Sentences with phrase «communities of the human family»

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«For decades, the failed War on Drugs has locked up millions of nonviolent drug offenders — especially for marijuana - related offenses — at an incredible cost of lost human potential, torn apart families and communities, and taxpayer dollars,» Booker wrote in a Facebook post.

According to a Harvard Business Review study, women in emerging markets reinvest 90 % of every dollar earned into «human resources» — their families» education, health and nutrition — compared to only 30 to 40 % of every dollar earned by men.2 In other words, Kiva's loans have helped countless families and communities in over 80 countries escape a vicious cycle of poverty.

Yet, thinkers from Edmund Burke to Russell Kirk have shown the deeply anti-conservative bases of the social contract theory of Lockean (and Hobbesian) origin, one that is premised upon a conception of human beings as naturally «free and independent,» as autonomous individuals who are thought to exist by nature detached from a web of relationships that include family, community, Church, region, and so on.

The cause for this wishful hope in institutions quickly appears: «In an increasingly globalized society, the common good and the effort to obtain it can not fail to assume the dimensions of the whole human family, that is to say, the community of peoples and nations.»

«The hard work is to figure out how we live as a beloved community, as the human family of God.»

Basically, God is a relational being within himself and that «community» is illustrated in the family and in the essence of every human.

The human family, unlike, say, the chimp family, is a relational community of persons.

As Zmirak writes, Röpke «centered his economics in the dignity of the human person, who lives not alone but as part of a family and a community; who thrives or suffers according to the health of those institutions; and who regulates his own economic activity according toýfinancial and personal incentives that he» and not the State» is best equipped to interpret.»

Moreover, in keeping with the Church's teachings on subsidiarity, free will and real love, it seems most if not all the issues raised in the letter questioning Speaker Boehner's faith would be more efficient, effective, just and respectful of human dignity if they were left to the individual, family, community or state level.

Most of the harm my family ever suffered at human «hands» happened in the church community.

A third, a physician in New York City, praised the Catholic tradition for its emphasis on human dignity and social justice, but added: «I am troubled by the fact that I find greater acceptance of myself as a whole person in my professional community as a physician, than I do in the official hierarchy of the church of my family, my childhood, and my life.»

He says that the family is the primary unit of community because all human relationships derive from the familial bond within which we minister being and existence to one another.

«Therefore the Church gives thanks for each and every woman: for mothers, for sisters, for wives; for women consecrated to God in virginity; for women dedicated to the many human beings who await the gratuitous love of another person; for women who watch over the human persons in the family, which is the fundamental sign of the human community; for women who work professionally, and who at times are burdened by a great social responsibility; for «perfect» women and for «weak» women - for all women as they have come forth from the heart of God in all the beauty and richness of their femininity; as they have been embraced by his eternal love; as, together with men, they are pilgrims on this earth, which is the temporal «homeland» of all people and is transformed sometimesinto a «valley of tears»; as they assume, together with men, a common responsibility for the destiny of humanity according to daily necessities and according to that definitive destiny which the human family has in God himself, in the bosom of the ineffable Trinity.»

His attitude was proper, granted his presuppositions, and, without the kind of legalism his presuppositions represent, the conduct of human affairs and the regular business of living in family or community would rapidly become impossible.

When human relationships in a family, a church, or a community are of such a quality as to satisfy the heart - hungers of persons, they grow toward the fulfillment of their potentialities.

Carl Henry, for example, was able to respond to Jim Wallis's characterization of the communal, over against the individual, nature of the gospel by saying that he agreed with Wallis's communal definition.67» But Henry's individualistic view of people within human society, while allowing for the community of the church, the importance of the family, and a limited function for the state, remains largely atomistic.

Andrea Fraile is a Sister of the Gospel of Life, a Glasgow - based religious community who describe their main apostolate as «the promotion of the dignity of the human being, particularly as regards the role of the family, the sanctity of motherhood, a renewed understanding of the complementarity of the sexes and catechesis».

If systematized these would fall into three main types: the beauty, sustenance, and orderliness of nature on which our lives depend; social relations in the family, community, nation, and all our past which have nourished and fashioned us; and, less obviously but essentially, the human capacity of thought, feeling, and will by which to live and act as morally responsible beings.

Perhaps this is why the family and suchlike groupings are commonly regarded as among the most rewarding of all modes of human community.

Good food worked over for hours, family, community, happy people full of BBQ — this is human flourishing.

In the Church's teachings and highest traditions we find a meaningful contribution to the emergence and foundation of a global community, namely, the dignity of the human, the unity and universality of the human family, and the common human responsibility for all of creation.

It has provided a convenient excuse for childish atheism and shattered many aspects of human community and family life.

A core mission of the party is to oppose the reduction of human communities and families to mere nests of consumers and to protect Italian families, identities, and traditions.

By means of the human voice awarenesses are shared; by means of a common language persons are bound into pairs, families, and communities.

Andrea Fraile is a Sister of the Gospel of Life, a UK - based religious community who describe their main apostolate as «the promotion of the dignity of the human being, particularly as regards the role of the family, the sanctity of motherhood, a renewed understanding of the complementarity of the sexes and catechesis».

It is clear to me that the vast majority of the members of the various communities that enrich our wonderful NYC are wonderful human beings that are mostly consequent with the ethical and moral standards that they hold dearly and which may have been passed to them through religious education or through family values or acquired through rational thinking..

