Sentences with phrase «harm people rather»

It's really pathetic and can be quite frightening when christians use the bible as a weapon to harm people rather than to build them up.

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If they help people rather than harm people, does it matter what they believe?

The most hotly debated issue in connection with the 1983 Rules, in fact, was whether a lawyer should be required, rather than merely permitted, to disclose information he has reason to believe necessary to prevent a client from causing death or serious bodily harm to another person.

At times this led to unhelpful confusions and excesses which have harmed rather than helped the Catholic identity of some people.

She didn't mean any harm, but when we don't know what another person has been through, it's best to err on the side of caution rather than assuming the person just left, deserted the ship, or whatever else people might think.

To summarize, all of these six factors harm persons because they diminish the self - esteem of the man in the pew, treating him as an object rather than a subject.

It is usually better to mention the ways in which the person is hurting himself and blocking himself from goals he desires, rather than to call his attention to the harm he is doing to his family.

My MIL is rather like the first person (and your co-worker) she is a rather vapid person and quite thoughtless, but she means no harm.

Personally I'd rather they spent their time working w / charities and helping people rather than milling about, preaching that the world is going to end but I guess that in general they are pretty harmless and at least they're not the kind of religious nut that harms other people.

Personally, I think a lot of this ties into the tendency in some Christian circles to reduce morality to a system of laws that people must follow («It's wrong because God says it's wrong») rather than an empathy - based system («This is wrong because it harms other people»).

Not all of the mostly - white NFL owners are callous racists, but they are all successful business people, and you can bet they would rather cut off their own finger than hire someone who is actively trying to harm their business / extort money out of them.

This is possible, but it has always struck me that people using this line of reasoning in the face of clear evidence of harm are really trying to justify their actions, rather than face the possibility that they might be wrong.

While staying to be within a budget strategy technique is called for, you might be far better off spending a bit a deal a good deal a large amount far more for a youngster baby stroller beforehand, rather as compared to obtaining a budget - friendly young person infant stroller along with having it harms after a collection of months.

«Unfortunately, the park was becoming a place where people came not to protest, but rather to break laws, and in some cases, to harm others.»

The country relies on a concept called» restorative justice,» which aims to repair the harm caused by crime rather than punish people.

That is, when making decisions that affect people's health, let's treat the studies finding potential harm as if they are true rather than the opposite.»

Silver's spokesman said, «It's really rather simple - the Speaker, along with many of our members, believes that people have a fundamental right to seek compensation for harm that is done to them and we shouldn't victimize people further by undercutting their ability to hold accountable those who cause that harm.»

More than five years after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the coast of Alaska, the people who claim they were harmed by the massive oil spill are finally having their day — or rather, their months — in court.

Rather than prejudging someone and instantly writing him or her off, there's absolutely no harm in matching with more people because you just never know and have nothing to lose.

Just like in the real world, there are a number of people out there that are not searching for a healthy long term relationship, but rather for people to harm or to rob.

It's cyber, it's chemical and so if you're going to put boots on the ground, then why not put robotic boots on the ground rather than put people in harm's way.

I would rather have more potential fraud, because I will not get harmed, while foolish people will get harmed.

Others say that the emotional support dogs can give to people with issues such as depression and anxiety is invaluable, and that it harms no one — rather, it saves lives and money to the NHS.

Rather than focussing on the important but inherently incremental developments in the science behind the issue, the media would do us all a favor by maintaining a consistent message regarding the underlying issue (i.e. human action is causing climate change, and climate change has the potential to do great harm to our way of life) and focus on how ordinary people can take steps in their own lives to help address the problem in ways that don't require inordinate sacrifice.

Michael Mann's «hockey stick» graph is bogus There was a Medieval Warm Period, as warm or warmer than today «Climategate» showed that CRU scientists at the University of East Anglia were cooking the books Gore's film has gross exaggerations and has caused great harm — people feel they have been misled The IPCC is mainly politics — little science; rather than calculating confidence levels, the IPCC voted on them!

The video is worth a look: Among the key points Muller makes are: Michael Mann's «hockey stick» graph is bogus There was a Medieval Warm Period, as warm or warmer than today «Climategate» showed that CRU scientists at the University of East Anglia were cooking the books Gore's film has gross exaggerations and has caused great harm — people feel they have been misled The IPCC is mainly politics — little science; rather than calculating confidence levels, the IPCC voted on them!

They claimed that a solution to global warming should not be cutting emissions, but rather «Work to facilitate movement of people from areas likely to be harmed by climate change» (PDF).

His optimism about the role of the lawmakers perhaps slightly underplays those areas in which people's lives are more likely to be harmed by or oppressed, rather than improved by rules conceived for hypocritical or commercial purposes, although he does address briefly the problem of the enactment of bad or wicked laws.

Taking vengence out of the hands of the person harmed was a rather important step in creating a world where one could expect justice from the King, rather than having to engage in a vendetta with your attacker.

In fact, personal injury need not refer to a physical injury, but rather encompasses all types of harm a person could suffer as a result of negligence or intentional conduct by another person or entity, such as a corporation or employer.

But, no facts above suggest that this has happened, proving that the harm was caused by the wrongful actions of a responsible person (like a foster parent) rather than, for example, a fellow child in foster care, showing damages, and overcoming the qualified immunity of the persons who allegedly caused the harm, is pretty much an insurmountable barrier as well.

Rather, it is a case of the criminal law going after good people who help others by causing them harm.

Should any harm done to an allergic person be a matter of civil remedy rather than prohibition?

The documented psychological harm suffered takes the damages well beyond nominal amounts for embarrassment and humiliation while the limited number of people told and the temporary manner of communication (telephone rather than internet) go to contain the award.

Young people referred to receiving support from non-specialist services rather than specialist self - harm support services.

So - called parental notification and / or consent laws for abortion, which do nothing to improve communication between parents and children but rather have the potential to harm young people who are already vulnerable — and can especially endanger minors when they are victims of abuse, rape or incest at the hand of a parent.

People are just so emotionally exhausted and strained when they first enter marital therapy that any therapist who blames either person, rather than compassionately trying to understand the particular wounds and needs of each is doing more harm than good.

After a series of experiments, psychologists Amie M. Gordon and Serena Chen found that feeling understood by a partner makes people feel like conflict helps, rather than harms, their relationship.