Sentences with phrase «human exercising of power»

The divine omnipotence does not know the destructive facets of the human exercising of power, but in this world becomes «defenseless» and vulnerable.

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Returning to Shell Jackpine, while Canadians might be able to guess which policy factors were considered, they have no way of knowing how they were considered in light of the government's obligations pursuant to section 4 to ensure that projects «are considered in a careful and precautionary manner» and that the government exercises its powers «in a manner that protects the environment and human health and applies the precautionary principles.»

HGI may provide us with the power of knowledge and the opportunity for attaining a new and unprecedented level of human health, but it may also provide us with opportunities to exercise our greed and shortsightedness so as to open up new depths of human injustice and misery.

The possibility of autonomous forces» exercising power within a concrete human life is also offered by Christianity.

In redefining marriage and the family, the state not only embarks on an unprecedented expansion of its powers into realms heretofore considered prior to or outside its reach, and not only does it usurp functions and prerogatives once performed by intermediary associations within civil society, it also exercises these powers by tacitly redefining what the human being is and committing the nation to a decidedly post-Christian (and ultimately post-human) anthropology and philosophy of nature.

For «providence» is a word which tells us of the conviction that God exercises a never - failing and personal control over, even as he unfailingly works within, the events and circumstances of life, molding them and molding us in such a way that his grace and power are manifested in human history and in personal experience.

There are two main areas in which Christian fundamentalism endangers our human future: its domination of the churches by what may be called «the fundamentalist captivity of Christianity», and its uncritical support of the «axis of power» exercised by America and Israel.

Pius XII, in a further clarification of the standard argument, holds that when the State, acting by its ministerial power, uses the death penalty, it does not exercise dominion over human life but only recognizes that the criminal, by a kind of moral suicide, has deprived himself of the right to life.

Though both the conception of human liberty and the virtues necessary to its true exercise sprang from biblical teachings, the framers were careful not to endow biblical religion, or any religion, with state power.

On the other hand, if we decide for the model of love, thinking of God as more like a human lover (but with defects, imperfections, frustrations, distortions removed), it will follow that whatever power is exercised by Him will be loving in its essential quality.

The one person in a thousand who now plays a significant role in deciding human destiny is likely to enjoy her, or, more often, his status, power, and wealth and the exercise of the skills that have led to this exalted position.

Ecological theology needs sociological theology because left to itself it does not deal realistically with the actual structures of power whose exercise will determine human destiny.

Referring to C. S. Lewis's much - cited claim in The Abolition of Man, Kass writes that if «man's so - called power over nature is, in truth, always a power exercised by some over others with knowledge of nature as their instrument, can it really be liberating to exchange the rule of nature for the role of arbitrary human will?»

This «overwhelming» exercise of American power has been a crude reinforcement of the worst impulse of human history — but this is the nuclear age, and that impulse simply must be checked.

It could flit about here and yonder, could suddenly appear or disappear, could exercise superhuman powers; but none of this is determinative, for we find that certain human beings could do the same.

In that earlier work, Locke offered a detailed refutation of the views set forth in Sir Robert Filmer's Patriarchia, where Filmer argued in favor of monarchial power exercised by rulers who have inherited their authority from Adam as the primal parent of the human race.

But what we have established so far is that the exercise of power in history, the expression of the interests, vitalities, and wills which belong to us as human beings, and even the participation in the inevitable conflict of these interests and vitalities, are not in contradiction to the real human good which is the earthly content of our life in the love of God.

The Bush administration's grand design for foreign policy, spelled out last September in a document titled «The National Security Strategy,» declares that the U.S. will exercise the responsibilities of the dominant power in international politics in order to resist terrorism and rogue states and to shape a global ethos of human dignity and prosperity.

God's power is exercised in the context of a divine / human covenant.

The consequence of these reflections is the full recognition that to have been created in God's image means, for human beings, that we are created in the image of God as Love.134 That has all - encompassing implications for the way in which we are invited to exercise power in our relationships with one another and with all of creation on our home planet.

Furthermore, this bodily conflict between the mother and her emergent child anticipates the often much more painful act of separation, when the child, exercising the newly awakened powers made possible by his large head, reaches for his own autonomous knowledge of good and had, and repeats the original rise and fall from obedience and innocence in the ever - recurring saga of human freedom and «enlightenment.»

The first divine words to human beings (Gen. 1:28, exercise «dominion,» radah), he has written, «constitute a sharing of the exercise of power (dominion).

Human beings can challenge God's exercise of divine power and accuse God of abusing that power.

God has accepted the lowly limits of human existence, especially those imposed on human beings by the exercise of oppressive political power omnipresent in history.

In keeping with the authoritative tradition within Catholicism, it is the Bishops who hold final decision - making power over the direction of the Campaign, which they exercise in the first instance through the CCHD Subcommittee of their own Committtee on Domesitc Justice and Human Development, made up entirely of bishops.

Just because we are human beings we are not automatons; we do make choices and decisions, we do exercise this power of personal initiative.

If proception in its human form involves the exercise of powers of assimilation and manipulation of natural complexes, could not a divine form of proception involve much greater powers of assimilation and manipulation?

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

Overwhelming suffering and the callous destruction of human life bring to the fore Leibniz's problem of theodicy: How can one believe in a God of love if the seeming exercise of God's power results in such repeated calamity?

