Sentences with phrase «kind of injustice»

The risk here is the existing tenants can't afford a large increase and / or feel some kind of injustice at paying so much higher for the same unit and leave.

It is not just a case where there was possibly a manifest injustice, but if so it was the worst kind of injustice: one that can not be remedied.

Our report framed the debate and successful passage of the Michael Morton Act in 2013 to protect Texas residents from this kind of injustice.

«So I said, «We will not be complicit in that kind of injustice,»» Bunton says.

I think that any conversation has to take into account that many of them have their own stories to tell about this kind of injustice — and they need to be given the space to talk.

For some reason this kind of injustice remains difficult for many to see.

Its a sad day when our young black men do nt have the freedom to walk through certain neighborhoods without being harrased are mudered, no one has the right to just take a life just because of the color of your skin we as a people has to stand up to injustices such as this no one wants to hear the truth there is still a racial devide in America and our justice system create laws so that this kind of injustice can continue to happen rather u want to admit it are not our young black men are the prey.

What concerns me is that it isn't just a jockeying for power, but also clear ideological alignments with all kinds of injustices.

I wonder how he would feel if the introduction made mention of the fact that Christianity has been used to support slavery, war, genocide, inquisitions, murders, and all kinds of injustices, including recent wars in Uganda in which children are kidnapped and forced into the «Lord's Liberation Army» by a man claiming to act on behalf of the God of the Bible.

One of our greatest weapons in fighting the kinds of injustice, violence, and moral confusion we have seen over the past few days is ensuring that we have schools where our children are safe not only physically, but also emotionally and morally, and are taught the values to which we aspire.

Not exact matches

200 years into the future, religion will probably have dropped GOD and JESUS as their focus and will probably morph into a kind of social movement that denounces the injustices of future societies.

God hates injustice, prejudice, slavery, wickedness of any kind.

We can give grace by being kind to those who are cruel to us, by anonymously dropping an envelope with cash on the desk of a single mom, by tutoring underprivileged children or by lending our free time to fight injustice.

Stripped of any belief in the kind of higher consolation that makes sense of life's inevitable injustices and humdrum frustrations, the demands that people place on the political system «become as infinite as the infinity they have lost.»

When we reduce this complex and important conversation to two «sides,» as though it were some kind of college football rivalry, we do such an injustice to the Bible, to Christian history, and to the millions upon millions of real people whose lives and whose futures we are discussing.

Even if someone doesn't agree with the morality of using certain kinds of drugs, the injustice of the broken system is taking a devastating toll.

We need rather to oppose and to try to change those systems of both kinds which oppress and dehumanize, to recognize the strengths of the best systems of both kinds, and to help find ways to eliminate the inequities and ameliorate the injustices that exist in even the best of socialist and capitalist systems.

This kind of thought, which at its worst was found in the parody popularized decades ago that «there'll be pie in the sky, when you die» as a compensation for injustice today, is hardly attractive to men and women who insist that justice is to be done now.

This same group went on, with the kindest of intentions, to raise a generation enthralled with their own boundless potential, who experience personal limitation as an injustice.

When we think of all that has come from him in the impulse toward human freedom and dignity — the challenge of ignorance and the attempt to remedy it, the concern for and conquest of disease, the sensitivity to the needs and plight of the weak, destitute, helpless, and those in every kind of suffering, the stabilizing of the inner lives of millions of his followers around the world, and the fostering of a prophetic attack on such giant social evils as prejudice, injustice, and war — when we consider the things that have stemmed from this «penniless teacher of Nazareth,» we are dull indeed if the wonder of it does not sweep over our souls.

«This is the kind of fast day I'm after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts.

Jesus, then, was a particular kind of victim of injustice.

; or (iii) let's them think there is some kind of cosmic justice to remove their bad feelings at what they perceive as an injustice on Earth — «Zimmerman will answer to God in the end.»

this universal love crap, is all nice and good to our ears, but his love is the kind that demands perfection but he loves us so much he paid the price himself, that if we accept his sacrifice and make room for him to burrow into our hearts, minds, and souls, we are ushered into his forgiveness and perpetual grace for if God were to deny us, it would be an injustice for that is the power of the cross.

