But freedom for the republican consists not in being free
from coercion in respect of some action, but rather in being free from the possibility of coercion in respect of it.
In its own words, Dignitatis Humanae says «religious freedom... has to do with immunity
from coercion in civil society [emphasis added].
Not exact matches
Second, the image of God entails that men must be allowed freedom
in their own minds («soul liberty»)
from coercion from other men.
«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure
from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by
coercions on either, as was
in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»
Can a politics detached
from moral reason give reasons why toleration, civility, and persuasion are superior to
coercion in doing the public business?
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.
However, men can not discharge these obligations
in a manner
in keeping with their own nature unless they enjoy immunity
from external
coercion as well as psychological freedom.
This freedom means that all men are to be immune
from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power,
in such wise that no one is to be forced to act
in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or
in association with others, within due limits.»
In the same chapter, Hartshorne rejects dogmatic pacifism by arguing that the religious ideal of love as action
from social awareness «seems clearly to include the refusal to provide the unsocial with a monopoly upon the use of
coercion (MVG 173).
Hence, what Hare and Madden seem to expect
from a loving God is a more direct and bold use of
coercion on his part
in controlling certain low - level aims and desires
in the interest of the higher level.
If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information
in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases
in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases
in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate
from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or
coercion.20.»
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.
Since there is no escape
from self - assertion
in human life, there is no escape
from conflict, nor
from coercion which is covert conflict.
Freedom was grounded
in the objective dignity of the human person as entailing a freedom
from coercion.
Freedom
from the authority of specific norms, and
from a sense of
coercion in following them, leads to moral anarchy and finally degeneracy.
In the Spanish - speaking nations and diaspora, evangélico carries the ideas of freedom
from political compromise, religious
coercion, and ideological rigidness.
Or one works under
coercion, because of fear of the disfavor of «the boss,» or
from fear of penalties affixed or favors withheld
in the case of failure to produce results.
This would
in turn require the rest of society to apply just
coercion, to prevent them
from harming their fellows.
Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds, that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his Supreme will that free it shall remain, by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint: That all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, are a departure
from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by
coercions on either, as was
in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone.
Is human compassion alone ever sufficient to produce the initiative to cut off such an existence as this, relatively protected
from coercion,
from the ills of human temper,
from arbitrary authority,
from far - reaching and unremitting responsibility» Will human compassion alone serve to terminate such an existence
in favor of the fearfully vexed, dangerous, and apparently hopeless role which Moses is soon to assume»
While he qualifies and conditions this
in various ways, the basic point is still the same: that the good aimed at (defending democracy
from terrorism) justifies the doing of evil (using means that involve violence, force, and
coercion).
Where the preamble declares, that
coercion is a departure
from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting «Jesus Christ,» so that it would read «A departure
from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;» the insertion was rejected by the great majority,
in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.
Shared decision making includes mutual sharing of information about benefits and harms of the range of care options, respect for the woman's autonomy to make decisions
in accordance with her values and preferences, and freedom
from coercion or punishment for her choices.
In practice, the main source of said coercion since at least 1930s comes from the government; therefore in practice this means that achieving this philosophical goal requires limiting the power of the governmen
In practice, the main source of said
coercion since at least 1930s comes
from the government; therefore
in practice this means that achieving this philosophical goal requires limiting the power of the governmen
in practice this means that achieving this philosophical goal requires limiting the power of the government.
This limitation, however, will arise merely
from your standing
in relation to another person, not necessarily
from any act of
coercion on their part.
Older examples include the blocking of Welsh church reform
from 1868 to 1920,
coercion Acts
in nineteenth - century Ireland, and the Patronage Act (Scotland) 1711/12, violating the then recent Act of Union.
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF
In late July, Haverstraw highway superintendent candidate Barry Berman, a former treasurer of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps and former member of the town Architectural Review Board, was arrested and charged with felony coercion and larceny for allegedly attempting to solicit a $ 3,000 payoff from fellow candidate John Piperato in return for Berman -LSB-..
In late July, Haverstraw highway superintendent candidate Barry Berman, a former treasurer of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps and former member of the town Architectural Review Board, was arrested and charged with felony
coercion and larceny for allegedly attempting to solicit a $ 3,000 payoff
from fellow candidate John Piperato
in return for Berman -LSB-..
in return for Berman -LSB-...]
ALBANY — Legislative leaders amping up their rhetoric
in a fight over subpoenas
from the Cuomo - convened anti-corruption panel, saying the investigation into their finances amounts to simple
coercion.
He nevertheless emphasised the various forms of
coercion already existing
in society apart
from government.
Any attempt to apply
coercion will result
in more brain wave disorganization,
from stress if nothing else, and produce even worse computer performance.»
In obtaining consent
from donors of cells, gametes, tissues, foetal materials, and embryos, the information provided to the donors must be comprehensive, and there must not be any inducements,
coercion, or undue influence.
Both those who want a union and those who do not are protected by law
from coercion, intimidation and retaliation —
in any way.
It can be placed with pinpoint accuracy and turns
in with a lightness of touch unprecedented
in a car of its size and weight, locking onto the apex of even the tightest bends with minimal
coercion from the helm.
