Sentences with phrase «fringe groups»

"Fringe groups" refers to small or minority organizations or communities that hold unconventional or extreme beliefs, opinions, or practices. These groups are often on the periphery or margins of mainstream society and may not be widely accepted or understood by the majority of people. Full definition
«There's always going to be a small fringe group of people that try to demand attention,» he said.
There are plenty of christian fringe groups within our society that aren't any better than the terrorists that you seem to fear so much.
For whatever fringe group there is, there are the same people that you hear about over and over again.
«The reality is the only people supporting microstamping are a handful of unelected police chiefs beholden to politicians including Schimel and fringe groups like New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.
In fact Moon's adherents differ from previous fringe groups in their quite early and expensive pursuit of respectability, as evidenced by the scientific conventions they have sponsored in England and the U.S. and the seminary they have established in Barrytown, New York, whose faculty is composed not of their own group members but rather of respected Christian scholars.
The plans could result in the face - coverings and balaclavas employed by fringe groups at demonstrations being banned during marches.
James Allen, a spokesman for Mr. Cuomo, characterized America Rising as a «conservative fringe group whose attacks may work in the Beltway, but have been tried and failed in New York.»
The Tory leader has faced considerable criticism for joining with fringe groups and some radical right - wingers in his efforts to separate the Tories from the centre - right European People's party in the European parliament.
The tour is where he met the producer / director Ivan Reitman, and for some reason, the guy who had directed documentaries about fringe groups and frats was just the person to make R - rated comedies in Reitman's eyes, which led to Phillip's film career.
«America Rising is a conservative fringe group whose attacks may work in the Beltway but have been tried and failed in New York,» Cuomo spokesman James Allen said in a statement, heralding Cuomo's accomplishments that include a minimum - wage increase and paid family leave.
The social media platform Wednesday banned the Facebook page of «Britain First», the far - right fringe group U.S. President Donald Trump once retweeted to near universal condemnation.
In just about any other industrialized nation, the NRA would be a quaint fringe group.
While the crowd certainly included Albertans who are frustrated and angry at the economy and the government, the bizarre program and assortment of weird fringe groups distracted from any anti-carbon tax message they hoped to send.
Some finatical fringe group, with logically unsustainable beliefs.
Fringe groups convinced that the regime of Hosni Mubarak is beyond redemption have surfaced in Egypt on a number of occasions over the past 20 years.
Like the texts of many other fringe groups, it is based upon a system of procrustean symmetry, ordering history, spiritual life and social relationships in simple schemes.
Those thus maligning Mormons are usually from the extreme right (mostly certain fringe groups within mainstream «Christianity») or the extreme left (mostly gay activists), both of these groups have much deeper racial issues than Mormons.
If you want a party that simply is about support for the leading clique then Mr [James] Schneider, the chair of fringe group Momentum, should set up their own party, nominate Jeremy as the leader and get on seeing how many votes they get in a general election... There is going to be a general election, everybody now understands that, once the Tories have elected their new leader on 9 September.
Not the hard left from where Corbyn hails, nor Trotskyite entryists or Stalinist tankies from fringe groups outside the party (the far left in the declension of the British left).
It is a very complicated decision for David Cameron and his team of experts: how close shall the party get towards pleasing fringe groups in society while not overlooking the vast majority which would be our major target group?
During the 2011 election campaign while running against a strong advocate for Term Limits, Republican Ralph Sabatini, Supervisor Gromack defended his action by saying that the citizens petitioning him belonged to the «Tea Party fringe group» and then implied that Clarkstown citizens were so stupid that they would «sign a piece of paper just to get on with their lives.»
She discovered, rather, that his concern had been sparked by media coverage of the religious fringe group that had been promoting May 21 as judgment day and the end of the world.
In episode 401, the fourth season premiere, Penn and Teller blow the lid off the methods and beliefs of «cryptozoologists,» an outrageous fringe group of marginalized scientists on the prowl for Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Chupacabra.
I know that you and a number of other hugely successful authors have been victims of swarms of nasty reviews by some lunatic fringe group.
What happens when fringe groups that posit White Christian values as what it takes to «Make America Great Again» grow large enough to elect a sexual predator into the highest office of power?
David posts link to Doctors for Emergency Preparedness, a silly fringe group let by Jane Orient and Art Robinson.
But the majority of the foundation's beneficiaries are conservative, even fringe groups: the Heritage Foundation (Rebekah is on the board there too), the Cato Institute, the Manhattan Institute (Rebekah is a board member) and Citizens United.
Those making the case aren't just fringe groups, such as the North American Man - Boy Love Association, but a handful of academics at mainstream universities.
«It's no wonder that fringe groups like the NRA are doing everything they can to help tea party candidate Mark Obenshain, because he agrees with them and votes with them,» Herring campaign spokesman Matt Wojtkun said in an e-mail.
Duncan has previously enraged opponents when he called the Common Core pushback political silliness and, quote, «a rallying cry for fringe groups
Thankfully, in modern America, the K.K.K. and Nazis are small fringe groups that have never been welcome in the G.O.P.»
The issue is important since Armageddon theology has been affirmed not only by fringe groups but by Ronald Reagan.
Indeed, many of the Unification Church's characteristics and techniques faithfully correspond to those traditional in fringe groups of Christianity — from the buttonholing solicitors with their repertoire of causes to the authoritarian structure, from the dedicated young people to the financial solvency.
I am not talking agnostics or the indifferent, the comment specifies atheists.As in, in your face hard core idiots who have lied themselves into a state of perpetual denial and damnation.Those who by their godlessness drag down nations and undermine moral decency everywhere.The destructive incurable disease that is atheism.Do not add all the fringe groups such as agnostics and the indifferent, they are not atheists.God bless
At least I hope the church groups that do get funded believe in talking snakes and aren't one of those fringe groups.
«The Muslim men and women (and yes, there are plenty of women) who support - whether actively or passively - the idea that blasphemers deserve to suffer punishment are not a fringe group.
I'm not talking only about «cults» and fringe groups, but about the mainstream.
For example, Christianity began as a fringe group in society.
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