In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens
have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.
You dodged the question, I don't mind the way you did it, I just want to see if someone gay
has equal rights by you (in the church)?
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.
Feminism,
by definition, is the belief that men and women should
have equal rights and opportunities.»
A group called the
Equal Rights Advocates
has sponsored an amendment to the California Unruh Act, proposed
by State Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, that will make sexual harassment in the investor - entrepreneur relationship illegal.
All stock options and stock appreciation
rights will
have an exercise price
equal to at least the fair market value of our common stock on the date the stock option or stock appreciation
right is granted, except in certain situations in which we are assuming or replacing options granted
by another company that we are acquiring.
If you
've got a Pastor who can keep from infringing on the
equal rights of all, and they know how to make good decisions without being blinded
by their personal experiences, then bring him / her forth and let them run for President or any government position.
The classic civil -
rights movement was determined to reshape America through moral reason; distorted into a twisted parody of itself through the victim culture, it was followed
by a moralism self - consciously detached from reason that
would prove incapable of calling anyone, black or white, to the great cause of
equal justice for all.
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.
I fully accept that the accused
have every
right to answer in their own defense, and for the few who
have availed themselves of the opportunity in this thread
by showing humility and grace, those answers and the subsequent apologies
have been accepted with
equal measures of grace.
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.
due to some crazy religious beliefs out there in the world i.e. marrying off young children and marrying genetic kin, the government can't ever allow religion to dictate marriage policy, so
have your ceremonies and deny same - gender couples to marry in your church but bluntly stated your crying and foot - stomping will accomplish nothing, marriage isn't a religious thing it is a civil
rights and equality thing, thus if the religious win
by denying same gender cuples their civil
rights to
equal treatment under the law, then don't be surprised when others use those same grounds to deny you your
rights under the law.
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which
have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation — We hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed
by their creator with certain unalienable
rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
6 — You
would be screaming from the rooftops in OPPOSITION if Muslim Koran Sharia Law (or another religion different from your own) was imposed upon everyone and YOU were denied
Equal Rights if you did NOT abide
by Muslim Law, but you think it is OK to impose Christian Bible Laws on everyone to DENY OTHERS
Equal Rights if they do NOT abide
by Christian Bible Law.
«it was only when religious belief was removed from the realm of «fact» to that of «value», about which individuals were free to differ, that a societal system could evolve in which a multiplicity of denominations could exist side
by side and
have equal rights.»
By the way, I take Obama at his word, which shows me that he
has more Christ - like and true American values than most Americans...
equal rights for all and true concern for his fellow man.
The problem is that many
have forgotten:,,, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Suppose we
have the laws you want and a fetus
has equal rights what happens if a woman is carrying a fetus and it's determined
by her doctor that the fetus needs surgery before viability, but the woman does not want such surgery to be performed.
Despite a public culture committed to diversity and tolerance, anti-Catholicism
has grown measurably worse among academics and intellectuals over the past decade — driven in
equal parts
by sexual abuse scandals, gay
rights, resurgent atheism, and lingering historical prejudice.
Answer this gerry: Suppose we
have the laws you want and a fetus
has equal rights what happens if a woman is carrying a fetus and it's determined
by her doctor that the fetus needs surgery before viability, but the woman does not want such surgery to be performed.
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.
Now, gee, why do you think the LGBT community might
have issues with people trying to deny them
equal rights especially when those people are trying to convince everyone else gay people are subhuman and are even hated
by God?
That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only
by reason and conviction, not
by force or violence, and therefore 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 religious sect or society ought to be favored or established
by law in preferrence [sic] to others.
How can you say your way is the «
right way», and the only way accepted
by God, when God hasn't provided the details of this way to all his
equal human creations throughout the world?
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.
The illegality of abortion
has been codified in some form since 1861, and in 1983 the Constitution of Ireland was explicitly amended
by the public to guarantee the
equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child.
Becky, those of us who believe that «it is for freedom that Christ
has set us free»
would defend the
right of religious institutions to refuse to marry same - sex couples as passionately as we defend the
right of same - sex couples, as
equal citizens, to
have their spousal committments recognized
by the secular State.
(17) a discussion of the meaning of equality between women and men, Rank declared that the only real equality is «the
equal right of each individual to become and to be himself, which actually means to accept his own difference and
have it accepted
by others.»
