Sentences with phrase «brought decency»

Christians wish to minister to these kids — by teaching them the norms about men and women, about sex and marriage, that have brought decency to the lives of ordinary people for millennia.

But that task includes the everlasting effort to bring decency and justice into human society.

Not exact matches

But Thompson urged Democrats to reach out and bring those voters back into the fold, and «let's get back to sanity and decency here.»

Then, for only three ambiguous lines, Jerry Falwell makes an appearance; he is criticized for his effort to «bring back decency to America» without getting to root problems.

It was a time when TV first flexed its muscles to bring down a towering political figure — the telecast of the McCarthy hearings and that riveting moment when the defense lawyer, Joseph Welsh, faced Senator Joe McCarthy and said in exasperation, «Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?»

Stories in the newspapers about religious leaders do not offend or persuade us simply because we bring to them certain educational levels and political inclinations; they offend or persuade because something in the stories signals to us that the reported event violates certain standards of common decency or that it can be understood within some familiar framework.

I am hoping Carr / Ellison come back to give us a shot at decency for this year, but if not I have every confidence he will bring in Grad Transfers for 2018 and go for a big class for 2019.

10 days left... I just can not see Wenger bringing 2 players... But I hope he will have the decency to bring a CB (forget about the DM... He is convinced, in his deluded and arrogant mind, he does not need one).

At leaset AVB had the decency to give a fair review of the game — and most spurs fans admit we were lucky, funny there was absolutely no mention of the fact that spurs long ball was in part decided by the way the red hatchet men fouled any spurs player with the ball who had the termerity to cross the half way line — was it skrtel on Dempsy which was the closest thing to an assault in that game when he had clearly outpaced the scouse man and was brought down with absolutely no chance of getting the ball.

This country has seen enough despair brought on by people who lack a basic sense of decency and responsibility to others.

«Our goals have always been simple ones: making life more manageable for those of our neighbors who need a hand and bringing a measure of transparency and decency to state government.»

Of particular interest are the US and Europe where decency, order and finesse have been brought into electioneering, mobilization, polling, survey, fund raising and other critical tools for seeking elective positions.

In a political age not overburdened with gaiety and good sense, he brought us wit, charm, judgement, principle and decency

I aspire to bring these values to the State Senate, with the same seriousness of purpose and fundamental decency that has always characterized the Attorney General's public service.»

We took the decision early on to fight on a positive manifesto and to bring back the decency to politics and we faced a negative campaign from our opponents.

«I don't know about you, but my values are about community, compassion, decency; that's how I was brought up.»

He added: «This demonstration today is about workers rights, it is about collective endeavour but above all, it's a declaration that we're around to campaign as long as it takes, to bring about that social justice and that decency in society.»

Once the fear has passed, just in time for nap, visual and musical style are sometimes played in an immersive fashion by highlights in a directorial performance by Nicolas Winding Refn that bring some life to the film, though not as much as John Turturro's inspired lead performance, which does about as much as anything in bring the final product to the brink of decency, which is ultimately defied by the serious underdevelopment, overambition, monotonously unfocused dragging and near - punishingly dull atmospheric dryness that back a questionable drawn non-plot concept, and drive «Fear X» into mediocrity, in spite of highlights than can't quite obscure the many shortcomings.

The film feels a little less amateur than «Pusher», - a cheap debut feature for some underexperienced Dane trying to make abstract art - and it's that which brings the final product closer to decency, because many of the missteps that ruined «Pusher» feel more considerable in this superior, but still misguided effort, which has a good bit to commend, but even more to complain about as questionable «story «telling notes that ultimately send the final product crashing into mediocrity.

Turtorro can not save this film, but so help him, he tries, and he goes further than anyone or anything in bringing life to this bore, which still has enough other strengths at its back to be brought to the border of true decency.

When the game is through, highlights in the script, acting and charm behind slightly intriguing subject matter are enough to bring the final product to the brink of decency, but this effort is far from that threshold, as underdeveloped, unlikable characters, aimlessly unfocused dragging and a cold directorial atmosphere behind a paper - thin story concept leave «Zero Charisma» to slip into mediocrity as a forgettable, under - inspired misfire.

It's also about how the cynical Schultz, who affects to believe that bringing in criminals dead or alive as a bounty hunter is «a flesh for cash business» much like slave - trading, gets in touch with his own innate decency.

And Mirror's Edge barely had the decency to show us any gameplay, instead cutting to a tedious jargon - fuelled nonsensical presentation about how FIFA plans to bring «emotional intelligence» to the same game we've been playing for years.

These situations can bring out the worse in us but graciously also elements of decency and kindness.

On March 14, 2016, the First Circuit, in Doe v. Backpage.com, LLC, broadly interpreted the Communications Decency Act («CDA»), 47 U.S.C. § 230, to preclude claims brought against a website under the federal Trafficking Victims...