Sentences with phrase «denunciations do»

But as the emerging Canadian scholarship that takes originalism seriously shows, these denunciations do not tell us the whole story.

The irrelevant facts and shrill denunciations don't give a reader any basis for confidence in your claims.

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«To the extent that we need women to be brave about coming forward,» she added, «we need to take seriously the injury, or the multiple kinds of injuries, that result from the denunciation of them when they do come out.»

The trick for any preacher when treating of sin, not least because he is a sinner himself, is to steer between this dilemma: First, he must not do anything to mitigate the Bible's uncompromising demand for Christian holiness; but second, he must avoid the tub - thumping rhetoric of those preachers who think that mere denunciation will motivate their flocks to the abjuration of sin and the pursuit of holiness.

Such denunciations would very likely be done in the name of justice and humanity — because, in the weird confusion that is modern Britain, there has to be a pretence that it is inhumane to suggest that marriage can only between a man and a woman.

(It is curious that Arthur does not extend his denunciation to Justices Holmes and Black, for they, like Bork, would also be loath to engage in a jurisprudence grounded in abstract, non-textual claims of natural rights.

A few years back, Michael S. Rose wrote Ugly As Sin, a fine denunciation of the sterility of contemporary Catholic church architecture and the damage it has done to the celebration of the Eucharist.

Much as most English Catholics love Her Majesty the Queen, many of us felt just a little uneasywhen it became known that she referred to the late Cardinal Hume as «my Cardinal», and not entirely enthused by television images of Her Majesty attending Vespers at Westminster Cathedral, for all the world as if it was Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey: not because such ecumenical gestures are in themselves a bad thing, but because this one seemed all too likely to be have been a reward to the English Church for no longer making so much of a nuisance of itself, as it could have done, for instance, by criticising the supposedly Catholic - minded Tony Blair for his wholehearted support for abortion (including abortion up to term)- a stance which, north of the border, had led the late Cardinal Winning to utter a series of blistering denunciations of the Prime Minister even during NewLabour's honeymoon years.

by saying: In three ways --(1) its members must fulfil their moral responsibilities and functions in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles...

Preachers did not compete with each other, as during the First World War, to produce the most vile denunciations of the enemy.

Jesus» most scathing denunciations went to men who did numerous good things, but whose deeds were expressions of their own pride or efforts to win the approval of God.

That is to say, the authors, with very few exceptions, do not rely on denunciation and defensive generalizations, but take the current controversy as an occasion for renewed and deepened reflection on the specific theological issues at stake.

At any rate the literature of complaint and denunciation demonstrates that some people were fully alive to the need of preaching in the parishes and did their best to remedy the deficiencies.

But I do know it won't happen by even more furious denunciations of others, by focusing on politics rather than prayer, by concerning ourselves with the sex lives and heretical thoughts of others rather than with the constant struggle to liberate ourselves from what keeps us from God.

The explicitly accusatory nature of «reporting an immigration crime», the autonomy in choosing to do so, and the potential for anonymity granted to individuals providing information makes denunciation distinct from the devolved responsibilities outlined above.

Representative Carolyn Maloney did an April call questioning Romney's plan for a «Better America,» and just this week, Jerry Nadler did semi-rapid response to Newark mayor Cory Booker's denunciation of the Obama campaign's attacks on Bain Capital.

But tactics did not change: instead of emphasising Labour's positive «for the many, not the few» message, the party fell back on ever more bitter denunciations of another independence referendum.

A Cuomo aide said later that the statements didn't represent a change in position, and that the governor simply was repeating his denunciation of LIPA's performance.

The action prompted angry denunciations from several councilors, who said they did not necessarily question the selection of Nicoletti but were outraged by the haste with which he was chosen.

I don't want to join in the chorus of denunciation of the mainstream media, but I do think there are some bad habits embedded in journalism, which portrays every problem as a crisis or an epidemic — «the end of this,» «the dawn of a post-something era.»

Papatakis's most psychedelic and intellectually challenging film, Gloria Mundi, a virulent denunciation of consumer capitalism and a hypocritical left - wing intelligentsia that deems itself political but does not take any action, begins with a scream and ends with an explosion.

Kandel was less politic than Dewey and more forceful in his denunciations of the anti-intellectual self - righteousness of the progressives who, he rightly predicted, would do a great deal of harm to social justice and to the nation as a whole.

It's hard to understand why she's so cross — surely hissed denunciations, counter-denunciations and deals done behind closed doors during her 40 - year career as a spy were ideal training for judging Britain's leading literary prize.

The only problem with this denunciation of middle - class overindulgence is that the facts don't bear it out.

When asked to comment on this denunciation of relativity by so many scientists, Einstein replied that to defeat relativity one did not need the word of 100 scientists, just one fact.»

And also like others, I didn't read the original post as a denunciation of an entire scientific community except in two respects.

I welcome substantive comments — by which I don't mean denunciations of «deniers» or «ecoNazis,» or lazy ad hominem attacks and conspiracy theories about who's being paid off by whom.

But I can also guarantee that it's worth resisting that instinct, because there are real and complex reasons that people believe what they do, and a moment of actual empathy will be infinitely more valuable than broad and impulsive denunciation.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

The sentencing judge declined to accede to the joint recommendation as the proposed sentence did «not give adequate weight to the principles of denunciation, deterrence, and protection of the public» (R v Anthony - Cook, 2014 BCSC 1503 (CanLII), Ehrcke J at para 68) and instead imposed a sentence of two years less a day to be followed by 3 years of probation.

Given the almost universal public denunciation and disapproval of infidelity (which doesn't exclude the barely hidden schadenfreude at the deliciously scandalous goings - on of celebrities, famous preachers, major political figures, sports heroes, or even your office coworker caught in flagrante), you'd think that infidelity must be quite rare.