Sentences with phrase «call for unity on»

In countries around the world people are switching off the lights in a global call for unity on the importance of addressing climate change.

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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Catalonia Sunday to call for unity, voicing their opposition to last week's non-binding and referendum on independence on October 1 that was declared illegal by the Spanish government and constitutional court.

Here's what Pete says: Mr. Obama's speech was not a call to unity; it was a summons to his liberal base to fight — on global warming, for gay rights, for gun control, for renewable energy, and for a diminished American role in world affairs.

While I am happy to see so very many have such family connections that on their deathbeds, «family» is the vehicle to channel God, or a place greater than ourselves where sublime unity rules, call it what you will... but for millions, this is just not the case.

It's unsurprising, therefore, to see Pope Francis, like his forbears, calling on Christians to pray for the restoration of unity in Christendom.

The Lausanne conference had two main roots — one in the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh in the spring of 1910, which revealed how widely on the foreign missionary fields the spirit of federation and unity was operating, and the other in the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the fall of 1910, which called for a commission on a world conference on Faith and Order, having to do with the whole church, at home and abroad.

Stapledon believes both must be present on an equal basis and calls for a system of personality - in - community, an ambiguous system of unity in diversity — an organic view of society.

The traditional ecumenical goal, «organic unity» among the churches, has fallen on bad days, largely because it is thought to call for a needless suppression of diversity achieved through a generation or more of ecclesiastical self - preoccupation.

It called for a world conference on the subject of Christian unity.

All religions including Islam, Christianity and Judaism disagree on everything, at least they agree on one thing, that this dude is going to hell... And the funny part is that you can comment all you can and convince all the people you want, but the reality will never change,,, we are all going to die,, I hope that we all agree on that at least,, and all Abrahamic religions over the last 3000 years at least call for unity of God and his Existence...

In the so - called practical fields the unity is even greater; here there is common concern for developing relevant, effective preaching in the local church on the basis of Scriptures; for a religious education Christian rather than either humanistic or denominational in character; for guiding men into pastoral work that meets human needs.

On the one hand the missionary movement had been, from the beginning, imbued with a deep sense of calling for unity.

The statement called on the member councils of the International Missionary Council to further the cause of Christian unity and to consider fresh ways of relating their experience and concern for unity to the deliberations and actions of the churches within their membership, and to the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.

Through their writings, sermons, and letters, they would call on the person to not sacrifice the unity of the church for the sake of a false idea.

«After a century of intense theological activity, the churches in most places seem no closer to unity,» reports Alan Falconer, the director of the Faith and the Order Commission of the WCC to a major meeting in Tanzania.32 Konrad Raiser, the General Secretary of the WCC, has called on the main Christian traditions — the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant and Pentecostal churches — to start preparations in the year 2000 for «a universal church council to reconcile the main issues, including the authority of the Pope.»

Yayaha Seidu popularly called Braa Prex - doe who spoke on Accra - based Montie Fm, said the flagbearer of the NPP Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo - Addo has deviated from the true ideology of NPP, the humility and tolerance of J.A. Kufour, the unity as well as the positive legacy former President J.A. Kufour left for the party.

Byron Brown, the state Democratic Committee chairman and Buffalo mayor, in a lengthy letter released on Sunday morning called for party unity in the fractious and narrowly divided state Senate.

On Sunday, state Democratic Committee Chairman Byron Brown, the mayor of Buffalo, released an open letter through the state committee calling for unity in the chamber, citing Washington dysfunction and the post-storm crisis in Puerto Rico.

Diaz, along with Sen. George Latimer, will leave office at the end of the year and have their seats filled in special elections to be called after the state budget is completed, based on a Democratic unity push for the state Senate.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday signed the historic letter that will launch Brexit, a photo released by her office showed, as she called for unity even as Scotland voted for a new independence referendum.

The governor in a statement signed his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the governor, Mr. Bolaji Tunji on Wednesday, said that it was on record that the so - called unity forum adjudged the election to be free, credible and fair in an advertorial published in a national daily and even went ahead to congratulate the congress committee for a job well done.

While stating that she won't raise taxes on the middle class, Clinton vowed to increase taxes on the wealthy «because that's where the money is» — and she offered an additional piece of advice amid her call for unity.

