Sentences with phrase «called upon women»

In the latter part of the nineteenth century the Protestant Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist denominations in particular called upon women in comparatively large numbers to serve as deaconesses.

Cormac Burke FAITH MAGAZINE July - August 2013 In his continuing series on woman and the cardinal virtues Mgr Burke examines the virtue of prudence and its specific calls upon women to see beyond socially imposed expectations.

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The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

What about men who enjoy and appreciate partnerships with women and whose sense of calling and security is not dependent upon my subjugation?

It begins at a Pentecost tournament called by Charlemagne, for Christian and Muslim knights alike, which is interrupted by the arrival of Angelica, a woman of astonishing beauty who offers herself as the prize to any knight who can defeat her brother upon the field of battle.

The recently completed worldwide meeting of Jesuits called upon them to demonstrate «the courage to listen to women.»

In his 2009 Notre Dame address, Obama called upon abortion rights supporters and opponents to «work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions.»

His response finds expression primarily in a society, a fellowship, called into being as men and women answered back to the action of God upon them in Christ.

For by these facts the great conviction is forced upon us that just as we men and women have personality within that mass of chemical and physical activity which we call our bodies, so in the infinite universe of activity is there immanent an infinite Person whose existence and character account for its relationships, its tendencies and its achievements.

In fact the fundamental rights of the citizen require that all traditional communities change, breaking traditional hierarchies and patriarchies, to bring about social justice by giving the dalits, the tribals and the women who were excluded from the traditional power - structures of society, fuller participation in the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other means.

it details an abortion, and not just that when it may be called upon, here is a spoiler, when a pregnant woman cheats are her Husband, or the Husband thinks she did.

The nineteen women who write about their defiance of what is aptly called medical eugenics are also heroines who gave life a chance and who write movingly of their joy in having resisted the «choice» that others tried to impose upon them and their children.

The ACCC alleged that a Lux sales representative called upon five elderly women in their homes under the premise of a free vacuum cleaner maintenance check, and that each of the women was then subjected to unfair and pressuring sales tactics to induce them into purchasing a vacuum cleaner for a price of up to $ 2280.

In some of the buildings around here, we barely have bathrooms but as the current president proclaimed yesterday, in declaring the day, «I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate the achievements of women and observe this day with appropriate programs and activities.»

«The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, NYPIRG and a host of other concerned organizations have repeatedly called upon the Senate Republicans to join us in our call for a unified, early primary election date.

The pair later bickered over the effectiveness of several of Cuomo's economic development plans, and the governor called upon Republicans across the state to disavow Trump after a video leaked of the mogul talking about sexually assaulting women.

Although her message calling for more strong women in the Senate will likely resonate more within the safe Democratic district, especially given the nature of Clemens» exit from the Legislature and the focus laid upon sexual harassment in both Tallahassee and the nation over the past month.

• This clarification was added on 27 August 2014: An article examining whether Lord Rennard's expertise as a party strategist for the Liberal Democrats will be called upon in the forthcoming general election stated that «Rennard was readmitted to the party this week after final disciplinary proceedings relating to four women's claims of sexually inappropriate conduct were dropped».

Franken's support among his fellow Democrats cratered today as a host of female Democratic senators called upon him to resign and more women came forward with allegations against him.

«Accordingly, Pastoralists being major victims of internecine tribal killings across Northern Nigeria for decades on end, we seize this opportunity to call upon the president to as a matter of duty extend his sense of justice to likewise arrest and punish all those who committed the genocidal killings of the over 1000 our men, women and children last June in Mambila, last November in Numan and Kajuru among others.

We strongly support Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins» call for a thorough independent investigation of Erica Vladimer's credible accusations (and any others that may arise), and call upon Jeff Klein and his supporters to stop the public shaming of a courageous woman.»

Under these circumstances, it isn't surprising that some women are reluctant to stick it out, especially considering the personal sacrifices academic career women are often called upon to make.

We call upon governments to improve the governance of science by empowering women and young scientists, stimulating policy debates, exchanging knowledge of best practices and lessons learned, and by strengthening local institutions.

This powerful mantra belongs to all women to call upon any time: «When women knew this mantra, she was a living goddess.»

