Sentences with phrase «better social conditions»

Many of these groups were drawn closer together by their action in behalf of better social conditions and public morality.

Any religion that feeds the least rich in their communities is, I guess, a good thing but what does any of the poor find gainful toward getting them into a better social condition no longer needing any handouts..?

If you want job opportunities and to better the social condition of Americans coal isn't the way to go.

Not exact matches

The longevity of the coffee industry is directly linked to the social, economic and environmental conditions of coffee communities around the world, and Starbucks is committed to sourcing all of its coffee in the most ethical way possible that is good for the planet.

People like Santorum remind me of the Pharasees who were careful to show up in the temple full of pride and self righteous indignation for anyone who dared to question their rigid ideology yet never took one step towards bettering conditions in their society or spoke out against social and economic injustice.

The research is very good at describing the social and economic conditions of the poor, much less good at explaining how they got that way.

While it might be true that those who lived in the time of the Prophet could understand religion better than the people of today who must study Islam by means of documents only, we can not ignore the considerable change in the social situation and world conditions during the past fourteen centuries.

We realize at the end that social policy can do no better (though it can do far worse) than provide conditions that will facilitate the evolution of the circumstances we wish to create.

hooks examines and discusses the social mores and conditioning around the concept of love in a way that inspires people to be better within the basic concept of being human.

If one means, for instance, an epistemological privilege of the oppressed, in the sense that the poor, the suffering and the dispossessed have some intuitive knowledge of God, righteousness and social reality not available to others; if one means that victims know best how to overcome their condition and build new institutions; and if one means that knowledge based on «experience» makes academic excellence unnecessary, then liberation thought and the Social Gospel disocial reality not available to others; if one means that victims know best how to overcome their condition and build new institutions; and if one means that knowledge based on «experience» makes academic excellence unnecessary, then liberation thought and the Social Gospel diSocial Gospel diverge.

Allow this center in a man to remain dulled by the crowd; allow it to continue dissipated by busyness; permit it to go on evading its function by a round of distractions, or to lull itself by a carefully chosen rotation of pleasures; abandon it to its attempt to drug, to narcotize suffering and remorse which might reveal to it its true condition; let it wither away the sense of its own validity by false theories of man's nature, of his place in the social pattern, of his way of salvation; in short, allow any of these well - known forms of domestication of man's responsible core as an individual, to continue unchallenged, and you as a thinker and a friend of men have committed the supreme treason!

It is well for us that he did so, for not only did he give us what we need most, but with radically changed social conditions the applications must change from age to age while his insights are eternal.

So the Churches in America faced many battles in beliefs as well as struggles in the face of new social and economic conditions.

Considering all three sets of variables as well as the relations among them enables the analyst to look at the possible effects of very general social conditions on ideas and yet to identify some plausible intervening links between these conditions and the specific ideas that result.

These initiatives, in turn, may well represent responses to broader social conditions; and their consequences may be for the most part unforeseen and even undesired.

In moving from this well - ordered but repressive society to forms of social life which enable these dimensions of the human spirit to emerge in more concrete relationships, we must be prepared to live within conditions which are more complex, confused, and unsettling.

But «a moral discussion is inconclusive and even trivial, if it leaves out the question of its application,» as Gregory Vlastos has said.13 In order to be as specific as possible about this approach to Christian social philosophy I shall outline in arbitrary fashion five general principles which I suggest can be supported by the evidence of human experience as being necessary guides to the conditions under which the Good Society can grow.

Rauschenbusch gave the strongest statement in the first half of the twentieth century relating sin to social conditions that form us against the common good, such that each generation corrupts the next.

We may well join authentic non-Christian liberals in trying to make future social conditions as tolerable as possible, while avoiding the totalitarian dictatorship of classical communism such as is still practiced today.

The importance of the power problem for Christian ethics derives both from the fact that power, whether economic, political, military, or spiritual, means capacity to determine life for good or ill, and from the fact that some fundamental redistribution of power is necessary as a condition of the freedom and dignity of men in their social relations.

Aristotle provided MacIntyre with an account of why our actions require a conception of an end as well as the social and political conditions necessary to sustain a life formed by the virtues constitutive of that end that is simply lacking in modern moral practice and theory.

Your life isn't pointless if you win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; you earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; you appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; you leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This paper presents an approach to social and legal policy that would combine many concerns of both liberals and conservatives, that would work patiently toward long - range goals, that would embrace a dialogical notion of the common good, and that would seek to promote the general welfare by attending to the conditions under which individuals, families, and communities prosper.

It is rather that the Word and the church will be interpreted to them as God's will for the freedom of man to live a human life, to fight against the demonic forces of his own nature that seek dominion over social as well as personal life, to order his life by structures of love and justice relevant to the conditions of society.

Cailler chocolates are made from some of the finest ingredients available including selected cocoa beans from the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, an initiative to help farmers run profitable farms, improve social conditions in the cocoa growing communities and source good quality, sustainable cocoa for Nestlé products.

