His work at OSLC expanded the theoretical and empirical foundation
for coercion theory, which provided a firm basis for the later development of the Oregon Model of Parent Management Training (PMTO ™).
But in doing so he also reveals the potential
for coercion that is implicit in these tools for anyone willing to wield it.
Just LaForest's analysis in Lavigne emphasized the potential
for coercion in association, but clarified that s. 2 (d) of the Charter does not protection us from associations we wish to avoid.
The report recommended expanding access to voluntary methods of family planning, but under the heading «An Alternative View,» it broached the case
for coercion.
All true, but these achievements have to be set against his support
for coercion in Ireland and the massive corruption through the sale of honours.
Texas» Perry indicted
for coercion for veto threat AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century....
She was released from jail after South Korea's appeals court suspended her prison term
for coercion and obstruction of business.
Not exact matches
The investigation by the United States under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act has identified theft from and
coercion of U.S. companies to disclose their intellectual property as well as purchases by Chinese state funds of U.S. companies
for their technology knowledge.
The U.S. media somehow neglect to mention that the U.S. Government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars abroad not only in the Near East
for direct combat, but to build enormous military bases to encircle the rest of the world, to install radar systems, guided missile systems and other forms of military
coercion, including the color revolutions that have been funded and are still being funded all around the former Soviet Union.
While U.S. - based cryptocurrency exchanges are theme to Bank Secrecy laws and anti-money laundering provisions, law and
coercion still lag, withdrawal the doorway open
for manipulation, rascal and litigation.
A young physics student starts a revolutionary new marketplace immune to State
coercion; he ends up ordering hits on people because they might threaten his great experiment, and is jailed
for life without parole.
He quoted the second Sura, verse 256 (strangely fallible,
for a pope, he meant verse 257) which says: «There must be no
coercion in matters of faith».
To put it bluntly, the notion of consent is arguably meaningless by itself as the arbiter of legitimate sexual and marital relationships because of the potential
for manipulation,
coercion, and abuse in a situation where there are deep - rooted and unequal social power relations (e.g., the President of the United States [not] having sexual relations with a besotted young intern or, as here, a parent and an adult child contracting a marriage).
No
coercion, no force, no policy — it was a suggestion as a method
for some.
If they are all adults... by that I mean 21 or older, and are consensual...
for all parties free of
coercion and trhreats... If the «marriage and home and children» are happy and well cared
for... why should we care...???
Reflect on this a little: Many of the inspirations of the threefold system of political economy derive from evangelical inspirations such as personal creativity, personal responsibility, freedom, the love
for community through association and mutual cooperation, the aim of bettering the condition of every person on earth, the cultivation of the rule of law, respect
for the natural rights of others, the preference
for persuasion by reason rather than by
coercion, and a powerful sense of sin.
Indeed, Gottlieb enthusiastically underscores how Mendelssohn's support
for religious pluralism «is appropriate to life in a cosmopolitan, diverse society,» applauding his theologically based opposition to any kind of religious
coercion and his emphasis on how religious beliefs promote «individual flourishing.»
AFFIRM HEREBY that such cooperation must be based on a «Common Word,» requiring that such cooperation must go beyond mutual tolerance and respect, to providing full protection
for the rights and liberties to all religious groups in a civilized manner that eschews
coercion, bias, and arrogance.
According to his biographer Adrian Murdoch, Julian «marginalized Christianity to the point where it could potentially have vanished within a generation or two, and without the need
for physical
coercion.»
Coercion is when you burn people to death
for not believing.
For instance, when in the course of discussion it is clear that the one receiving such admonishment actually disagrees with the point being made, then continued dogging attempts to force the other party to change does indeed become «manipulative
coercion».
No to Privatization «red in tooth and claw»; yes to Public Sector without political corruption; no to Liberalization, with market exploitation; yes to Liberation from exploitative
coercion; no to globalization as domination of world market with deprivation of the developmental directive of «Small is Beautiful»; yes to Universalism in sharing and caring
for the suffering humanity and Good Samaritan ethic - these should be evolved and situated in Third World conditions and perspectives.
For to conquer a city is an external achievement, but to conquer oneself is a greater victory because it occurs within the sphere of freedom rather than through outward
coercion.
Coercion can take countless subtle forms, but a good palliative care specialist understands that expressing a wish to die is often a proxy
for asking: «Do you care about me?
And in the same paragraph: «It is really very difficult
for people — including large associations of people and huge corporations — to do anything very bad,
for very long, when they are not buttressed by the threat of physical
coercion.»
