Sentences with phrase «civil debate»

Their methods of smear and personal attacks instead of civil debate reveal that they themselves on some level doubt the global warming faith.

Frankly, I'm impressed at how civil the debate is on this subject.

At the same time that adolescents have been bombarded with incivility in the political arena, they have been encouraged to engage more often in civil debate in school.

You can judge for yourself, but I'd like to think that Randi and I managed to have a serious but civil debate about whether teachers are under attack, teacher pensions and health care, the new unionism, teacher evaluation, teacher pay, and the rest.

People on all sides of an issue can and should have civil debates without name calling, without distorting facts & figures, and without outright lies / fabrications.

How does someone go from giving a TED talk on civil debating to saying, «Will anti-gay Christians be politically and socially ostracized?

The 13 organizations that make up the National Task Force on Seeking Common Ground for the Improvement of Public Education hope their efforts will foster more civil debate and agreement among traditionally antagonistic groups.

The panelists expressed concern that Colorado, once a haven for civil debate on education issues, appears to have devolved into spreading misinformation in November's election.

Her private members» bill, Bill 206: the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement (Adoption Advertising) Amendment Act, which aimed to bring the process of adoption into the digital age by allowing prospective adoptive parents to go online through licensed adoption agencies, was passed after a remarkably civil debate in 2017.

While no conclusive decision is reached, the kind of intelligent and civil debate represented here is always refreshing.

«Look, for an issue this complex and this controversial, I don't think it is realistic to think you can broach this issue this late in the legislative session, and have a full civil debate,» he said.

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We heartily support and encourage civil debate and conversation, and we recognize your right to disagree with another Book Country member in the comments or forum threads.

If you disagree with the views of a prominent climate scientist, one approach might be to attend his forthcoming lecture at his home campus, Pennsylvania State University, and engage in civil debate when he's done.

And, one would think if lawyers can't engage in civil debate online, why should we expect any more from the average Joe posting on a conspiracy blog?

But I also saw a lot of civil debating, people keeping an open mind and presenting information and their positions without attacking and that part — that part was awesome.

Since your initial appeal was for a more civil debate, is it now your contention that any criticism of gay people, no matter how it is phrased, loving as long as the critic claims biblical support?

Canadian Universities like UBC, the University of Toronto, McGill, and others have just experienced lively and civil debates that pit students of Hong Kong origins against students of Mainland origins.

According to Wallis, while he disagrees with Land on most political issues, they were able to have a civil debate - something Wallis hopes politicians can learn from.

However, if you look at other opinions being posted on all of the news sites, there no longer is a civil debate in the social media environment.

If they were taken out of context, a mature individual who wanted to participate in a «civil debate» would clarify their original meaning, rather than call names and point fingers.

We will be devoting future posts to discussing the biblical and political aspects of this issue, at which time we are free to whip out our Bibles and constitutions and engage in civil debate... but now is not the time.

But my opponents are implacable: instead of a rational discussion of ideas and a civil debate about how to grow our economy, reduce our debt, and create jobs, voters are being subjected to a barrage of filthy ads and commentary filled with half - truths and overt lies.

Polanco, a television personality who sparred with James in the most substantive and civil debate of the election cycle, argued his campaign «wasn't one that should have been taken lightly by anyone.»

If a researcher is very lucky, the reaction from defenders of the intellectual status quo may consist of civil debate and attempts to produce countervailing evidence.

Examples of the instructional and democratic citizenship benefits of developing these economic reasoning skills in students include: sharpening critical thinking and critical literacy skills; entertaining multiple perspectives; better understanding current events; laying the groundwork for authentic discussions and civil debates; casting informed votes; and making students» thinking explicit for assessment purposes.

Scientists adopted a novel approach to ensure civil debate: roundtable discussions, sometimes over a group activity such as hiking.Workshop coordinators adopted a novel approach to ensure civil debate — roundtable discussions, sometimes over a group activity such as hiking.

Unfortunately not everyone in the cryptocurrency community, which is hardly known for its civil debates at the best of times, is accepting of Lee's rationale.

It's great to have a civil debate without people getting upset.

I agree about civil debates, Kristian I'm much more of a fan of listening to everyone (non-emotionally) present their sides.