We stumbled upon a wonderful little restaurant called Osteria da Fortunata where a woman was hand rolling pasta in the window!

While women once upon a time would balk at the idea of proudly calling themselves «slutty,» many of us are now emblazoning these words on our chests as tiny badges of honor.

To help her shake things up in her relationship, Tara called upon her close friends, who were also married women.

And they found the perfect way to get it: from wealthy older men (and women) called sugar daddies and sugar mummies, willing to lavish them with gift upon luxury gift.

Alex Jones and Clare Balding among the female stars of the BBC who are calling for gender pay equality We all want to go on the record to call upon you to Here you will find a large collection of free older women galleries sorted by popularity for your viewing pleasure.

There's a great moment during an awkward game of charades where Goodman's character can't conceive of calling a woman by the term «woman,» instead relying upon patronizing terms like «girl» or «princess.»

To end this culture, Ellen Barkin tweeted: «I call upon fierce, more powerful sisters in our biz to bring women who've come forward into ur circle.»

These pros put on their game faces and muddle through the barely - there romances and dilemmas, but it's hard to escape the feeling that talent is being grossly wasted; Greig is currently one of the funniest woman on television, in Showtime's under - loved «Episodes,» but you'd never know it here, given how very little she's called upon to do.

Madonna joins dozens of Western celebrities who've called upon Russian authorities to show leniency toward the women, including Sting, Pete Townshend, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Franz Ferdinand, Faith No More, film director Terry Gilliam, songwriter Peter Gabriel, and actor Danny DeVito.

In Marvel's «Black Panther,» when King T'Challa, played by Chadwick Boseman, calls upon his team of heroes, it's not the Avengers who assemble around him but the strong, complex women of Wakanda.

It spotlights a wholesome, kind, intelligent woman who can, when called upon, act like a goofball.

Kidman is called upon to show a more subtle transformation, that of a woman who has come into her power, who has become comfortable possessing authority.

The author of several books, including The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation and Insomniac, she is at work on a book about the encroachment of so - called «reform» upon higher education.

A young woman stranded with her sick father in an isolated harbor run by a sadistic fortune hunter must call upon all her resources to survive in a brutal battle wits.

Inspired by psychology, religion, literature, and her experiences as a woman, the New York based artist calls upon the rich symbolism of the female figure,

Sometimes visitors will come upon a juxtaposition of two very closely related works — a woman in a chair and a woman in a chair — but they'll also find many instances of a figurative Matisse with an abstract Diebenkorn, and be called upon to do a little visual detective work to discover the «why» of it.

Using a style she called «Super Realism,» Ringgold explored what was happening to black people in the United States and commented upon the Civil Rights movement from a woman's point of view.

As an artist critically aware of her role in the art world as an African - American woman, Jones calls upon her training and her identity to construct a revisionist history, one which acknowledges abstract work by black artists left out of art history's Modernist canon.

7 On appeal, the Privy Council confirmed that their lordships were not being called upon to decide «any question as to the rights of women but only a question as to their eligibility for a particular position.»

But the court sent a clear message that employers have the duty to ensure women in the workplace are not sexually harassed and that «no female should be called upon to defend her dignity or to resist or turn away from unwanted approaches or comments which are gender or sexually oriented.»

The Coalition calls upon the federal, provincial and territorial governments to address the critical gaps in the Terms of Reference and make a legally binding commitment to addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls.

She has been called upon to volunteer her expertise to many organizations including: serving as a Facilitator on professionalism for She's a BOSSE, an etiquette clinique equipping young ladies ages 12 - 17 for club memberships, organizations and scholarship interviews; Careeer Mentor for Black Career Women's Network (BCWN); as Region Six Representative for The National Résumé Writers» Assoc.; as a Competitive Event Judge for DECA: International Career Development Conferences; Mock Interviewer for SoCal ROC, Inc. and Résumé Analyst / Career Coach, for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Inc..

Certain theorists call upon natural evolutionary differences between men and women to argue that men have always been predisposed to have as many offspring as possible and follow successful reproduction with one female with a quick sprint to the next available, while women are inclined to nurture their young and attempt to keep the father close for protection.