Sentences with phrase «divisive issues of our times»

Besides being illegal, it is also one of the most divisive issues of our time, when one religion attempts to force a belief system on others who have a differing view.

«Ai Weiwei is one of the top living artists working today, and his artistic output calls attention to the most challenging and divisive issues of our time,» commented Nancy Wilhelms, Executive Director of Anderson Ranch.

Despite tackling some of the most sobering and divisive issues of our time, she has — through the use of irony and penetrating wit — created a body of work that is as humorous as it is incisive.

They usually involved some of the most divisive issues of the time (abortion, un-American activities, censorship, race).

Not exact matches

A federal appeals court on May 31st ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it denies equal rights for legally married same - sex couples, making it likely that the Supreme Court will consider the politically divisive issue for the first time in its next term.

«It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,» the pope said, warning that the church's moral foundations will fall «like a house of cards» unless it strikes a «new balance» between preaching the gospel and taking political stands on divisive issues.

«It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,» the pope said, warning that the church's moral foundations will fall «like a house of cards» unless it strikes a «new balance» between preaching the gospel and taking stands on divisive issues.

The tightening of the little political space available to the opposition in Turkish politics is highly problematic at a time when the country still has hugely divisive issues to solve, the foremost being the Kurdish solution process.

Now that he has conceded, Mr. Espaillat will look to make nice with his opponents after what was at times a divisive primary that brought up issues of changing racial demographics in the district.

In these turbulent, divisive times, it is more important than ever to know the positions of our elected representatives in the Senate and House of Representatives on significant legislation and issues.

«Instead of focusing the remaining time of her troubled tenure on addressing the issues that plague our city, the mayor chose today to, once again, highlight a naturally divisive topic,» O'Connor added.

In a recent study, one of us, along with colleagues at the University of Groningen, explored how the psychology of doom and gloom reveals how the spirit of our time is influencing people's decisions about divisive societal issues, such as voting for extremist parties.

Here, the basic lesson is that such teaching has always been difficult — constrained by political forces, legal challenges, parental objections, limited class time, and understandably hesitant teachers who are ill - prepared for the complex task of teaching divisive issues.

Targeting one of education's most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end - all of American schools.

Regardless of whether it does go to an election, a vote on abortion could be one of the most divisive and controversial bills in Canada for some time, resurrecting what has been considered a settled issue in Canada for 25 - years.

Setting aside time to learn to navigate better communication, stronger trust, a deeper sense of connection and understanding, a better intimate relationship, and a shared vision for your life together can help to prevent divisive or painful issues from arising in the future.