Sentences with phrase «legal norms of the day»

The question modern readers have to answer is whether the Greco - Roman household codes reflected upon in Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Peter are in and of themselves holy and divinely instituted, or if their appearance in Scripture represents the early church's attempt to blend Christianity and culture in such a way that it would preserve the dignity of adherents while honoring prevailing social and legal norms of the day.

Unlike the settlement of other British colonies, and contrary to the international legal norms of the day, the colonisation of Australia was not carried out through treaties with the indigenous inhabitants.

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When these books were written, slavery was legal, spousal abuse the norm, and conformity or be killed was the message of the day.

The Movie: Working under the presumption that anyone of legal drinking age has had one of those nights of debauchery they can't remember the next day and that anyone who goes to Las Vegas expects that to be the norm, this comedic take on the missing person mystery takes a different look at the way Vegas has been depicted in movies by cutting to the very core of what the Vegas experience is for far too many visitors.

Arbitration clauses are becoming more the norm these days and a popular alternative to going to trial for many types of legal disputes.