Sentences with phrase «have equal rights as»

The homosexual parent should have equal rights as any other parent, with the decision contingent upon the ultimate concern for the best interest and general welfare of the child.

So it shouldn't be a big surprise that he wants Attorney General Wally Oppal to amend the Family Relations Act to recognize that fathers have equal rights as parents in custody, access, and guardianship.

He affirmed that there was no zoning arrangement in the party, stressing that new members have equal rights as old members.

We have equal rights as males of our society.

Maybe during the time the story was written that was OK, I mean it's only an incredibly recent phenomenon that women have equal rights as men, and only in certain places.

Yes Muslims in America have equal rights as any other religious group.

As to the second part... again, Bob... maybe,... just maybe atheists, agnostics, some christians, and many from other religions, or not believe that what you evangelical theists believe about «gays» and what you are doing to minimize, criminalize, bully, torture,... create laws that show them as not being worthy enough in our society of having equal rights as human beings... maybe we think you guys are absolutely * wrong.

Every individual has equal rights as everyone else, and to me those rights MUST be more important than an organization, and here's why.

Not exact matches

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

«As a company that is committed to the principle that everyone deserves to live without fear of discrimination simply for being who they are, becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable,» Schulman wrote in an open letter.

This can be expressed as a multiple to the investment amount (2X or 3X, for example), or as a «double - dip» — the investor's right to get their money back, plus an amount equal to the as - if - converted value (that is, the amount the investor would receive on liquidation had they converted their preferred shares to common shares).

In the event of a change of control (as defined in the plan), the compensation committee may, in its discretion, provide for any or all of the following actions: (i) awards may be continued, assumed, or substituted with new rights, (ii) awards may be purchased for cash equal to the excess (if any) of the highest price per share of common stock paid in the change in control transaction over the aggregate exercise price of such awards, (iii) outstanding and unexercised stock options and stock appreciation rights may be terminated, prior to the change in control (in which case holders of such unvested awards would be given notice and the opportunity to exercise such awards), or (iv) vesting or lapse of restrictions may be accelerated.

My sister and I emigrated from Iran back in 1984, and just knowing that in the world there are countries, such as Iran, where women have no rights, and they can't work let alone run a corporation, and certainly aren't treated as equals... this is what fuels us, keeps us passionate and pushes us forward.

To calculate these numbers, we assume that we have no insight into the future, that we have an equal chance (50/50) of being wrong as we do being right.

Homosexual people will be accepted as equal, full human beings, who have a legitimate claim on every right that both church and society have to offer any of us.

In addition to civil rights for people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.

A question, as i am curious... Should the «laws» change in relationship to the issue of gay's being allowed marriage, and full equal rights, would you and the Mormon Church come out and «change it's position and say, we are following our government and it's laws which say it (gay marriage) is o.k..

CNN: Church that barred black wedding affirms commitment to equal treatment A Mississippi church that wouldn't allow a black couple to marry in its sanctuary because of the couple's race appears to be trying to right a wrong, as officials with the church's denomination decried the incident.

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

Just as they have an equal right to engage in individual discretion, so do they have equal responsibility for making mistakes.

When asked if dads should get the same time off as mothers after the birth of their child he replied: «I don't see why not, a child has two parents often and actually to give them both equal rights is a good thing.

So long as gay couples are granted equal rights by the government, people have the right to include or exclude whoever they want from their religions; social approval and disdain will come as it does.

As far as Mohler's «The sky will fall», he can not name ONE ill effect granting equal right s to everyone would causAs far as Mohler's «The sky will fall», he can not name ONE ill effect granting equal right s to everyone would causas Mohler's «The sky will fall», he can not name ONE ill effect granting equal right s to everyone would cause.

Equal weight has also been given to the acceptance of basic rights and freedoms, as well as positive reinforcement of ethically acceptable behavior though rote and example, all though childhood and early adulthood.

People won't stand for things as they stand, it has to get better, better enough that everyone is equal in the U.S., and that people chose the way they think is right for their families and themselves, not for anyone else.

How about this: accept people as they are and let them have equal rights.

