Sentences with phrase «issues being raised against»

Not exact matches

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

On Tuesday Mr Scoffield said the case, a simple transaction, raised an issue of principle since those with deeply - held religious or philosophical convictions could be compelled to act against their beliefs.

It was precisely the preaching of an Indulgence in Bohemia, in 1412 (an Indulgence issued by the pseudo-Pope John XXIII to raise money for a war he was fighting against Naples), that had encouraged Reverend Father John Hus to believe he must persevere in his reform movement.

In a situation of social pressure due to economic shortages and unemployment, there may be the tendency for social forces to raise issues of religion and target as in India against the Muslims and in Indonesia this year against the ethnic Chinese, many of whom were Christians and considered allied to the Suharto establishment.

What I want to propose is that recent progress in science suggests a resolution of the issues Felt raises against Wallack, which allows retention of her main point.

Dr. Earley is concerned about issues raised by Felt against Wallack's confounding «ontological» and «epistemological» aspects of actual entities..

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

WRAP has previously raised the issue of packaging labelling in the fight against food waste, with the organisation estimating in February 2017 that nearly # 1 billion of food waste could be saved through changes to labelling, before seeking views on draft guidance for labelling in July.

And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work of the side, although some of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms of interceptions from midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfield.

And I also recognize that you don't have to be a political conservative to object to these incidents; they've also been used as fodder for arguing against GMOs (contained in those Ritz crackers) and against the inextricable links between agribusiness and the federal school meals program, among other issues often raised by the political left.

As for the particular issue that you and Torie (above) raise, it's so helpful to share how we act as gatekeepers against the «treat onslaught» and what strategies we employ.

``... another thing remarkable he did not ask the whole of Ghana to vote for Nana Akufo Addo; of course being an NPP stalwart, it is expected that he would ask people to vote against President Mahama... but he did not ask the people of Ghana to vote for Nana Akufo Addo; it is extremely instructive; it raises a very serious issue... If I were an NPP member, I would be extremely worried about this grave omission,» he noted.

The first pillar of a national growth strategy ought to be a state - driven national house - building programme, enabling local authorities to borrow against their assets, and issuing government - backed bonds to raise finance through capital markets.

But, the EU referendum is poised to raise — clearly, brutally, and emotively — the salience of an issue on which they are pitted against each other.

Further south in Queens, Anthony Como has raised the issue in his campaign against incumbent Democrat Joseph Addabbo, although it hasn't been a chief concern of his.

Sure, this statement will certainly raise eyebrows on the blogs (which have apparently aligned themselves against Vallone and for lobbyist Paul Graziano) but the whole Jobs For NY issue was NOT connected to his campaign, after all that's illegal.

And then there's the constant politicking and fund - raising for their initial campaign, second campaign, for others in the party... and now they're going to go through that miserable, degrading experience of begging for cash and rubbing up against the masses and issuing lame platitudes (though on a lesser scale)....

That affordability / priorities debate is a separate issue from arguments for and against the proposition «raising the basic rate threshold until it is at least # 10k» [or more] should be the top priority for future tax changes.

Fighting against entrenched power is never easy, and victory is never guaranteed, but the issues we've raised in this campaign — whether it's a lack of affordable housing, the need for a $ 15 minimum wage, or the importance of honest, ethical representation in government — will continue to drive me in what I do next.»

Cuomo has already said he would help campaign against upstate Republicans next year, and said he raised the SALT issue last week when House Speaker Paul Ryan was at the annual Al Smith charity dinner.

«Taking all other issues raised in the Kaduna Declaration over the past few months, vis a vis the effort by various government and non-governmental bodies to engage us in dialogue, we submit that there is the need to look at the following issues holistically as safeguards against future ethnic tensions:

Rebuild NY Now is a coalition with a mission: to raise public awareness about the issues impacting New York State's infrastructure, with its eye on $ 5 billion - described as «unexpected cash» - a «windfall» of revenue from recent settlements against overseas banks to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Speaking during the first public hearing of the ad - hoc committee, Mr. Owusu, who was speaking as the first witness revealed that, when he initially raised the matter for discussion, Mr. Ablakwa trivialized the issue, saying the Minority made the allegation to equalize Mr. Agyarko's corruption allegations leveled against former President Mahama during his vetting.

In Justice Mohammed's judgment, which was read on his behalf by Justice Ejembi Eko, the apex court resolved all the three issues raised in the appeals against the appellants.