• The need to exercising self - compassion as you process emotions • Emotional purging in a conscious way to move to an easier parenting journey • Moving passed mindfulness and consciousness to peacefulness • Functioning as a peaceful human being • Moving from «doing» to «being» • The value of peaceful presence, free of emotional trigger, for your kids • Modelling ownership of behavior for your kids • Peacefulness as a practice that takes time • Parenting as an extension of nature: gradually forging new pathways in your relationships and being expansive, not staying «stuck» • The healing power of authenticity with your kids • Aiming for perseverance and presence, not perfection • Exercising compassion for others and recognizing we don't know their struggles • Learning how not to try to control others and focus on self to remain peaceful • Journalling as a practice to release emotions • Finding opportunities for stillness • Releasing others from the responsibility for reading your mind • Shifting to a solution focus to create momentum • Fear: being curious about it to avoid being driven by it • Showing up in your own home to make a difference in the world • Practical ways to nourish yourself • Unconditional love — what does that exercising self - compassion as you process emotions • Emotional purging in a conscious way to move to an easier parenting journey • Moving passed mindfulness and consciousness to peacefulness • Functioning as a peaceful human being • Moving from «doing» to «being» • The value of peaceful presence, free of emotional trigger, for your kids • Modelling ownership of behavior for your kids • Peacefulness as a practice that takes time • Parenting as an extension of nature: gradually forging new pathways in your relationships and being expansive, not staying «stuck» • The healing power of authenticity with your kids • Aiming for perseverance and presence, not perfection • Exercising compassion for others and recognizing we don't know their struggles • Learning how not to try to control others and focus on self to remain peaceful • Journalling as a practice to release emotions • Finding opportunities for stillness • Releasing others from the responsibility for reading your mind • Shifting to a solution focus to create momentum • Fear: being curious about it to avoid being driven by it • Showing up in your own home to make a difference in the world • Practical ways to nourish yourself • Unconditional love — what does that Exercising compassion for others and recognizing we don't know their struggles • Learning how not to try to control others and focus on self to remain peaceful • Journalling as a practice to release emotions • Finding opportunities for stillness • Releasing others from the responsibility for reading your mind • Shifting to a solution focus to create momentum • Fear: being curious about it to avoid being driven by it • Showing up in your own home to make a difference in the world • Practical ways to nourish yourself • Unconditional love — what does that look like?

SERAP also urged the Special Rapporteurs to «prevail on the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to decline to sign the bill into law; and on the House of Representatives and the Senate to exercise their legislative powers for good governance, and ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society organizations both in practice and rhetoric, in line with the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) and the government's international human rights obligations and commitments.»

«SERAP also considers the amendments to amount to «legislative rascality», as they are not legitimate exercise of legislative power, and if allowed can exacerbate extreme poverty and violations of the right to an adequate standard of living of Nigerians and other human rights.»

Urge the National Assembly in particular the Senate to promote in its legislative duties transparency and accountability and observe human rights principles, and that the exercise of its legislative power complies with Nigeria's international human rights obligations and commitments;

The new small, affordable sensors, like the $ 100 Fitbit, can wirelessly log all sorts of human metrics: brainwave patterns during sleep, heart rates during exercise, leg power exerted on bike rides, number of steps taken, places visited, sounds heard.

«What's very surprising is that unlike mammals such as humans, who can't rely on fructose to power much of their exercise metabolism, hummingbirds use it very well.

The power point contains various exercises to show comprehension of the video and an imaginative writing task on how humans might also adapt to their environment.

Recent information from human studies have shown that non-surgical treatment using either high - powered ultrasound (extracorporeal shockwave therapy; ESWT) or laser therapy (i.e. cold laser) in combination with rehabilitation exercises may be able to stimulate and improve the natural healing process of tendons.

The Act legitimises powers which the security services were already exercising, as we saw when the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled in October 2016 that the collection of confidential personal data by the security services had breached human rights laws.

The Tribunal's power to dismiss a human rights complaint in advance of a full hearing on the merits should be exercised cautiously, and then only in the clearest of cases.

(6) When a person who is authorized by a board or by the Commissioner as described in subsection (1) exercises powers under this section with respect to other persons, he or she shall ensure that those persons are accommodated in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Human Rights Code, and this includes accommodation in connection with creed or disability.

As a litigator, he has focused on judicial review work since 1993, challenging the unfair exercise and abuse of power by public authorities, human rights breaches and discrimination.

The investigatory powers under Pt 8 are a serious interference with a subject's human rights but they are a lesser interference with liberty than the power of arrest, a power that is often exercised by a constable on the spot without reference to a judge.

So I guess it is only human nature that those who are in power want to exercise their will, and resist seriously considering opposing points of view.

The statutory powers available to the commissioner of police under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA 2005), s 134 can be exercised by a subordinate on his behalf; where the conditions imposed on a demonstration under SOCPA 2005 are unworkable, they will be found to be ultra vires or in breach of Arts 10 and 11 (rights to freedom of expression and assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention).

It is precisely because human rights standards can empower the powerless whilst regulating the damaging exercises of power that I believe they offer practical guidance in developing responses to lateral violence.

Human rights set standards to guide the exercise of power into positive and advantaging, rather than destructive and disadvantaging, courses.

Rightly exercised power... can be a potent vehicle in the promotion and protection of human rights.

But the unregulated exercise of power, in whomever's hands, is the primary threat to human rights.

Where this is the case they should, as a matter of law as well as principle, exercise their powers under the NTA consistently with relevant international human rights instruments, and in particular the prohibition on racial discrimination found in the ICERD and Australia's Racial Discrimination Act.

State and territory governments and other government institutions should also exercise their powers under the NTA in ways that are consistent with the international human rights instruments to which Australia is a party, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (the «ICERD»).