This world universal belief stipulates that all «religions» are equal in validity and that there is no singular, omni present, and true god... all are equal to each other and are to be respected as having the same right of existence and worship.

It's because I care about women, know that we are equal, and feel that if they are a part of the church they should have the same freedoms, rights, and responsibilities as men.

Liberals believe all men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as evidenced by the 13 colonies of liberal (for their time) folks on the North American continent.

- God, the Absolute - humanity, the human condition in its universal characteristics, - male and female, though different, equal in rights and dignity, - the cosmos, especially the planet earth available, with its limited resources, for all humanity - the planet's ecology as common essential source of life and hence of concern for all humans, present and future, - the human conscience guiding each one interiorly would be known only to each one personally, - the each group of humans has a history and a religio - cultural background of its own is a universal factor that makes for particularity and different contexts for theology, - the realization that the present increasing globalization of relationships, economy and culture impinge on theology and spirituality universally, though differently.

HHG, as long as we have Equal Rights, we are all equally protected and equally vulnerable.

It is unlikely that Pope Paul VI or any of the bishops in 1968 would have imagined that within a few decades a substantial proportion of Catholic parents in some Western countries would be living together outside of marriage or that the Church in those countries would be defending her rights against those who claim that homosexual partnerships must be treated as being of equal value with marriage.

There are lots of myths... flying saucers, Santa, etc.... but people that believe in those, don't preach hatred and intolerance of others... as well as trying to deprive them of equal rights that other taxpayers in this country (and elsewhere) have access to.

As for your second point, we wouldn't be exchanging one system for another, we would be adding something to the existing system to provide equal rights to people who have not had them.

They should also admit that they have absolutely no idea what God would actually want politically, as apparently he did not want equal rights for women and was fine with slavery, but politically those things went away... which most of us consider a good thing.

As a matter of fact I believe in Gay marriage, I think everyone should have equal rights... even equal rights at free speech.

Thee good soil represents someone who; * admits and understands that they are indebted to God because of their sinful nature * that sin equals eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes on Jesus... crucify your desires..

You're actually wrong on the whole «I have a better chance of believing in something rather than nothing», you actually have the same amount of chance at being right as I do, plus riddle me this, if your god values good deeds and good actions, then do I not have an equal opportunity of getting into heaven.

Its warrant for this claim is that social changes, including recognition of the equal dignity and rights of women, «have worked deep transformations in the structure of marriage, affecting aspects of marriage once viewed as essential» (2, my emphasis).

George Mason, a member of the Con - sti - tu - tion - al Convention and recognized as The Father of the Bill of Rights submitted this proposal for the wording of the First Amendment All men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience and that no particular sect or society of Christians ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others.

I still don't understand how a population of people (African Americans) who fought so hard to obtain the same rights as everyone else can be so against other people who have the same blood flow as they do, are deserving of the same rights they obtained, and who should be recognized as equals as well.

As women gained equal rights and were able to enter parliaments and decision - making bodies in equal numbers with men, their influence would be able to sway societies away from war and toward nonviolent political means of solving disputes.

If he really believes that each plant has an equal right to live as he, then killing thousands in order that he may enjoy living in that area seems immoral.

humans have equal rights under the law and the sooner you set aside the indoctrination of hate and seclusion you were taught as a child the better life will be for all.

Do nt you think that they should have equal rights to live their life as they want?

Again, the evasion is readily applicable to feminist theology: «I can accept women as equals and co-workers in the public world, as long as my wife remains a traditional homemaker; I'll support the ERA, but I won't have to change my own life style; it's all right for women to become ministers, but my congregation will never call one as pastor; it's OK for a few women to come into our system, as long as their presence requires no major structural changes.»

When it is no longer used as a weapon to deny equal rights to all, we may have reason to stop talking about it.

If this recognition can not be commonly agreed to, ethical subjectivism will pervade any society that has become aware of each individual's equal right to judge moral codes, as is inherent in the Western liberal or democratic notion of civil justice.

Isn't that the same thing as asking if Pinocchio would believe in equal rights?

And having been born, as persons under the Constitution, they were entitled to at least the same rights as people on death row — due process, equal protection of the law.