Sentences with phrase «equal society for»

Through our ceremonies, education services, and campaigning work, we're committed to creating a fair and equal society for all.

Through our ceremonies, education services, and community and campaigning work, we strive to create a fair and equal society for all.

Not exact matches

A society is most productive when all its talent is unleashed by a combination of two factors: equal opportunity (for example through free quality higher education) and social mobility.

They are concerned the data will be used for partisan purposes and make it seem like Canada is becoming a more equal society «when the opposite is happening.»

Blacks alongside gays, alongside Hispanics, alongside the poor and the middleclass??? Shouldn't we all band together in a common cause - to be recognized and accepted, for equal rights for all members of our society??? Shouldn't the 99 % be the voice of this country - as opposed to the oppressive 1 %??? I think we should all band together - pushing for a common cause, and making America the true beacon of what a Modern society looks like!

Society has also largely moved beyond (moreso in some areas than others) racial inequality and the then «equal but different mantra» that was chanted for many years.

Thus, even though actual occasions are «the final real things of which the world is made up» (PR 18/27), societies as the progressive «layers of social order» into which they are organized are clearly of equal importance for the self - constitution of the universe from moment to moment.

Christians did not work for change so that slaves would be regarded as having equal value while maintaining a subordinate status and role in society.

The report affirms feminist theology insofar as it is an aid to biblical interpretations that can be a part of a harmonized whole and insofar as it constitutes a call for equal treatment of women in church and in society.

We need to say that it is possible for an individual to have faithful reasons for hanging on to substantial wealth: if, for instance, that person uses ownership in a business to pursue policies with important benefits to society, or is able to provide jobs for people that no one else would hire, or is able because of keeping their wealth to accomplish some unique and valuable good that at least equals the good that could be realized if this wealth were wisely given away.

In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).

Stapledon believes both must be present on an equal basis and calls for a system of personality - in - community, an ambiguous system of unity in diversity — an organic view of society.

Under communism, all people are considered equal and are provided for equally, regardless of their contributions to the economy or to society.

One could go on enumerating undemocratic elements in our society — the vast disparity in incomes and living conditions, the myth of equal opportunity for education and employment, the regimentation and militarization of the public mind, the threat to democracy which would ensue if a system of compulsory peacetime military training should be adopted.

By this logic — it also states that religious nuts are nothing but tools of society, they have been given the slack of its ok, now they hung themselves with gods will / divine plan — equals in religious eyes — can do no wrong or just repent for the act later on and its still ok!

If the broadening of options in our society continues, as it seems likely to do, then equal partnership will mean different things for different people.

Curiously, however, the demand for the term «social justice» did not arise until modern times, in which more complex societies operate by impersonal rules applied with equal force to all under «the rule of law.»

What a great showing of solidarity it would be for him to align himself with the millions of women around the world who are living far far less than equal lives in societies where male supremacist religions are powerful.

George Mason, a member of the Con - sti - tu - tion - al Convention and recognized as The Father of the Bill of Rights submitted this proposal for the wording of the First Amendment All men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience and that no particular sect or society of Christians ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others.

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As for YHWH (whatever you want to call him), if you believe that wrong never changes, then you must ADMIT that women striving for equal rights in western society is just as wrong as all of those other things you listed.

The fact that Jesus is on the side of women should be our source of encouragement and empowerment as we continue to serve God and strive for a full and equal ministry.81 Nothing, perhaps, was more shocking for his contemporaries than the freedom with which he associated himself with women, considering the inferior position of women in Jewish society.82 According to R. L. Hnuni, «male dominated cultural and traditional values and injunctions may put boundaries and debar them from full ministry, but this should not discourage women's conviction and commitment to full ministry.

This dynamic undergirds the struggles for the unqualified acceptance of Dalits and Adivasis as equal members of Indian human society and demands their fuller participation in all dimensions (social, economic, political, and cultural) of the processes of building the nation - state.

