Sentences with phrase «important than liberals»

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«There have been major delays in introducing the tax regime and regulations for LNG development, there have been delays in implementing a skills training plan and, rather than engendering support from First Nations, Clark and the B.C. Liberals have instead antagonized these important partners,» said Ralston.

This is a prime example of the spiritualization of liberal theology, where «love» is more important than Christ.

Many real problems are more important than your fear of liberals.

«It sounds like you are liberal, so my question to you is,» Why is your opinion more important than mine... and why is it that you guys feel that the rest of us (over 80 % of America is Christian) should bend our values to fit yours?»

This overall agenda would not differ from those of most liberal Protestant or Jewish groups — except in the high level of consensus, and in the fact that the most important religious goal for UUs is «a community for shared values» (rather than theology or personal growth or social change or experiences of transcendence).

To own, refurbish and spiritually invigorate these distinctive features seems somewhat more important to the future of liberal Protestantism than the efforts, understandable though they are, to reach broader constituencies or to do something about the inadequate liberal birthrate.

In thus explaining and championing religious pluralism on affirmative theological grounds rather than on negative or concessionary ones, liberal Protestants could make one of the more important of their distinctive contributions to the moral coherence «and consensus that our sprawling society needs but has found it difficult to maintain.

Liberals and conservatives agreed that serving the needs of members and their families is more important than outreach in either form.

Important as it is, however, this change has been along lines familiar to me from my background in liberal theology, including the tradition of the social gospel, and thus is a matter of deepening and broadening my thinking more than of substantially revising it.

A growing number of Jewish writers deplore the fact that, for most American Jews, it is more important to be liberal than to be Jewish.

People do very important things, they pursue matters of ultimate concern, in churches that offer «somewhat different ideals and practices than liberal society can... Indeed, this perception of difference is much of what attracts people to religion or, at least, to church and synagogue.»

Conservatives, Labour, and Liberal Democrats alike agreed to even stronger devolution than is now the case, with the now - permanent Scottish Parliament being given plenary powers regarding taxation and some important social issues, especially involving the operation of the modern welfare state.

Rather than calling on him to not use it, one would rather that it does help capture why all parents - not just those with means - having the opportunity to invest something for their children does speak to the important liberal principles he spoke of in your seminar.

The dividing line between the 2 camps of liberal progressives, is those who think choice is more important than security, and those who think security is more important than choice.

The sudden, synthetic fury we're seeing from the Labour party is nothing more than an attempt to distract people from the most important change coming into effect: the tax cut for ordinary working people delivered by the Liberal Democrats.

But let's add one more important element: Clinton is more liberal than O'Malley.

«This is the result of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition making the wrong economic call and arguing that debt and deficit were more important than growth and jobs.

Conservative backbenchers and party members alike want to see it retain its own distinct identity, and a sense that Liberal Democrat concerns are more important to Downing Street than their own helps to explain, at least in part, recent rebellions and discontent, and hence the Government working less effectively than it might.

The simple answer is because Lords reform is more important than changes to the voting system for the Liberal Democrats — this is too big to lose.

Given the circumstances, it's more important than ever for the Liberal government to invest in the economy as a way to promote growth and help the country's so - called middle class, he said.

Dyson is generally a liberal Democrat (and liberal rather than fundamentalist Christian) but was of course born in the UK, one of our greatest scientists of the last hundred years, so I find his spin on this important cultural background of particular non-partisan interest.

While it is pleasing to see that the South Australian Liberals under Steven Marshal have become much more pro-renewable power than they were, what does the retention of a man with Mr Ridgway's record of dishonesty in such important positions tell us about the state opposition?

Employers look for bachelor's degrees in advertising, business administration, liberal arts, or marketing on candidates» resumes, though having the degree is often more important than the subject that degree is in.

People with liberal arts degrees end up in technical fields; people with technical degrees end up in sales or marketing: success over the long term is more important than what you studied and where.