Sentences with phrase «get involved in political»

The poster symbolised Obama's appeal to the young and was an example of how designers can get involved in political campaigns.

I do understand that the scientists at realclimate state that they don't want to get involved in political or policy debates, just scientific debates — but by rushing to the defense of the whitelisted / blacklisted groups who refuse to accept the facts about global warming, they've just entered the political arena.

«Gavin, the RC welcome page specifically states «Thus we will not get involved in political or economic issues that arise when discussing climate change.»

«The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science.»

I will cite examples of industries that failed to rally to various calls to action and failed to get involved in the political process — and the devastating results that flowed from inaction.

By encouraging everyone to spay and neuter, to adopt rather than shop, to keep educating themselves with the facts, and to get involved in the political process so as get more animal - friendly legislation passed, we can make positive changes for the animals.

And because the association is officially nonpartisan, it does not get involved in political campaigns.

The best route to overcoming inequality, according to the panelists, is to get involved in the political process.

(As Bethan Holt, fashion news and features director at The Telegraph, told BBC News: «The Royal Family very rarely get involved in political messaging, so perhaps it's not such a surprise that she didn't join in with the rest of the women and wear black tonight.»

But Cuomo, through his recent actions, might not have to get involved in the political season, in order to influence their outcome, after all.

Labour MP Paul Flynn began his Commons statement by admitting he was a «hardened Republican», before celebrsting the fact that the Queen had opted not to get involved in political affairs.

Your adolescent may get involved in political, environmental or human rights issues as they develop their ideas of right and wrong.

(John 15:19; 17:14) Jesus refused to get involved in the political affairs of his day.

when you get involved in the political order, you then are asked continually to compromise, relegate, reinterpret, or dismiss central New Testament teachings in order to preserve your own place within the order, or to preserve the government itself on the terms which it defines.

They've gotten a lot of play in the media because mass shootings have long been a major television news topic and because high school students getting involved in political activism is a noteworthy story.

Then there are the Bad Attitudes of the immature in faith: I have a hard time accepting myself; I feel overwhelmed by all the responsibilities and obligations I have; My life is filled with stress and anxiety; I tend to be critical of other people; I do not want churches getting involved in political issues; I do not understand how a loving God can allow so much pain and suffering in the world.

Nuns when I was growing up got involved in political protests, they taught school, and truth be told, represent a more «Liberal» element that this now «far right wing» church.

Rowling has no fear of getting involved in political rows on Twitter.

«My officers got involved in a political campaign which was ill thought - through and has led to a lot of public confidence issues for us,» he said.

There are others who have no interest in getting themselves involved in the political decisions of their country which directly and indirectly involves voting during elections and most importantly making the world know their point of view during any key decision of government for the larger populace.

So the restrictions that Congress has enacted prohibit our grantees from getting involved in political matters and they don't get involved in them.

The CRA seems to hold the opinion that the rules governing the political activities of charities are not being followed, and that too many charities are getting involved in political activities and lobbying for different causes with specific political parties.

«Our Association is non-partisan, but we're encouraging our member boards and Realtors to demonstrate their concern for their communities by getting involved in the political process,» says BCREA president Gordon Maroney.

Not exact matches

Cal Jillson, a professor of political science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said a lot of national groups «are still assessing» the Alabama Senate race on whether to get involved or not.

However, how much of the time did Jesus or Paul persuade Christians to get involved in changing the sexually immoral practices of the Romans and Greeks via political pressure?

He thinks that the recent swell in political interest is due to more churches getting involved in social action over the past 20 years, from running foodbanks with the Trussell Trust to working with Christians Against Poverty (CAP) in alleviating debt.

Our mothers and fathers, and the children when they got old enough, were involved on several fronts in order to make the social soil suitable for growth: the neighborhood, the white world that tried to put immovable stones in the soil, and the church that helped provide moral and spiritual (and often political) sustenance.

Through the faithful interpretation of Scripture, according to David Bartlett, the congregation is inevitably led to get «involved in social and political concerns» (Hunter).

Probably to keep the door open for a later visit, Graham publicly said he did not wish to take political sides and get involved in «local problems.»

While none of Jesus Christ's 1st century Christian leaders ever involved themselves in politics to the point that they ran for public office, after they all died out those men Jesus said would sneak into the church did sneak in and did get involved with political leaders and in just a couple of centuries the Holy Roman Empire was the old Roman Empire whitewashed to appear to be something of God's and both the church and the State being led by the very same man, Pontifex Maximus who had his own wife killed for proving that his trinity doctrine was horsepucky.

Getting involved in the sex slave industry can be quite dangerous, so for now, most people should educate themselves, give to organizations that fight sex slavery, and take what political action they can to increase the penalty on men who purchase prostituted women and girls, thereby decreasing the demand.