It will focus on best practices for social audits and issues such as working and living conditions, among other topics.

The structured data is also expected to be wrapped with unstructured data in the future such as weather conditions, temperature, sporting events and social media chatter to predict what beer will sell best those days.

Fair for Life Social & Fair Trade certification guarantees that human rights are guaranteed at any stage of production, that workers enjoy good and fair working conditions, and that smallholder farmers receive a fair share.

«Rainforest Alliance Certified farms implement better farm practices that result in environmental, social and economic benefits, and those methods tend to result in better conditions for growing coffee,» said Sabrina Vigilante, director of markets at the Rainforest Alliance.

From fighting deforestation and climate change to building economic opportunities and better working conditions for rural people, the Rainforest Alliance is working to solve urgent environmental and social challenges.

We do know that the pregnancy and postpartum periods are times of enormous biochemical upheaval, as well as times of social and psychological adjustments, all of which create the conditions for PMAD.

Strategies and interventions are developed based on where the child is on the Social Communication Bridge in a particular setting and are meant to be a desensitizing method as well as a vehicle to unlearn conditioned behavior.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

:: Urgently pay Edo State pensioners over 42 months outstanding pension benefits and entitlements from the over N29bn Paris Club refunds received by your government and meant for the payment of pension arrears and gratuities;:: Adopt a human rights policy of guaranteeing regular payment of pension benefits and entitlements so that pensioners and their families can live decently;:: Recognize the human rights of Edo State pensioners and ensure their full and effective enjoyment of those rights, as well as provide them with information to enable them to claim their rights;:: Treat all pensioners in Edo State as individuals with humanity and dignity and respect and promote their higher standard of living and improve economic and social conditions for all pensioners;:: Provide Edo State pensioners with proper support and assistance to alleviate their plight, including by ensuring informal, community - based and recreation - oriented programs for pensioners to help develop their sense of self - reliance and independence;:: Reduce opportunities for corruption in the spending of the Paris Club refunds

At the time, the social network's terms and conditions - which have since been changed - allowed developers to cull the details of all of these people's friends as well.

Ronald Deutsch, executive director of the Latham - based Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers, is equally dissatisfied with the status quo.

Finally, as well as getting people into work, and taking action to improve wages and working conditions, a social security system built on our belief in the dignity of work, must ensure that people are rewarded for the effort and contribution they make throughout their working lives.

CDHR, therefore, called on the «government to rise to the occasion and tackle the social and economic conditions that created the desperation of the Nigerian people to seek better lives outside the shores of this country.»

The governor's executive order, which goes into effect Tuesday, includes a mandate that shelters are kept in good condition: «I direct all local social services districts to comply with their obligation to ensure that all facilities used for temporary housing assistance placements are safe, clean, well maintained and supervised and fully compliant with existing state and local laws, regulations, administrative directives, and guidelines,» the order reads.

Their often lower social status within the family, combined with poorer working conditions and scarcer financial resources, as well as a poorer living situation, can have a negative impact on their health.

Historically, genetics has not meshed well with discussions of social policy; it's all too easy to view disadvantaged groups — criminals, the poor, the ethnically marginalized — as somehow fated by DNA to their condition.

Elsewhere in the issue, you can see how science is working on new breeding and distribution techniques to save the coral reefs; a way to gain a better understanding of dark matter through the search for whether axion particles exist; a probe into the cause and solutions for the toxic condition of social disconnection, also known as loneliness; and even how to elucidate the long - sought origins of how snakes got their slither.

Christianson said his team uses neuroscience techniques «to investigate the biological basis for social cognition with the hope that we can better understand and treat people with conditions marked by aberrant social cognition such as autism or schizophrenia.»

Christianson said the findings set the stage for a large - scale investigation of the brain circuits that work together to orchestrate responses to social emotional information with the hope that such research will lead to better treatment for people with conditions marked by aberrant social cognition, such as autism or schizophrenia.

These include people who have difficulty maintaining good oral health or accessing oral health services because of medical, physical, social, economic or geographic conditions.

As well as being an expensive condition to manage, ASD has a huge emotional and social cost on families of sufferers.»

You have to be strong in the face of social conditioning and stare down the people who look disapprovingly at you while you watch the flowers or wander aimlessly down a country lane but it's well worth it.

When therapy works best Therapy is particularly effective against anxiety disorders, social phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorder, though medication is critical for treating other mental health conditions, such as panic disorder and schizophrenia.

Naturopathy can provide people with the tools to take charge of their health and well - being and offers the best hope of preventing some of most serious and life - threatening diseases.Because naturopathy deals with the whole person, encompassing both physical and social - emotional issues, it is the most effective prevention for lifestyle - related diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, which rate as this country's three biggest killers.Whereas conventional Western medicine tends to deal with physical complaints only, often in isolation, naturopathy takes in complete physical condition plus lifestyle factors such as nutrition and exercise and emotional or stress concerns.

If this condition remains unrecognized or is not addressed it can wreak havoc on all areas of a person's life; including social, professional, and psychological well being.