So there is potentially a real case to be made that the major publishers, whether
in collusion with or
coercion from Amazon, Apple, and others, kept independent booksellers
from selling ebooks, and used DRM protection as a cudgel with which to do it.
Proposed changes for Truth
in Lending The Federal Reserve Board will issue new rules for mortgage lenders next week that could require mortgage brokers obtain written agreements
from borrowers
in order to collect yield spread premiums, and prohibit the
coercion of appraisers to inflate property valuations.
Ambitious and impeccably installed, the duo has assembled a collection of shocks and reveals: projects that expose the surreptitious methods of
coercion, and the subtle mechanisms of control prevalent
in institutions of authority,
from hospitals to supermax prisons.
Through a series of reference points ranging
from torture methods employed during the Spanish Civil War to repetitive music used to brainwash victims
in Stanley Kubrick's seminal film Clockwork Orange the exhibition looks at the manner
in which artistic production has migrated
from an aesthetic pursuit to the soft -
coercion of government and institutions power.
A natural response to the lies and
coercions we are fed on a daily basis, the détournement has been the reactive impulse of all those who question reality,
from the Punks who adopted it
in the 1970s through Culture Jammers, Adbusters, contemporary street artists and the winding legacy of protest movements
from WTO to Occupy.
In the end, you need to discern enthusiasm
from coercion, and trust your own research, your eye and your gut.
To protect Europe
from Russian gas
coercion, the U.S. should take the unorthodox step of investing
in European gas infrastructure, write Gabriel Collins and Anna Mikulska of the Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies.
«If we can not have a say as to what goes on
in our territories, free
from economic
coercion and threats, particularly
in the case of dangerous projects like Kinder Morgan, Canada can not say that it respects the rights of Indigenous Peoples,» said Chief Judy Wilson of the Neskonlith Indian Band, which is part of the Secwepemc Nation
in BC whose territory much of the pipeline would need to pass through.
By thinking
in terms of a range of acceptable clothing, employees will be able to feel like they can choose
from this range of options without pressure or
coercion.
Go ahead and enjoy the read; it is
in my view a sophisticated, yet accessible exercise of legal theory which features some well - known case law
from a perspective you perhaps have not looked at it yet, a bit of Kant, the connection between law, morals and
coercion in international law and eventually an interesting novel perspective on the sources of international law.
Independent legal advice protects honest parties
from agreeing to contracts
in ignorance, out of
coercion, and it empowers them to bargain, knowing what they are legally entitled to.
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.
In the result, the judge declared the impugned provisions to be unconstitutional and of no force and effect to the extent they prohibited physician - assisted suicide in the case of a «fully - informed, non-ambivalent competent adult patient who: (a) is free from coercion and undue influence, is not clinically depressed, and who personally (not through a substitute decision - maker) requests physician - assisted death; and (b) is materially physically disabled or is soon to become so, has been diagnosed by a medical practitioner as having a serious illness, disease or disability... is in a state of advanced weakening capacities with no chance of improvement, has an illness as determined by reference treatment options acceptable to the person, and has an illness causing enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to that person and can not be alleviated by any medical treatment acceptable to that person»
In the result, the judge declared the impugned provisions to be unconstitutional and of no force and effect to the extent they prohibited physician - assisted suicide
in the case of a «fully - informed, non-ambivalent competent adult patient who: (a) is free from coercion and undue influence, is not clinically depressed, and who personally (not through a substitute decision - maker) requests physician - assisted death; and (b) is materially physically disabled or is soon to become so, has been diagnosed by a medical practitioner as having a serious illness, disease or disability... is in a state of advanced weakening capacities with no chance of improvement, has an illness as determined by reference treatment options acceptable to the person, and has an illness causing enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to that person and can not be alleviated by any medical treatment acceptable to that person»
in the case of a «fully - informed, non-ambivalent competent adult patient who: (a) is free
from coercion and undue influence, is not clinically depressed, and who personally (not through a substitute decision - maker) requests physician - assisted death; and (b) is materially physically disabled or is soon to become so, has been diagnosed by a medical practitioner as having a serious illness, disease or disability... is
in a state of advanced weakening capacities with no chance of improvement, has an illness as determined by reference treatment options acceptable to the person, and has an illness causing enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to that person and can not be alleviated by any medical treatment acceptable to that person»
in a state of advanced weakening capacities with no chance of improvement, has an illness as determined by reference treatment options acceptable to the person, and has an illness causing enduring physical or psychological suffering that is intolerable to that person and can not be alleviated by any medical treatment acceptable to that person».
This is a scandal triggered by a specific incident, but that is broadly about the ways massive companies track us, harvest information
from us, and then sell us as
coercion targets
in sophisticated information campaigns that could be for anything
from diapers to mattresses to anti-vax literature.
However, repeat offenders, sexting to and requesting images
from younger children and evidence of intimidation and
coercion is likely to result
in a warning or criminal record.
From: Pam Leo's Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of
Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear Interested
in reading more?
Certainly, part of this stems
from the way that men's positions of power
in many societies have been leveraged to their sexual advantage, but neither the article or the research more broadly is suggesting that women (or anyone) engage
in something that makes them feel violated or that men (or anyone) have the right to sexual
coercion.