Sentences with phrase «discrimination against other»

Rectifying disparities caused by neutral policies forces the government to impose racial classifications and quotas that require intentional discrimination against other citizens.

No one will ever be able to stop discrimination against other people.

But I'm willing to call discrimination against others wrong.

Their sense of reasoning about unconditional love appears to be non-existent when compared with ongoing prejudice and discrimination against others.

Not exact matches

By making it clear that discrimination against LGBT employees is prohibited, employers will better position themselves to recruit not only the estimated three percent of the population that identifies as LGBT, but also other candidates, particularly millennials, who expect to work in a diverse and inclusive workplace,» Phillis said in emailed comments.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Researchers say the Williams Institute findings on workplace discrimination are consistent with other 2010 and 2011 studies, which show a continuing pattern of discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

The campaigner also said that if the discrimination decision against Ashers Bakery was upheld, it would have significant implications for other businesses.

It sounds to me like you are fine with atheists supporting discrimination against gays, just so long as gays don't have to support the free speech or other rights of atheists.

Before anyone starts yelling about discrimination against Christians and Jews or censorship, it's important to note that the movie adaptation leaves out several other key pieces of the story.

The other point, is that Graham, Cathy, and the other religious nutters want to legalize and legislate discrimination against a group of US citizens simply because the purposefully choose to be ignorant about the science of sèxual orientation.

Where do the morals come from that tell you the Bible is WRONG to support the OWNING of other people; discrimination against women, discrimination against the handicapped, unpunished BEATING of slaves, children, etc..?

Let's not pretend this is anything other than what it is: a small group of people holding onto their evil discrimination against a group of people.

«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.

(CNN)- Showcasing alleged hate crimes, physical threats and profiling, a diverse group of ethnic organizations has coalesced to bring attention to what they call discrimination against Arabs, Muslims, Sikhs and others in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Questioned about homosexuality, he stressed that the Church has fought more than any other group in Africa to stop discrimination against homosexual people, and at the same time he clearly stressed that the family is formed from a man and a woman, open to procreation and following the teaching of the Catholic Church.

For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

Instead of telling people that their interpretation is wrong, you can remind them that other religious texts have been used in the past to justify atudes and laws that are recognized today as morally wrong and unjust — such as discrimination against women, people of color and religious minorities.

Boston's Spanish weekly newspaper, El Mundo, in opposing «reverse discrimination,» noted that whites discriminate against blacks, blacks discriminate against whites, whites and blacks discriminate against Spanish, and Spanish discriminate against each other.

In recent years, blacks — the most discriminated - against group in America — have been charged with discrimination by other groups.

On the other hand, Marsden offers convincing evidence of discrimination against excellent Christian colleges and universities, especially Catholic ones, by honor societies like Phi Beta Kappa, by various accrediting agencies and by the American Association of University Professors.

They can continue, with some legitimacy to blame public prejudice and discrimination against them, but the truth is that others, with differing cultural values, including members of their own ethnic groups, have been able to succeed despite the obstacles.

Others, led by the courageous Pastor Martin Neimüller (1892 - 1984), who opposed the new regime's interference in church affairs and discrimination against Christians of Jewish background, came together in the Confessional Synod or Church.

It makes no sense to grant the right of marriage to all those who love each other in the name of equality, of tolerance, of the struggle against discrimination or of other such principles.

Instead, Eisgruber and Sager suggest that an exemption is warranted because, in all likelihood, other officers are exempt from the grooming rules for nonreligious reasons, and so to fail to accommodate the Muslim officers would amount to discrimination against them.

«The prohibition against price discrimination is to be repealed as the provision is largely redundant, and the conduct it is designed to address is adequately covered by other provisions of the Act.»

Not by being kicked off trains necessarily but suffering other forms of racial discriminations against which we can't complain.

Your other main rights are an entitlement to maternity pay and maternity pay or maternity allowance and just as importantly, employment law in the UK gives you protection against unfair treatment, discrimination or dismissal as a result of your pregnancy.