The broccoli you buy in a grocery store, for instance — even the organic kind — was most likely grown by a central American farmer who is subject to a lot of structural injustice in the system.

Similarly it is one thing to point out that Corbyn «has spent his life fighting the injustices of capitalism, imperialism...» and actually having having policies which will chart the way to a different kind of society.

For it to be portrayed otherwise is a gross injustice — not just to this school or to Success Academy as an organization, but to kids like our son, who are lucky enough to have exactly the kind of education and attention they need and deserve.

He said: «Sadiq has worked with faith groups, trade unions, local organisation and people of every kind to challenge injustice, fight all forms of discrimination, resolutely promote understanding and co-operation.

«We have been championing this kind of change together since our visit to the Finger Lakes Residential Center in December 2010, where the injustice and inadequacy of the status quo was on full display.

From anger in the street to injustice in the courtroom, several generations of Americans understand these kinds of shocking events far too well.

It is relentlessly sober, contemplative, yet simmering with all too deserving anger, as Raoul Peck dives with incisiveness into a uniquely American kind of of injustice through one of the nation's most singular minds.

You sense that there is little here that escapes Rees» notice; rather than present us with a simplistic equation of good and evil, she invites us to see the nuances in every injustice, and to see the injustice in every kind of domination.

In «Ford's «Strong Island,» a kind of filmic memoir of the Long Island prosecutorial injustice that led to the white killer of his black brother William in a garage dispute never even standing trial, the aims are as much personal as social.

«they [students] should be made aware that injustices of any kind start on a very small scale, and they can evolve into something bigger and bigger if unchecked.

Facing History and Ourselves celebrates upstanders of all kinds: those who stand up to injustice, those who seek to make positive change in the world, and those who spread messages of tolerance, empathy, and knowledge.

What kind of citizenship will I promote if I do not challenge injustice and the complacency that lets it flourish?

The kind of man who acts swiftly to right a wrong, who won't tolerate an injustice, nor support or enable morally questionable behavior.

Supergirl didn't appear in the original Injustice but seems to take a prominent role in Injustice 2 where it's speculated she is under some kind of influence from Brainiac

EB: We feel like Injustice is kind of our first step towards that.

It really kind of stinks for people who don't have a PS4 when there * is * a PS3 version of a game, but it's not offered (Injustice was another example of this.)

Like Injustice 1 and Mortal Kombat X before it, Injustice 2 looks to be filled to the brim with content, from its cinematic story mode and rich character customization to its expansive Multiverse mode that lets you tackle all kinds of wacky challenges.

The UK Champion will then go on to represent the UK in the Injustice: Gods Among Us International Tournament Final in Paris in the week commencing 22nd April, the Grand Prize being the International Injustice Winner's Belt and a one - of - a kind Injustice: Gods Among Us Arcade Machine.

Injustice 2 is the kind of game longtime fighting fans have dreamed about, and it's going to take a lot to knock this off the top of the mountain.

«The injustice of that is kind of shocking... there's a certain anger to it — why are you giving it to me now, when I'm in my late seventies or early eighties?»

His appeal echoed that of his predecessor, pope Benedict XVI, who in a 2009 encyclical proposed a kind of super-UN to deal with the world's economic problems and injustices.

Indeed, the prevailing assumption is that 95 % + of criminal defendants are guilty of something, and criminal defense lawyers actually kind of dread representing a client who really is 100 % innocent, because the acceptable standards of success in the case that won't result in injustice and acceptable litigation options in the case, are so much narrower.

Hosted by the Boston Bar Foundation, the event is the largest of its kind in the Boston area, with 100 percent of the proceeds funding direct grants awarded to local organizations that serve thousands of individuals and families struggling with critical issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, and various forms of injustice.

How three kinds of families help create bullies, targets of bullies, and bystanders, or children who are responsible, resourceful, resilient, compassionate human beings, who can act in their own best interest, stand up for themselves, and exercise their own rights while respecting the rights and legitimate needs of others, stand against injustices, act with integrity, resist provocation, and resolve conflicts peacefully; 2.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

The irony is that unthinking members of this community fan the flames of injustice and contribute to the most unspeakable kinds of violence against children, that of PA / PAS.