Mr Hunt told Peston on Sunday: «All these calls for unity at the moment are absolutely right but the unity I want to see is between the Labour party and the British public, so we are now going to talk to the country rather than just the party.»

Professor Tunde Adeniran called for the cancellation of the entire exercise on the basis of the circulation of a unity list among the delegates.

Corbyn said in the original leadership election that labour needs to be a broad church, others have since followed and yesterday Corbyn again called for unity and focus on the task at hand.

They have nevertheless called on Corbyn to take responsibility for instilling greater party unity and the leader would be wise to make positive gestures in this respect.

He therefore called for the entrenchment of unity and peaceful co-existence among Nigerian people, adding that there is an urgent need for Nigerian government to build on the solidarity required across religious and ethnic lines as part of improving its change agenda.

They therefore called on the president through the Ministry of Education to reserve the decision for the interest of unity and development of the nation.

David Cameron's hopes of being able to avoid terminal damage to Conservative party unity after the EU referendum campaign were dented on Sunday when two rebel MPs openly called for a new leader and a general election before Christmas.

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on Christians in Nigeria to be guided by the word of God for the overall unity of...

«We, therefore, call on all Nigerians to use this Occasion of the 57th Independence Anniversary to reflect deeply on the Pillars that brought us together and work for the growth, unity and stability of our dear Country for our general good.»

I, therefore, believe in the possibility of the overflow of old boundaries when wholehearted devotion to one's own faith is matched with a devout respect for the faith of others and I call on all our Muslim brothers and sisters to demonstrate continually this sense of unity and oneness in the years ahead.

DAILY GUIDE has stumbled on social media platform conversations that seem to suggest that the confusion is intensifying in the party by the day, as the call for unity has clearly fallen on deaf ears.

He further called on churches and other religious institutions across the country to continue to pray for the unity of Nigeria.

On Thursday at a thanksgiving service held at the International Conference Center, President Nana Akufo - Addo called on all Ghanaians to pray for the preservation of peace, unity and freedom in GhanOn Thursday at a thanksgiving service held at the International Conference Center, President Nana Akufo - Addo called on all Ghanaians to pray for the preservation of peace, unity and freedom in Ghanon all Ghanaians to pray for the preservation of peace, unity and freedom in Ghana.

John Woodcock, who is on the hostile list, said: «It's sad that the public calls for unity and a new politics seems to be a front for this sort of internal attack operation, which harks back to the bad old days.»

On the last day of the annual Labour party conference leader Jeremy Corbyn called for unity and to «rebuild trust» in preparation for a possible snap election next year.

The statement added that the governor was totally against imposition of candidates for positions and called on PDP leaders and delegates to make sacrifices for the unity of the party.

The breakaway group's growth in size and power have only intensified the calls for unity, as did the election to the Senate on Tuesday of Brian Benjamin, a housing developer from Harlem, whose victory gave Democrats a numeric majority.

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond called for unity and urged the unionist parties to deliver on more powers.

Also calling for Democratic unity is the Working Families Party, which organized rallies outside the district offices of IDC members on Wednesday, top officials from the Democratic National Committee, and a variety of other Democratic elected officials and activists.

With New York's delegation divided over support for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a peace offering, showing up on the second day of the convention with Bernie Sanders at his side in a call for unity.

After facing calls not to try to outflank Labour on the left, the party's leader calls for unity to achieve the aim of ruling Wales.

Leonard Obibi, called on party faithful to put their personal differences outside and work for the unity and victory of the party in forthcoming elections in the state.

A black Republican Senate hopeful denounced police discrimination against African Americans on Friday while calling for political unity and respect for law enforcement in the wake of shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul and Dallas.

So in our small way, lets heed the call to unity by putting our differences aside, offering a late person a spot on the floor near you, silently sending your good will to the other yogis in the room, and, just for fun, grabbing a friend and trying out some partner yoga.

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Presumably in an effort to fan the flames of racial division and undermine national unity in America, a Russian government - linked «troll farm» has just been exposed for reportedly buying Facebook ads on behalf of the so - called «Black Lives Matter» movement.