Tireless lobbying by that California - based society for the past decade is largely responsible for the introduction in a number of states of legislation that would require giving equal time in science classes to the teaching of the alleged single account of creation as recorded in Genesis.

Beyond the concern to realize equal voting rights in democratic societies, for example, the need to create equal participation in cultural life, should receive similar emphasis.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

He raised the value of women to equal men in Hebrew society for the first time.

This creates a stratified society based on unequal social relations that fails to provide equal opportunities for every individual to maximize their potential,... Socialists argue that socialism would allow for wealth to be distributed based on how much one contributes to society, as opposed to how much capital one holds.

If it was not for the followers of Jesus, who tried to live his teaching, we would be living in a society were terms like equal dignity would have no meaning.

«A family, no less than a State, is, as We have said, a true society, governed by an authority peculiar to itself... provided, therefore, the limits which are prescribed by the very purposes for which it exists be not transgressed, the family has at least equal rights with the State in the choice and pursuit of the things needful to its preservation and its just liberty.

It aims to link the image of Euskadi to the shared values of Basque society, such as a strong work ethic, commitment, drive to succeed, striving for change and equal opportunities for men and women, and to make these values our calling card at an international level.

In a society where men and women fight to be equals in the workplace, it's amazing to see how a man could be following a low paid vocation that benefits society as a whole and yet be ostracised for earning below the average.

A politics of fairness and equality is about both (i) making an argument across the whole of society that a fairer and more equal society is in our collective enlightened self - interest, using the arguments of Richard Wilkinson, etc on issues like crime, general well - being, and that there are benefits of fairness for those at the top too.

In the new world politics, where people matter more than bankers and businesses, and a fair, equal society is the order of the day, there is once again a place for trade unionism at the heart of politics.

How can we ever hope to progress to a more socially equal society if our politics is limited to a «party for the rich» and a «party for the poor»?

It is now for Labour to show that its future agenda has substantively more to offer those seeking a fairer, more equal and greener society.

Governor Ambode said experience over the years has shown that societies with equal and unhindered access to justice have a better environment for economic growth and poverty alleviation than those that do not.

Of course the author is right that the rich will seek to avoid paying their fair share, but the role of a politician aiming to create a more equal society is to challenge and pursue them for the contribution they should be making, not to shy away and accept their power and the disfigured society it has brought us.

Speaking as part of the Ebor Lecture season arranged by York St John University, he said that an equal society was «not attainable, but that is no reason for not working towards it».

Debbie is particularly interested in tackling inequalities: beside campaigning for a fairer society, she set up the Oldham Fairness Commission to guarantee a more equal system in her own constituency.

Because these are all equality of outcome entities and not directly to do with equal oppurtunity, and are vitally important for the foundations of a fair society.

Katherine Rake, director of the Fawcett Society, said: «This letter demonstrates the rising tide of concern amongst unions and equality charities about the slow pace of progress towards equal pay for women.

Ms Phillips continued «Scrapping the Human Rights Act would be deeply embarrassing for the UK internationally, and would seriously undermine efforts to make British society fair, free and where everyone is equal before the law.»

«Friday 30th October is Fawcett Society's Equal Pay Day - the point after which women effectively work for free due to the gender pay gap,» she said.

«It is one of the principles, the fundamental principles of our society, equal pay for equal work,» said Murphy, sounding something like de Blasio.

Adegbite, while calling for an egalitarian society where every Nigerian will feel equal, opined that public offices should be shared equally among various tribes in the country.

As the next Assemblymember of the 79th District, I look forward to standing with Citizen Action of New York in our fight for a stronger and more equal society.

For one of the fruits of that success will be that Britain has become a more equal society.»

For today the wise boffins of the LSE and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have published Towards a More Equal Society?

Just a week after, he left gay rights from society's agenda: «If something [specifically equal rights for gays] is about a bedrock equality issue, then yes, of course, there should be a whip.