Sentences with phrase «expression of the abuse of power»

The clericalization of the church and the resultant withdrawal of power from the laity is a blatant expression of the abuse of power.

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But we all know that it can also be a very bad expression of love, as with rape or abuse, which has nothing to do with love and everything to do with power, domination etc..

When observers note abuse of power and instances of inappropriate expression of faith, evangelicals like Brady can easily claim that the problem is a matter of a few isolated cases — not a systemic problem or a problem of power.

Some have been abusing their power to coerce followers, and maybe that is what they hate about their own expression of se xu ality.

A coalition of human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International wrote to the home secretary saying: «We are very concerned that new measures, made in good faith but in a heated political environment, will overextend powers in ways that would be susceptible to abuse, restrict legitimate, free communication and expression and undermine people's privacy.»

The decision to ban the most important spaces where the voices of climate - impacted people would have been heard is a dramatic expression of this profoundly unethical abuse of power: once again, a wealthy western country is putting security for elites ahead of the interests of those fighting for survival.

It will lead to censorship and a massive chill on free expression, and enables a potentially widespread abuse of power,» said Tom Henheffer, Executive Director of CJFE.

A great variety of discretionary power may be abused to limit freedom of expression, yet that does not mean that such delegations of power are facially invalid.