Sentences with word «calumny»

But the Nigerian Army faulted the report, saying that AI was only championing a campaign of calumny against Nigeria's military.

«The military is not unmindful of the campaign of calumny against our soldiers by paid agents claiming that soldiers are harassing members of the public while performing their constitutional responsibility.

The Nigerian Army has condemned the «Save the Nation Movement» (STNM) through orchestrated campaign of calumny in the media in its attempt to rubbish the hard earned name and reputation of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and the Nigerian Army.

And for you to describe Cardinal Robert Sarah as an exponent of «bigotry» because he doesn't accept the New York Times's view of the moral life and cautions against the dictatorship of relativism borders on calumny.

«We have a duty to the people of Kogi State to continue to deliver democracy dividends to the good people of Kogi State despite the campaigns of calumny by sinking detractors.

But already, the evidence that the CDF has indeed got it right is beginning to come in, from the United States, with the first batch of casualties: though those registering the evidence are of course going though the fires of calumny from gay activists, including accusations of academic dishonesty (why is it we can't call them bigots?).

Historians have portrayed him as the object of history's greatest calumnies.

The cleverest calumnies employ a technique that manages to give the lingering impression of something bad without ever quite formulating an accusation that might be rebutted, and it is true that Schwartz indulges that technique throughout her book» the stage villain of biblical monotheism sparing her the task of examining the ways in which actual monotheists live with the Bible.

I stand wholeheartedly and unreservedly with the Schindler family and against the continual calumny mounted against them.

That is simply calumny.

The throwaway allegation that the offer of the Regius professorship was «the Protestant establishment's reward for services rendered» is an appalling and unsubstantiated calumny.

He is clearly no longer able to express himself without saying the grossest and most offensive calumnies in the name of God.

Now the editors of Commonweal have answered that the comments were, in fact, awful calumny, but that they were left by blog readers, not contributors, and nobody over at Commonweal agrees with them, much less hates First Things.

We would suggest that these latter four implications amount to ideologically - inspired calumny.

The Army however call on all Nigerians not to fall prey to their campaign of calumny as their evil intents would be distractive and capable of reversing the gains on the fight against Boko Haram Terrorists.

Even though I have been one of the greatest victims of the irresponsible section of the media, i.e. those who have created an industry from spewing calumnies, falsehoods and outright fabrications against my person, I do not regret one bit my role in repealing that old, discredited law.

He only referred to detractors who have made it their stock in trade never to acknowledge the good works of this government but resort to deliberate cynicism, unfounded pessimism and outright calumny to create the impression of a collapsed state,» the statement said.

For historically, purveyors of calumnies did not survive in ancient environments.

OTOH, despite the tu quoque calumnies of deniers, scientists are ethically (and financially) constrained from adopting that strategy.

Allowing such attacks to stand, and to allow politics and fear tactics to silence Dr Soon or any other scientist, or to censor scientific publications, would not only be a personal calumny against him: it would also be a blow against scientific freedom of expression the world over.

A systematic effort of exagerration and calumny ensues.

Fortunately the Globe and Mail has rigorous editing procedures and a dispassionate focus on supporting truth and exposing calumny, no matter where it is found.

«Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you falsely on my account.»

By the end of the novel, after more than 500 pages of calumny against the Catholic Church, the reader learns that «both the Vatican and Opus Dei... [turn] out to be completely innocent» (559).

Francis later apologised for having demanded proof of victims, but stood by his belief that the accusations against the bishop were «calumny».

More recently, the calumnies have become much darker, as the man who designed and implemented the Australian Church's first vigorous response to the sexual abuse of the young has been charged with being an abuser.

In Chile and during an airborne press conference returning to Rome, Francis had accused the victims of «calumny» for pressing their case against Barros, demanded they present «proof» of their claims, revealed he had twice rejected Barros» resignation and insisted: «I am convinced he is innocent.»

Francis had strongly defended Mr Barros during his January trip to Chile, calling the accusations against him «calumny».

Rather, by its logic, which also tends to work in the vague gold is the reason positions that are its ideological hand - me - downs, we must be ready to employ any means necessary for Revolution: verbal violence, calumnies, threats, agit - prop deceptions, hiding the «street - fighters» amid pacifist marches, riot - provoking, and even terrorism, it's all on the table.

To make a long story short, the «Hitler's Pope» campaign was highly successful, with the result that the calumny against Pius is now almost universally accepted by the opinion - making elites and by plenty of average citizens as well.

Yet, for a very long time, Church leaders have been content to echo these calumnies.

In our time, the calumny still endures.

There is no calumny involved.

I am weary of this calumny against humanity and against God.

For Calvin, «the truth which has been peaceably shown must be maintained against all the calumnies of the wicked.

If you are willing to accept the calumny of an individual who was never fit to walk in Mother Teresa's shadow who despises Christianity and who is always ready to try to paint believers in the worst possible light, then you do have an agenda — and it is probably the same as God - Hater Hitchens.

Paganism needed, then, to make use of another weapon to try to reverse the situation: defamation and calumny.