Sentences with phrase «charges against»

It began with scandals in Louisiana in the mid-eighties; it gained momentum, reaching for national play, but then it was aborted, or at least derailed for a time, by the false charges against Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago.

A Nigerian pastor has had charges against him dropped after her was accused of using «threatening and abusive language» whilst street preaching in London.

The original charges against Giuseppe Profiti had been embezzlement, but the court convicted him of a lesser offence of abuse of office after the defence argued the money was intended as an investment to benefit the hospital.

Perhaps it was the enthusiasm of Galilean pilgrims, who hailed him as Messiah as he entered the city, which called Jesus to the unfavorable notice of the Roman authorities; perhaps it was Jesus» own act of driving money - changers from the temple courts; perhaps it was the bringing of charges against him by powerful Jewish groups whom he had offended.

There were frequent comparisons of the best in «evangelicalism» with what seems to them the worst in «ecumenism»... The most frequent charges against us were theological liberalism, loss of evangelical conviction, universalism in theology, substitution of social action for evangelism, and the search for unity at the expense of biblical truth.

Then, in its July / August 2001 issue, NOR published a defense of Neuhaus by Janet Holl Madigan which made serious charges against Vree and against NOR itself.

«The recent unexpected and shocking discovery of a March, 1994 memorandum composed by Monsignor James Molloy, Monsignor Lynn's then - supervisor, on the topic of this review, clearly reveals that justice demands that all charges against Monsignor Lynn be dropped,» Lynn's attorneys said in a filing.

A grand jury report, released in February, not only led to charges against four priests and one parochial school teacher but has opened the floodgates for civil litigation.

(CNN)- A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse of children has asked a court to throw out charges against him based on a 1994 memo showing Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua ordered a list of suspected abusive Catholic priests to be destroyed.

But now if the individual, yes, if you, my listener, and I must admit to ourselves that we were far from living in this way, far from that purity of heart which truthfully wills but one thing; must admit to ourselves that the questions demanded an answer, and yet in another sense, in order to avoid any deception, did not require an answer, in that they were, if anything, charges against ourselves which in spite of the form of the question changed themselves into an accusation: then should the individual, and you, my listener, and I join together in saying, «Indeed our life is like that of most others»?

«To the average congregation in the black church, those are some very serious charges,» Lee said, referring to the men's charges against Long.

The verdict follows ten days of deliberations and roughly six weeks of courtroom testimony about the more than two hundred criminal charges against him.

Someone who follows you around, slanders you, attacks you, brings false charges against you, etc... loving your enemy, when you truly have an enemy is impossible for us without the life and of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit».

The decision came less than two months after Driscoll stepped down from leadership while the church investigated charges against him.

In his resignation letter (initially obtained and reported on by the Religion News Service), Driscoll noted that the board's investigation into the formal charges against him had ended...

The move came after 21 former pastors at the church brought charges against him, accusing him of bullying, arrogant and domineering behaviour.

When we willingly drop the charges against our spouse — and indicate that we have done so by proclaiming

A postscript on Cardinal Sodano: in my last article, I recounted the disgrace of Fr Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of the Legion of Christ, who has been suspended as a priest after investigations into charges against him of sexual abuse carried out by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

(WWM) Trying a new tactic against persistent persecution, Christian leaders in Nigeria have sought to press charges against Boko Haram before one of the world's top courts.

What the heck; Here is your hero... The charges against Troy Davis arose from the shooting of Michael Cooper, the beating of Larry Young and the murder of Officer Mark MacPhail on August 18 - 19, 1989.

According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Pastors Behnam Irani, Matthias Haghnejad and Deacon Silas Rabbani were informed on Monday that charges against them had been dropped.

If, therefore, the province als can clearly evince their charges against the Christians, so as to answer before the tribunal, let them pursue this course only, but not by mere pet itions, and mere outcries against the Christians.

These perhaps, were stock charges against a nationalist agitator.

Supporters of Andrew Brunson - who denies the charges against him - say the missionary has been targeted with false allegations specifically because of his Christian faith.

Domestic violence experts took issue that he spoke of Janay as an equal contributor to the violence, especially after charges against her were dropped.

He added: «The charges against Mr Binniyat are clearly unwarranted, and we reiterate our call for them to be dropped, and for an end to political prosecutions aimed at suppressing press freedom and restricting freedom of expression.

Charges against the girl he detained have been dropped.

Moreover, because the only public and actionable charges against Fr.

When she refused, they brought these false charges against her.

The State College District Attorney, Ray Gricar, declined to press charges against Sandusky.

All sin is ultimately against God, and therefore He is the only one who can bring charges against us.

One of the charges against the king of England that was unfortunately struck out by Congress read in Jefferson's original words:

Long denied the allegations in a brief statement Thursday, stating, «Let me be clear: The charges against me and New Birth are false.

In Mark and Luke the charges against the Pharisees are followed by the story of the widow's mites (Mk 12:41 - 44; Lk 21:1 - 4), which Matthew omits.

The charges against King George were sometimes moderated by reference to the book of Esther: The hapless king was manipulated by Haman - like advisors who turned him against the children of the land of the Virgin.

Haiti may pursue criminal charges against those involved.

The charges against them have run the gamut, but treason and blasphemy have headed the list, just as they did for Jesus.

When he last visited the community in Colorado City, Arizona, in May, he said everyone was «still hopeful» that Jeffs would beat the charges against him, but he warned them that they needed to start thinking ahead.

The formal charges against Pell may differ from those highlighted in Milligan's book.

Pressure had been building on the Vatican to proceed with criminal charges against Wesolowski, a Polish native ordained by Saint John Paul II, since the accusations against him became public.

«The charges against me are false,» says Hybels of former friends» «collusion.»

It just came out... that there are no charges against the officer.

Lin also served as a translator in some immigration interviews and signaled when an applicant had misspoken, according to the charges against her.

You said «Biblically charges against an elder should be brought by 2 or more witnesses, I would accept that letter as one.

Biblically charges against an elder should be brought by 2 or more witnesses, I would accept that letter as one.

Patrick Brennan replies: Upon reading Joseph Viviano's charges against me, I had to ask myself: Who is this Brennan that «proposes a mode of judicial interpretation that would, in its practical application, be indistinguishable from judges who make decisions based on preferences?»

The Ethics Committee dropped its final charges against Gingrich not long before he resigned as speaker, despite finding that Gingrich had in fact violated one rule by repeatedly using a political consultant paid by GOPAC to develop the Republican political agenda, because there was no evidence he was continuing to do so.

Many Flint residents have called for charges against Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, but he has publicly insisted that he does not think he did anything wrong.

World Vision released a statement, saying leadership was «shocked to learn of these charges against Mohammad,» adding, that they» will carefully review any evidence presented to us and will take appropriate actions based on that evidence,» while calling for «a fair, legal process for Mohammad.»

«Available information suggests that the charges against Zhang are spurious and are aimed at preventing him advocating on behalf of churches and individuals affected by the cross removals in Zhejiang Province.