In a recent reconstructive essay on Hinduism, Sudhanshu Ranade suggests a connection between the not - so - noble function of «the political branch of Hinduism» in Vedic times, and «the trap the BJP is leading us into today».9 This involves the task of consolidating a hierarchically - ordered socio - political structure for Hindu society reflecting true religious Dhanna and controlling these classes / castes in order «to keep people in their place [so as] to keep them from getting above themselves».10 Perhaps this is the reason that nationalism, in its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary IndiIn a recent reconstructive essay on Hinduism, Sudhanshu Ranade suggests a connection between the not - so - noble function of «the political branch of Hinduism» in Vedic times, and «the trap the BJP is leading us into today».9 This involves the task of consolidating a hierarchically - ordered socio - political structure for Hindu society reflecting true religious Dhanna and controlling these classes / castes in order «to keep people in their place [so as] to keep them from getting above themselves».10 Perhaps this is the reason that nationalism, in its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary Indiin Vedic times, and «the trap the BJP is leading us into today».9 This involves the task of consolidating a hierarchically - ordered socio - political structure for Hindu society reflecting true religious Dhanna and controlling these classes / castes in order «to keep people in their place [so as] to keep them from getting above themselves».10 Perhaps this is the reason that nationalism, in its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary Indiin order «to keep people in their place [so as] to keep them from getting above themselves».10 Perhaps this is the reason that nationalism, in its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary Indiin their place [so as] to keep them from getting above themselves».10 Perhaps this is the reason that nationalism, in its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary Indiin its Orientalist form, is so pervasive in contemporary Indiin contemporary India.

Whereas his father's training was shaped in the classical liberal tradition and his sermons tended to be topical, Dr. Bartlett's training at Yale and his own experiences have moved him to ground his preaching more directly in the Scriptures and, as he said, «When you do that, you have to get involved in social and political concerns.»

In her considerable spare time she went to work on her credentials: She enrolled at UCLA as a political science major; she founded the Women's Sports Foundation with King and served as its president for seven years; she worked on various Olympic committees; she lobbied for, and helped frame, the Amateur Athletic Act of 1974; and she got involved in the Special OlympicIn her considerable spare time she went to work on her credentials: She enrolled at UCLA as a political science major; she founded the Women's Sports Foundation with King and served as its president for seven years; she worked on various Olympic committees; she lobbied for, and helped frame, the Amateur Athletic Act of 1974; and she got involved in the Special Olympicin the Special Olympics.

It's a small way to get children involved in the political process while helping to create a better sense of community and appreciation.

Cuomo has acknowledged vetoing LATFOR's plan would likely cause «chaos,» and would send the whole mess to the courts, which 1) robs him of any control over the situation, and 2) gives the Legislature a good shot at getting what it wants, since judges traditionally shy away from getting deeply involved in political squabbles between the other two branches of government.

I'm not going to get involved in the daily political dogfights.

One way political campaigns in particular typically try to connect website visitors with opportunities to get involved is through a «splash screen,» a simplified page or tab that pops up when someone first encounters the site.

He also discussed the use of sites like Politicopia to encourage discussion in the middle rather than on the fringes of the political spectrum, though judging from the audience questions, the crowd was a bit more skeptical about the potential for getting moderates to speak up (i.e., they're moderate because they're not strongly involved).

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the report was a worrying indication that the political world was prepared to get involved in football.

The internet's potential for political mobilization has been highlighted for more than a decade, but we know little about what particular kinds of information and communication technologies are most important when it comes to getting people involved in politics and about what this means for the active exercise of engaged citizenship.

I wish many of them had stayed and got involved and used their skills and political experience to further the cause of a Labour victory in 2020.

The political arm of the moderate New Democrat Coalition is adding 10 more challengers to its list of candidates to watch in 2018 — a continued effort to get involved in House races earlier this cycle.

A lecturer in history and political science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Samuel Adu - Gyamfi, has asked President John Mahama to personally get involved in resolving the protracted Dagbon chieftaincy crisis in the Northern Region.

«It's really important that we get a lot of people involved in the political process and when I see folks like Senator Schumer and Congressman Tonko and the governor say they support me, I think we're on the right path,» Tkaczyk said at an endorsement rally in Rotterdam on Tuesday at the public library there.

Anderson said he doesn't get involved in community or political groups, but makes sure his voice is heard on the issues.

As the March 25 deadline to register to vote for the New York state primary approaches, Syracuse University's Student Voter Registration Project is encouraging students to get involved in the presidential election and make informed political decisions.

Director of Elections of the NPP, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, in an interview with GBC's Radio Ghana explained that the stakeholder briefing with Civil Society and Identifiable Groups, Embassies and other Missions and Political Parties is to get them involved in the party's development agenda should it win the December elections.

Over her 60 years of political life,» [Black people] never got involved [in politics] never, and they didn't help us, even on our Democratic Headquarters,» she said.

UFCW Local 1500 represents 23,000 grocery workers across New York State and is an active participant in the political campaigns it gets involved in.