Sentences with phrase «democratic societies with»

It strives to suggest an approach informed by the experiences of democratic societies with different norms and legal cultures; one that harnesses the strengths and capabilities of the public and the private sectors in offering practical solutions to pressing problems.

Without this safeguard injustice could occur even in democratic societies with strict adherence to rule of law.

The freedoms of expression present democratic societies with the unwelcome news that they are in trouble, hut because all societies, like most individuals, are always in some kind of trouble, the news doesn't drive them onto the reefs of destruction.

I would rather take a Democratic society with Republican fat cats over a Socialist one waiting in bread lines to get my «rations».

Not exact matches

«Although I strongly disagree with Ashers stance against gay marriage, that is their right in a free and democratic society,» Tatchell said.

In any event, the point isn't whether the requirement to complete the long - form census form violates the charter, I don't think it does because it's probably either a violation «in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice» (under section 7) or a violation which is «reasonable and demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society» (the test under section 1), but that it does nevertheless violate the right to privacy which is one of our fundamental rights.

The extensive study, «Cross-National Correlations of Quantifiable Societal Health with Popular Religiosity and Secularism in the Prosperous Democracies,» published in the Journal of Religion and Society examines statistics from eighteen of the most developed democratic nations.

She called religious freedom «a cherished constitutional value, a strategic national interest, and a foreign policy priority,» adding that it was an «essential element of human dignity and of secure, thriving societies, statistically linked with economic development and democratic stability.»

Kristol feared that without religion, society would witness a growing discontent with what democratic capitalism can realistically provide.

For decades, Americans have seen Turkey as the model Muslim society, one that combines a tolerant form of Islam with stable democratic institutions.

That is easily observed for example in the period of transition from a feudal authoritative state and a society with a closed mental outlook, to a democratic, pluralist social order.

In this regard, Hertzke notes one of the great paradoxes of American politics today, namely, that blacks — among the most traditionally religious communities within American society — continue to identify with an increasingly secular and culturally liberal Democratic party.

Several of the Catholic intelligentsia understood that to lead a democratic confrontation with the dying Communist despotism would allow the Church to fulfill two of its roles: defender of human rights and initiator of the moral renewal of society.

The democratic ideal of unique qualitative judgment is in tension with the ranking requirements of organized society.

If the American way of life is to be worthy of survival, and if democratic societies are to offer any lasting solution to the problems of men, the solution lies with the democracy of worth.

From a democratic standpoint, manners and education in manners are likely to appear suspect because of their usual association with aristocratic societies.

The first part deals with why the individual's right of freedom to «profess practice and propagate religion», and to convert to another faith and religion inherent in it, is a condition and guardian of all other democratic freedoms and fundamental human rights in State, society and culture.

Thomas Farr, a Georgetown Professor of Religion and International Affairs, in an adaptation of and an article in Foreign Affairs, has argued in First Things that the fostering of democratic societies in Islamic lands must be linked with encouraging Islamic communities themselves to understand the value of religious freedom.

This approach introduced a true democratic spirit into hitherto closed and elitist societies, with women in particular discovering an expanded role.

The second, which is a major presupposition of both secular and religious liberalism, is not only consistent with but essential to the maintenance of the democratic ideal, and is formally guaranteed in all democratic societies but often violated in practice.

Jesus is the great hero / teacher who, in concert with democratic principles, works to create a peaceful, cooperative society.

This was illustrated a few years ago when President Harry S. Truman appointed a Commission on Higher Education which later issued its report under the title Higher Education for American Democracy and began its discussion with definitions of the dogmas and the goals of democratic society.

The resulting confusion is similar to the one that appears in political life when a particular democratic society is made the object of a devotion that genuine democracy extends only to humanity, created free and endowed with natural rights prior to any recognition of these facts.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

We do not need to construct a qeneral theory of civil society in the context of contemporary political philosophy: that could lead to an endless discussion of different positions and the myriad attempts in the with the practical question of the role of Christian communities in attempts to refurbish, or newly establish, participatory democratic societies across the globe.

In the Calvinist tradition this was first coupled with the attempt to create a form of theocratic society in Geneva, and then broadened out into the reformist temper of modern Christian liberalism with its effort to bring a wider democratic justice into all social relationships.

As if this were not cheeky enough, the unelected and unchallenged «president» Raúl Castro also claimed that he was committed to building «a prosperous and sustainable socialism focused on human beings and the family, and with the free, democratic, conscious and creative involvement of the entire society.»