Showing growing concern over the rising tide of religious extremism, students suggested a wholesale reform of the Pakistan's history curriculum to eliminate discrimination against minorities and other disadvantaged groups so as to undertake a holistic and long - term effort to eliminate the scourge of intolerance from society.

Nationally, every state is prohibited from legislating racial discrimination, legislating literacy tests, and other devices historically used to discriminate against minority groups.

• Providing for marriage equality for all New Yorkers: To end discrimination against same - sex couples who wish to get married, Governor Cuomo called for the passage of legislation legalizing marriage for same - sex couples, as has been done in many states and other countries.

The Temporary and Agency Workers bill would outlaw discrimination against agency workers and is backed by Unite, other unions and the TUC.

The measure, known as the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, would provide protections against discrimination of transgender people in housing, the workplace and other public accommodations.

For example, Poland and Hungary were often threatened by EU sanctions for discrimination, among other accusations, and none of them have ever issued any death threats against ethnic groups.

And as other people have already pointed out, this would be «good for business» because the market solution of catering to a minority for excessive profit would be wide open, while in no way, shape, or form actually doing anything to solve the social issue of widespread discrimination against a minority.

Charging the masses with reporting on others has affected the very fabric of our society, creating the potential for discrimination against all migrants and ethnic minority communities, and spreading suspicion and division.

• Providing for marriage equality for all New Yorkers: To end discrimination against same — sex couples who wish to get married, Governor Cuomo called for the passage of legislation legalizing marriage for same - sex couples as has been done in many states and other countries.

Equal rights, protections against discrimination, environmental safeguards, campaign finance reform and laws codifying a woman's right to an abortion are other possible changes.

But beyond all this lies an even worse, deep rooted failure of the political class in the fight against discrimination and fear of the «other».

During the Equality Act 2010's passage through Parliament, we worked closely with a range of organisations as well as our supporters in Parliament to have amendments made to the Equality Bill which sought to increase protection against discrimination for humanists and others, and to minimise the exceptions from the law granted to religious organisations.

New Yorkers are protected against discrimination in employment, housing, and public services based on race, creed, age, citizenship status, gender, marital status, and sexual orientation, among other qualities.

State AG Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the Weinstein Company examining whether allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against its co-founder Harvey Weinstein reflect broad gender discrimination and other civil rights violations.

Other parts of the Women's Equality Act would give a boost to laws against sexual harassment, domestic violence and salary discrimination.

Funke contends that one part of the equality act would actually expand late - term abortions, and he says he could support other parts of the legislation, which would give a boost to laws against sexual harassment, domestic violence and salary discrimination.

Other bills she sponsored include A Bill for an Act to Prevent Discrimination against Graduates and Staff of Polytechnics; A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) Nigeria and for matters connected thereto; and A Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of the Federal Scholarship Commission and for matters connected thereto, she carried out or attracted numerous projects to her constituency, state and geo - political zone.

The Westchester County Executive responds to the criticism leveled on him Wednesday night by the governor regarding the federal housing discrimination lawsuit, among other things, and addresses the question of who's the angriest when it comes to charges against their record.

She was the first member of Congress to introduce gay rights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categories.

«These regulations affirm that all transgender individuals are protected under the State's Human Rights Law, and all public and private employers, housing providers, businesses, creditors and others should know that discrimination against transgender persons is unlawful and will not be tolerated anywhere in the State of New York,» read the press release announcing the action.

The Association encourages its affiliates and all other institutions that employ, support, or educate scientists to develop policies that affirm the dignity of all scientists and their right to engage in scientific inquiry free of unlawful discrimination; to sponsor programs that sensitize people to the seriousness and unacceptability of discrimination based upon criteria unrelated to individual abilities; and to design procedures that guard against such discrimination in a prompt and fair manner, and which balance the requirements of due process with proper regard for the sensitive nature of the issues.