(Liberal religion refers to open and ongoing revelation, interconnected relationship grounded in love and never
coercion, an understanding of our responsibility to assist the arc of the moral universe in bending toward justice, and our understanding that there are resources both human and divine that make it possible
for us to do so.
The forms of legal
coercion such as laws against bigamy, age limits
for consent to marriage, the husband's moral economic obligations to support the wife, and so on are the province of the community as a whole.
The prominent Georgia pastor being sued
for sexual
coercion by four men will face his accusers in court next summer if the cases can not be settled through mediation before then.
Accordingly, its necessary conditions include equal freedom
for all participants to advance and contest any claim and the arguments
for it; the absence of internal
coercion in the form of strategic activity or, stated positively, uncompromised commitment on the part of all participants to seek the truth; and the absence of external
coercion that might influence the acceptance or contestation of claims (cf. Habermas, Theory 25; Habermas, Justification 31).
(Otherwise there would be no need
for force or
coercion, and there would no longer be a need
for the state's existence.)
«Despite the platitudes given to China
for the recently announced two - child - per - couple policy, the pernicious structure of
coercion remains completely in effect,» Rep. Chris Smith (R - N.J.) told CBN news.
If, as I think orthodox Christianity ultimately teaches, and as Solzhenitsyn's «Father Severyan» plainly teaches in November 1916 (excerpted here), that humans are inherently prone to violence (and that the lesser evil of state - derived war is the price we pay
for living not in anarchy but in «sword - bearing» states), then not only is 1) contrary to the New Testament's real teaching, but 2) is impossible and 3) requires a
coercion that will bring with it very deleterious consequences.
Society must strive
for justice, even if it is forced to use means, such as self - assertion, resistance,
coercion, and perhaps resentment, which can not gain the moral sanction of the most sensitive and moral spirit.
On the other hand, man too is active, but his activity is also in love; he responds freely to the love which is given him and in that response he knows that he is truly «being himself»,
for he was intended by his creation to be a responding lover and in no sense a marionette pulled by strings manipulated by God — certainly not the victim of the divine
coercion.
But this image of
coercion can itself mislead,
for, in the end, the system formally acknowledges that the American parent holds the trump card.
The law is never
coercion for the person who believes in his heart and confesses with his mouth, the one who has encountered grace, lived this experience, and is living in freedom.
More specifically, I want to discuss the following question: When, if ever, is it justifiable
for a process theist to use, or condone the use of,
coercion of this sort on the human level?
I have not argued that process theists can not consistently allow
for the justifiable use of
coercion at the human level.
It may be that such
coercion is not possible
for God although it is
for humans.
Still in draft form, the Code of Conduct commits signatories to faithful compliance with Charitable Choice; to straightforward and consistent communication about their religious identity among their volunteers, service beneficiaries, donors and government partners; to refraining from using government funding
for «confessional activities»; to winsome and gentle witness; to love of neighbor; to freedom from religious
coercion; to nondiscrimination toward program participants; to faithfulness to their mission; to credible and objective evaluation procedures; to avoidance of «turf wars» with other FBOs and nonprofits; and to rigorous financial accountability.
But it is only
for God that persuasion always has more worthwhile results than
coercion (DR 154).
If we assume, as we presently do, that the primary goal of both God and concerned humans is to maximize freedom (creativity)
for the greatest number, it is the following query with which we must be concerned: Do continuous divine persuasion and occasional human
coercion, in conjunction, better maximize freedom than would continuous divine persuasion alone?
At first the traumas of the depression afforded a rallying cry
for church liberals, but divisions soon developed over the question of class struggle and the use of
coercion — divisions that were to deepen as the world situation darkened and war loomed on the horizon.
If they decide it would not, they retain a strong basis
for claiming that persuasion is morally (and possibly even practically) superior to
coercion.
Along with the insights of Charles Hartshorne, Whitehead's concept of persuasion (in contrast to
coercion) has formed the basis
for development of both divine and social images of power.
In the case of Coach Bowden, the university found «no evidence that there [was] any «
coercion» or «undue influence»... nor is there any evidence that there is any punitive or other negative consequences»
for those who decline the coach's church invitation.
On the other hand, if process theists decide that God would coerce if this were possible, they establish a sound basis
for the human use of
coercion in some cases.
Skipping those, look
for the churches that oppose the use of force and
coercion by government authoriies.
Moreover, it certainly does create a strong theological justification
for the type of
coercion many process theists believe is necessary on the human level.
Where group loyalties are involved,
for example,
coercion is often the only means of attaining justice.