After struggling between my desire to coax my daughter to accompany me and my shame at even considering asking her to go against all that I
have taught her about the
right of women to be
equal in every area of life, I went
by myself.
The persistence and coherence of this angst and its potential for divisiveness and violence
have been demonstrated
by the recent wave of attacks on abortion clinics, as well as
by the waning prospects for passage of the
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Jorge Amselle of the Center for
Equal Opportunity, a Washington think tank headed
by Linda Chavez, the former director of the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, says, «You don't cure the problem of people treating each other differently because of race
by having government treat people differently because of race.
«A family, no less than a State, is, as We
have said, a true society, governed
by an authority peculiar to itself... provided, therefore, the limits which are prescribed
by the very purposes for which it exists be not transgressed, the family
has at least
equal rights with the State in the choice and pursuit of the things needful to its preservation and its just liberty.
By your argument, surely if we
had IBra or Giroud bagging 20 + goal up top and an equally proficient winger on the
right equalling Alexis's 20 + on the left,
would we not be in a better position to actually win things??????
They are acutely aware of their popularity — Hamm is
by far the most recognizable American soccer player, male or female, according to a recent federation survey — and they
have shrewdly leveraged that fame over the years, winning concessions from U.S. Soccer on several issues: the
right of each player to choose which brand of shoe to wear; per - game salaries that
equal those of the men's team; and clearance to stage a lucrative post-World Cup indoor tour in»99 using their own promoter.
Express your upset
by talking about what you feel under the anger, and what you need, rather than attacking your partner: «Getting the kids ready and out of the house always feels stressful to me... I
would like to brainstorm about how we can make the whole thing easier...
right now I feel very alone with it, like I
have to make it all happen... I
would love to feel like we are
equal partners in this.»
By becoming a responsible member of a family or classroom community, children can learn that they
have equal rights and
equal responsibilities.
For example, in a representative democracy, every vote
has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its all citizens is secured
by legitimized
rights and liberties which are generally protected
by a constitution.
Referring to those who were detained at the airports, Cuomo reiterated what he said Sunday — that individuals
have rights to due process and
equal treatment under the law and vowed that the state will help enforce the
rights of anyone detained and «victimized»
by any policy of «that administration.»
If Schneiderman really wants
equal justice for all as he claims, he
would appoint a member of the NRA to the criminal justice committee to ensure our Second Amendment
rights aren't torched any further
by Jackie Hilly of New Yorkers Against Guns — who he did
have the foresight to include.
«
By contrast my opponent supports fracking, opposes the
right to choose as well as
equal pay for women and
has supported measures that encourage corporations to outsource jobs to other countries.
The petitioners
have a strong likelihood of success in establishing that the removal of the petitioner and others similarly situated violates their
rights to Due Process and
Equal Protection guaranteed
by the United States Constitution;
It comes after a report said leaving the EU
would turn the clock back on women's
rights by «decades», hitting
equal pay and protection against pregnancy discrimination.
In the following article, Aled Edwards argues that post devolution Wales
has become a more inclusive and welcoming nation, defined
by a commitment to
equal opportunities and human
rights.
Further ordered that employees and applicants who believe they
have been discriminated against may exercise their
right by contacting the Division of
Equal Employment Opportunity; and it is,
To the Members of the Democratic Party Platform Drafting Committee: At our founding, what made America different from every other country that existed before was a commitment to an ideal that
had never been advanced — that all are created
equal, endowed
by their Creator with the
rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Of course,
by the Secretary of State's logic, one could argue that the Working Families Party
has an
equal right to the top line.
After all, consistency
equals reliability, but
by finding that perfect shot, the player
has found the
right speed, the
right angle of approach, and the perfect arc of the ball.
(Tetragonals are characterized
by having three axes at
right angles to one another, two
equal in length and the third a different length; rhombohedrals resemble a cube stretched or flattened along one diagonal axis.)
Could you talk into, just for a little bit, just a little deeper into the kind of relationship that you
have with a functional medicine doctor,»cause I hear a lot of functional medicine doctors or other people in the space
right now are probably thinking, «Okay, I'm probably seeing patients that are
having issues that are being contributed
by structure
equals function issues.
While significant progress
has been made in recent decades with gay relationships being affirmed, as evidenced
by the legalization of gay marriage in some states across the country, our partnerships are still stigmatized, and we still
have a way to go regarding
equal rights.