Tony Perkins, Family Research Council president (chair) Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., Heritage Foundation fellow Tony Beam, North Greenville University vice president David Benham, entrepreneur Jason Benham, entrepreneur Ken Blackwell, former US Ambassador to the UN for Human Rights Teresa S. Collett, University of St. Thomas professor Jim Garlow, Skyline Church in San Diego, California Mark Harris, First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Jack Hibbs, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California Harry Jackson, International Communion of Evangelical Churches Richard Lee, There's Hope America president Paige Patterson, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Everett Piper, Oklahoma Wesleyan University president Jay Richards, The Catholic University of America economics professor Dr. Steve Riggle, Grace Community Church in Houston Samuel Rodriguez, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Kelly Shackelford, First Liberty Institute president Carol Swain, Vanderbilt University professor

To lessen psychological and family disorders and to increase human potentializing, an innovative strategy is needed to provide a variety of easily available networks of caring and mutual nurture for individuals and families within every community.

It is hard for us to recognize it now, but Peter and Paul were introducing the first Christian family to an entirely new community, a community that transcends the rigid hierarchy of human institutions, a community in which submission is mutual and all are free.

21 (12, 15 - 17), 22 (19 f.), and 31 (15b) but thought to be an original and ancient unit, in which series the death penalty is assigned when comparable offenses in other codes are less drastically punished.13 But the death penalty in these cases serves generally to underline the moral and religious seriousness of the covenant community, and in the Israelite scale it in no wise conflicts with the pattern of law which places human life above all other values save two: the sacredness of family and the integrity of Yahweh.

from individualism in religion and society to corporate existence; from spiritual and economic selfishness to the truth of the community and of the world which God loves; from rigid doctrines of private property to the original purposes for which God gave his earth to his human family; from privatization of life to Trinitarian communion; from ritual preoccupations to pursuit of justice; from law to grace and from sacrifices to mercy.

It is for this reason that in the Church's teachings and highest traditions we find that I consider to be our meaningful contribution to the emergence and foundation of a global community: the dignity of the human, the unity and universality of the human family, and the common human responsibility for all of creation.

Above all, though, Paul VI's concern and care for the family is expressed at length in the Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, which notes that «the well - being of the individual person and of human and Christian society is intimately linked with the healthy condition of that community produced by marriage and family».

It will enforce the moral code that is already built into the human species, and will come with the incentive that living a good life on earth enhances the lives of oneself, one's family, and one's community at large.

Also, the allegiance of human beings is much more to their immediate communities, family, ethnic group, sub-culture, region, even professional associations, rather than nation - states.

This is certainly obvious in terms of widening the area of human co-operation — in uniting families into peaceful communities with equitable distribution of responsibilities and privileges, and then creating from these the larger communities of states and nations, and finally developing from these a world society dedicated to the fullest realization of every member of the human family.

It's a family unto itself, this community — full of inspiration and rooted in the fundamentals of what makes us human — the sharing of our secrets, of our favourite tastes and tricks, our struggles to live as fully as we can in our time.

We develop young leaders who are committed to social and environmental justice and are equipped with a sense of awe for natural and human beauty, tools for non-violent multicultural community building, as well as the confidence to make positive change in our families, communities and world.

Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in - person lectures that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes.

Words can not express the depth of gratitude we feel for the ways the Waldorf School of Princeton and the academic community it sustains have contributed to our son's development as a student, as an artist, and as a human being and to our lives as a family.

Each of the voices in this conversation brings a breadth of experience, research, and knowledge — and BOND is a tremendous opportunity to bring it all together: research on infant / early child development, attachment, sociology, public health, education, the experience of medical professionals, pediatric support professionals, educators, volunteer, and manufacturers, and of course, our collective minds and skills as a service community working to strengthen human bonding and family health.

Our shared passions have compelled us to create a new kind of conference - to host an on - going conversation that explores what we see as the foundation of infant, child, family and community health: the mechanism of human bonding - how it works, why it's important, and how to develop, encourage and support it in our growing families and communities.

Evidence - Based Model Crosswalk to Benchmarks: Model Alignment With Benchmark (PDF - 641 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Describes the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community levels.

In an effort to solve that challenge, the Szalays partnered with HUMAN Healthy Vending — the nation's leading franchisor of healthy vending machine businesses — to ensure that their family, as well as the greater Memphis community, has convenient access to healthful foods and beverages, including allergy - and diabetic - friendly options.

:: Urgently pay Edo State pensioners over 42 months outstanding pension benefits and entitlements from the over N29bn Paris Club refunds received by your government and meant for the payment of pension arrears and gratuities;:: Adopt a human rights policy of guaranteeing regular payment of pension benefits and entitlements so that pensioners and their families can live decently;:: Recognize the human rights of Edo State pensioners and ensure their full and effective enjoyment of those rights, as well as provide them with information to enable them to claim their rights;:: Treat all pensioners in Edo State as individuals with humanity and dignity and respect and promote their higher standard of living and improve economic and social conditions for all pensioners;:: Provide Edo State pensioners with proper support and assistance to alleviate their plight, including by ensuring informal, community - based and recreation - oriented programs for pensioners to help develop their sense of self - reliance and independence;:: Reduce opportunities for corruption in the spending of the Paris Club refunds

At 9 a.m. Friday, the Center for New York City Affairs will host «Getting Proactive in the Preserving & Strengthening of Human Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.&rHuman Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.&rhuman services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.»

Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon, chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee, has submitted a resolution to improve the Erie County Community Coordinating Council on Children and Families in an effort to assist the Department of Social Services with providing critical services to residents in need.

As Chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee, which reviews items from DSS, I sponsored a local law that called for changes to the Erie County Community Coordinating Council on Children and Families, which supports CPS.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.