Sentences with phrase «decisions of»

Obviously, in each case the Court deferred to the decisions of democratically elected legislative bodies.

The Christian people suspect, and not always without reason, that because the Church's human law must be established by the authorities it is actually subject to the arbitrariness of the ministry and hence not really a law that would give the people a well - established position over against the decisions of the Pope or the entire episcopate.

But today we need no longer fear that they will do much harm and make the laity less willing to abide by the decisions of the hierarchy.

I know what you mean — it's very frustrating to see others struggle when the struggles could be easily removed by simple decisions of the people involved.

Fortunately this objectivity seems to situate the medical art within a sphere which rarely requires decisions of conscience and the solu - tion of ethical questions.

If, therefore, we discuss future human structures and institutions of the Church which would make possible a more active participation of the laity in the decisions of ecclesiastical authorities, such efforts should not be discredited in advance by saying that they would remain in any case subject to the good pleasure of the hierarchy.

If the future Church is to have laymen who cooperate responsibly in the tasks of the Church, then surely it is time to begin to train them and to give them a share in the decisions of the Church, even if the administration would function more smoothly without them.

... The consequences, positive or negative, of decisions of a principally cultural or political nature in relation to the family touch upon the various areas of the life of a society and a country» (Pope Francis, Message to participants in the 47th Social Week for Italian Catholics, 13 September 2013).

Profits are crucial to the survival of the business, and the aim at profits shapes a great many of the decisions of the business.

Yes, I trust the expertise and research and evidence - based decisions of the AMA and APA over your opinions.

I agree with the old confessional docu - mts of the Protestant churches; with the decisions of the Ecu - menical Council; with the basic teachings or tenets of the Fathers of the Church and of course with the Bible.

Aristotle wrote that the criterion of good moral action is not a principle or a law so much as «the man of practical wisdom» ¯ that is, the person in your environment who habitually makes the wisest and bravest decisions of anyone else you know.

Walliyulla had already turned Muslim attention to the Hadith as the real source of Islamic jurisprudence as opposed to the decisions of the jurists.

The development model which the newly independent countries accepted has helped them and they exert considerable pressure on the policy decisions of the Third World countries on globalization.

We could focus on the millions of dollars spent on Proposition 8 through the decisions of a relatively few people.

The Maudoodi school, on the other hand, accepts only the Qur» an and the Hadith as the infallible sources of law and does not regard the decisions of the medieval jurists as binding in all cases.

This means, of course, engaging in difficult and complex decisions of justice and care, as we seek to determine the economic, social, political, and cultural rights of individuals in our own species and as we pay attention to the rights of the silent, nonvoting majority which is made up of all the other species.

The letters of Cyril and the Tome of Pope Leo were crucial to the eventual decisions of the Council of Chalcedon.

Like the part about women - blaming and shaming combined with the pastor digging up offenses from the past, referencing an emotional distance he feels from us as we leave, citing his own pastoral involvement and authority in the decisions of our lives up to this point, threatening to talk to the pastor of the church we're visiting to share his «concerns,» and suggesting that I'm just a weak mess of emotions and that's why I can't handle the life - sucking horror that has become sundays at this church.

But simply put, if your leadership structure is such that it requires continual committee meetings that lead to business meetings where many people get to cast votes on the direction and decisions of the church and where Roberts Rules of Order trumps biblical spiritual authority, multi-site will most likely end in a train wreck!

The canon had been determined by bishops and rabbis and received from the ancient church without question by the Reformers, just as they continued to receive the dogmatic decisions of the ancient councils.

As Scalia summed it up, «This case «does not involve» the issue of homosexual marriage only if one entertains the belief that principle and logic have nothing to do with the decisions of this Court.»

Peter * never * said that «none has the moral authority» to make decisions of worthiness.

In contrast, decisions of legislatures and executive officials can be reversed by majority vote — a much easier process, notwithstanding inertia and entrenched political interests.

And yet all healthcare companies do not have coverage to all 50 states, and are subject to business decisions of their own.

This inevitably must come to an end, we have to grow up, exercise our free will, and live with the consequences of our decisions and live with or struggle against the decisions of others that affect our lives.

All the decisions of the consequent nature flow from the primordial nature, and though the former does not fit the present actual occasions into a ready - made pattern of the temporal past (as Ford carefully points out: IPQ 13:356), yet «the weaving of Cod's physical feelings upon his primordial concepts (PR 524) amounts to the emergence into time, as predicates of God's propositional feelings, of the very valuations of his nontemporal decision.

It's a shame that the decisions of two or three people can shape your view of a whole group, but that is a responsibility all face.

One's desire to question the morality of the decisions of others that do not threaten the safety of anyone else around them should never be the driving force behind the creation of law...

The editorial decisions of link - placement on a website are very very different from what editors are faced with when it is printed on paper.

Let's wise up people: The decisions of a President are regulated by law, even though he has some discretion the country would not allow anyone to go way beyond his limits, for that we have impeachments.

What, then, should Supreme Court Justices do if they are convinced that the decisions of one or more of their colleagues are being influenced by disapproval of religion?

And while it is surely obvious that not everything can be covered in a discussion of this length, I would argue that the prayer and Bible - reading decisions of the early Sixties have had a far greater impact politically, culturally, and legally on American society than many scholars realize.

Among the many notable decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in the area of religion was the 1963 case Abington Township School District v. Schempp, which held that tax - supported schools were only allowed to teach about religion.

The President says «Let's invade Iraq» and the chief of staff has the responsibility and the power to go make that happen, but he's bounded by the decisions of the President.

No single bishop did dare to claim he would be the highest bishop of all bishops and had the right to predetermine the decisions of the Councils.

The idea that our founding fathers were pure and we've drifted away from God due to Satan's continual efforts is a dangerous foundation upon which to make the heavy decisions of the Office of President.

This isn't a call to arms for everyone to jump willy - nilly into one of the biggest, most complicated financial decisions of their lives.

The LDS policy also distances itself from the decisions of elected representatives.

We examined a vast data set of trading decisions of mutual fund portfolio managers from 1990 to 2006.

«We are aware of the decisions of other members of the president's manufacturing council, which has yet to hold any real meeting, and are assessing our role.»

The single - greatest influence driving my decisions of late are best summarized by this song: Take The Money And Run by Steve Miller Bandhttps: / / t.co / 5XVG2KHeDH

However, unlike in the late 1980s, the current increase in the ratio has been mainly driven by the decisions of households to increase their levels of debt, rather than by a significant and unexpected increase in interest rates.

Every state has statutes dictating where assets will be passed after a person's death, how to handle the decisions of an incapacitated person, and how the court will select a person to be in charge of these decisions.

With a short sale, investors will often have more scope to influence the decisions of investors, particularly if they can supply information like comparable sales, cost of repairs, and other negative items that might affect a lender's ability to see the value in an investment.

Appeals from decisions of the Federal Privacy Commissioner may be made to the Federal Court of Canada within 45 days after the Commissioner's report is sent.

Household power — over children, spending, and daily decisions of all types — generally shifted to wives over time (and some women were happier overall as a result).

Adam believes it is this visibility which will force accountability and responsibility from elected officials charged with the fiscal decisions of local, city, state and federal government offices.

«Powell served as a Fed governor since 2012, and voted alongside the regulatory and policy decisions of both Yellen and her predecessor, Ben Bernanke,» said Johnson.

It would mean reversing the decisions of the past five years that have added to the complexity, inefficiency and unfairness that currently defines the income tax system.