Some of the issues Adelakun raised were the appointment of security chiefs from mainly one ethnic group, killings and kidnapping by Boko Haram despite the Federal Government's claim that the sect had been technically defeated; and the fight against corruption.

The mayor repeatedly referred to how frequently he spoke with lawyers about donors and the fundraising issues now under the microscope — which of course, to some, might raise the question of whether he or his team suspected they were running up against the law.

James Coll, who is also the founder of ChangeNYS.org, says he isn't necessarily arguing against the pay raise, but that constitutionally it's up to the governor and Legislature — not a commission they created — to decide the issue.

Justice Abang said all issues raised by Jonathan against the subpoena can only be canvassed after he had being served with the Subpoena personally as required by the court.

As I note in the clip below, this was an issue Ball was raising back in 2008 - 09, too, and he used it to travel NY - 19 prior to announcing his intention to run against then - Democratic Rep. John Hall.

Cohen never explicitly raised the issue but now Diane DiDonato Roth, his Republican challenger, is making an explicit statement and demanding that Cohen retract what she has labeled a «smear» against Latimer.

«That was the reason I raised the issue of President Buhari's age, health and mental capacity in 2015 and warned against electing President him.»

He is claiming that the issues raised in the petition against Mrs Charlotte Osei had nothing to do with her core functions as prescribed under Article 45 of the 1992 Constitution and as a result, did not warrant her removal per Article 46 (1) of the Constitution, describing the petition as «defective.»

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office had raised the issue during the ongoing relicensing process and appealed the initial decision, saying there needed to be a new analysis of the impacts caused by potential severe accidents at the Buchanan nuclear facility and potential upgrades to protect the public against such accidents.

However there are many issues raised against the use of animal protein sources in supplements.

Jack (Bale) is a newsie, a corner - bound paper vendor in turn - of - last - century New York who dreams of his family out west while fighting the good fight against evil publisher Pulitzer (Duvall), who has raised the wholesale price of «papes» by about a tenth of a penny per issue.

When the matter of inappropriate discipline was raised — this was what all speaking against the plans for a new charter school found most alarming — there were attempts by Achievement First reps to brush the issue aside by repeating that almost half of the suspension / expulsion data was due to In School Suspensions, which they defined as when a student was removed from the classroom for more than two hours at a time.

But while the Sentinel series can be forgiven for raising legitimate problems with a handful of facilities — issues that certainly merit discussion — the series also blatantly ignores facts that do not support its confirmation bias against the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and its member schools.

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Today's post is about one issue I raised in the post last month: What asset classes — if any — are useful in hedging against inflation?

The first ever government bond was issued by the Bank of England in 1693 to raise money to fund a war against France.

Raising awareness of the issues we are up against and the specific risks that could come into play is a great step towards making a marked difference.

Against that background, it's not clear to me why, in responding to other points I've raised, you'd find it very helpful if I were to clarify my position on issues such as points 1 - 4 of your posting on this thread at 3.19 pm on 1 October.

Of all the issues raised by Climategate and the points I had been trying to make about overconfidence and uncertainty, transparency, engaging with skeptics, etc., the main issue of interest in all this was construed as me turning against my colleagues?

The satellite data does raise some issues — for example it shows that the link between tropospheric and surface level temperatures is not as tight as was once thought, but the idea that it represents serious evidence against the hypothesis of human - induced global warming has been thoroughly refuted.

It's the same issue raised by people arguing against blowing up an asteroid, that it turns a single small cannonball into a very large shotgun blast with the same total energy being delivered and delivering it to the atmosphere is still a problem.

From addressing climate change to advocating for a strong democracy, against Citizens United, fair tax system, workplace issues to safer chemicals, ASBC is raising up the voice, presence and power of business to build a sustainable US economy.

The questions having been raised against BEST and their treatment of UHI issues have, so far, been exactly the same tired arguments we have heard for decades now, which are already debunked in BEST itself.

Next, the court pointed out that the wife herself had chosen Ontario as the proper jurisdiction when she commenced the divorce application and claimed custody in that province, and had raised the issue of jurisdiction only after the criminal charges against the father were withdrawn in July of 2010.

That's the issue raised in this recent lawsuit by former Westar Energy chairman David Wittig against his ex-employer, seeking payment of attorney fees that Wittig incurred in defending himself against charges that he «looted» money from Westar.

Notably two of the most common issues raised were violence against Indigenous women and ratification of the Convention against Torture's Optional Protocol (OPCAT).