Some suggest that the very idea of religions, in the plural, came from a pluralistic society with a democratic form of government.

As they develop economically, non-Western societies are more likely to see virtues in political democracy than in Western Christianity and they will become more likely to reinterpret their religious and cultural traditions so as to make them compatible with the democratic political practices.

Nevertheless the Christian doctrine of the relation between the ethics of Law and Grace, the Hindu concept of paramarthika and vyavaharika realms, the Islamic concept of shariat law versus the transcendent law, and the equivalent ones in secular ideologies like the Marxist idea of the present morality of class - war leading to the necessary love of the class-less society of the future need to be brought into the inter-faith dialogue to build up a common democratic political ethic for maintaining order and freedom with the continued struggle for social justice, and also a common civil morality within which diverse peoples may renew their different traditions of civil codes.

The democratic societies have no one supreme or dominant member, with examples being such things possibly as stones and probably as some cell - colonies and even special forms of many - celled plants and animals.42 Monarchic societies, on the other hand, do have a supreme or dominant member which radically subordinates the parts to its ruling purpose but which can never completely rob the parts of all measure of control over themselves.

A consultant to the Fund for the Republic's study of Religion in a Democratic Society, Mr. Clancy also serves as Education Director of the Church Peace Union, an interfaith organization with headquarters in New York City.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

People keep trying to compare atheism in a modern democratic society today with totalitarian regimes of the past.

Reinhardt warns, «They are not free, however, to force their views, their religious convictions, or their philosophies on all the other members of a democratic society, and to compel those whose values differ with theirs to die painful, protracted, and agonizing deaths.»

They were so common at the beginning of the twentieth century that politicians like Theodore Roosevelt could «preach» them in political campaigns.9 Through contact with family units, churches have been expected to inculcate the moral integrity necessary for freedom in a democratic society.

Or to be more technical, a country with more democratic form of government / society, which is what I meant in my original comment.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

Thatcher's «no such thing as society» remark was a rejection of a Labourite, social democratic, neo-revisionist collectivist decontestation of society (replete with a thick conception of social justice)-- Hayek wrote:

In January, a group of trade unionists met with the Electoral Reform Society to discuss the key role that unions play in society's democratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for Democratic Society to discuss the key role that unions play in society's democratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for Democratic society's democratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for Democratdemocratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for DemocraticDemocratic Reform.

We must come together in a new partnership with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the creative exploitation of our human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»

Mr. Speaker, I have every confidence that with all of us working together under the President's leadership, we can march forward to a Ghana beyond aid in a new, more matured, and mutually beneficial relationship with our external partners, and advance towards our national vision of building: «An optimistic self - confident and prosperous nation, through the creative exploitation of our human and natural resources, and operating with a democratic, open and fair society, in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all».

Democratic republicanism should support Citizen Scientist (An NHS - University initiative being trialled where citizens have a close relationship with their doctor and are given equipment to record medical and dietry etc information about their lives, and send it back to the doctor, for their own good, and to collectively find cures and preventions for diseases for society).

The Democratic governor says that too many inmates leave prison with serious mental health and addiction challenges and that helping them get the care they need improves their chances of successfully re-entering society.

As a US citizen, I feel incredibly lucky to live in a society whose history is rooted in democratic ideals — a society that continues to benefit from the types of «elections with integrity» that the 2012 Report of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy, and Security promotes.

The National Republican Campaign Committee is having a little fun with Democratic congressional hopeful Sean Eldridge's birthday (He's 27, which the NRCC seems to revel in pointing out), the Hudson Valley resident is receiving a copy of «This Town» — a book that skewers Washington society.

Furthermore, in the 25 years since the Scottish convention was founded, democratic expectations have moved on, as has people's engagement with organised civil society.

Left - wing is big government and right - wing is small government, because in our society the government is more or less the only institution under some democratic control, so if power is transferred from a democratically controlled government to uncontrolled corporations, power becomes more top - down; if power resides with a democratically controlled government, power becomes more egalitarian.

«And trade unions, once respected across the political spectrum for our role in fighting fascism and as a pillar of any free and democratic society, now treated with disdain.

He said Buhari acknowledged that as a key component of democratic principles, people in democratic societies «are so emotionally attached to free speech that they would defend it with all their might».