values — like service and respect for its employees — as manifestations of the basic human decency of its CEO.

«Basic human decency» is a good quality.

The opinion was of a kind we are used to seeing by now from Justice Kennedy: long on windy rhetoric about «dignity» and ad hominem attacks on the basic human decency of the law's defenders, and short on actual coherent legal reasoning from recognizable constitutional principles.

We need to stand up in the face of the threats we are seeing to our democracy and basic human decency.

«Different people took a view about this matter, but I think the prime minister's attitude throughout has been governed by the basic human decency that is his hallmark,» education secretary Michael Gove told the Today programme.

Elected houses have to pander to the public, the public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).

Michael Gove's defence of his leader on the grounds that he possesses «basic human decency» shows just how desperate the Tory high command's position now is.

The income benchmark runs counter to people's instinctive sense of fairness and basic human decency.

In these cases, your basic human decency may not serve you well; you may need to work at achieving and maintaining a comfortable working relationship.

Iris makes the mistake of assuming that its audience is well versed in the work of Murdoch and Bayley — enough so that the loss of her mind is one that is tragic beyond the spectator's basic human decency.

Science, reason, and basic human decency are under attack more than ever, but at least good movies are still being made.

It is an affront to basic human decency to campaign against these students who are simply trying to attend a school that helps them learn.

The fact that Lewis didn't do so — and that Ravitch tacitly agrees with her statements by approvingly publishing them in full — shows that both women are lacking both in civility, manners, and basic human decency.

Or, alternatively, they can look at a photographic database of disfigured war veterans and copy from there, assuming they're not concerned with matters like «ethics» or «basic human decency.»

In that game, if you met another human, there was always the possibility that you could team up and create an ad - hoc community — there was a tinge of optimism, of basic human decency.