Sentences with phrase «liberty of conscience»

The secondary issue that the judge pointed out, did have to do with religious freedom and liberty of conscience.

While I do agree with religious freedom and liberty of conscience, I also believe that lawyers must live up to a higher standard of acceptance of others in order to foster passion for fundamental justice.

The American principles of religious liberty, liberty of conscience and separation of church and state arose independent of and prior to the common school movement or the influx of immigration, such as Catholic immigration or creation of the Catholic parochial school system.

In 1832 Pope Gregory XVI (followed by Pope Pius IX) declared that it was insane to teach that «the liberty of conscience and of worship is the peculiar right of every man... and that citizens have the right to all kinds of liberty... by which they may be enabled to manifest openly and publicly their ideas, by word of mouth, through the press or by any other means».4 In 1864 Pope Pius IX proceeded to draw up a list of the principal errors of the age which were to be condemned.

Nonetheless, an understanding of religious faith and religious freedom that stops with the liberty of conscience, and neglects institutions and communities, will be incomplete.

Because the laws took the Bible as their reference point, it was possible to upheld liberty of conscience while at the same time restraining external acts like blasphemy which were inimical to good order and government.

Even in politics, Mary is an individualist, defending liberty of conscience in religious matters.

So high is this God's valuation of human liberty of conscience that, even though He has launched a divinely commissioned religion in history (in two Covenants, Jewish and Christian), He would not have either of these religions imposed by force on anyone.

Tribalism should be deprecated in preference to a respect for true liberty of conscience with freedom to believe or disbelieve for all.

The liberty of conscience transcends any and all political orders.

All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.

The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever hereafter be guaranteed; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his opinions concerning religion; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or safety of the state.

The goal was to slander all English Catholics in order to keep the duke of York (then proprietor of New York and a great champion of liberty of conscience) from the throne.

These days, however, many religious and moral traditionalists in America can easily relate to the young Madison's anguished plea for pity and prayer — or at the very least for a revival of liberty of conscience.

Not exact matches

I don't want public attention because I don't want the story to be about me... I want it to be about what the US government is doing... I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

Baptists have a history of splitting and reforming, and they have used two methods: (1) bring it to a congregational vote or (2) act according to conscience and soul liberty and break away to found a new church.

The bishops are distancing themselves from Catholic groups that have expressed satisfaction with the «accommodation» offered to them by the president: Sister Carol Keehan of the Catholic Health Association, for instance, told reporters she was «pleased and grateful that the religious liberty and conscience protection needs of so many ministries that serve our country were appreciated enough that an early resolution of this issue was accomplished.»

«The Obama Administration's obsession with forcing mandates on the American people has now reached a new low by violating the conscience rights and religious liberties of our people,» said Rubio, a Florida Republican.

«What's at stake is the First Amendment right to religious liberty, and nothing goes to the heart of this civil liberty more than conscience rights,» said Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League.

This rhetoric of individual liberty, however, is belied by the bill's disregard for the conscience rights of Canadians.

Such a right is - to use the words of the Court - neither «implicit in the concept of ordered liberty,» nor is it «a principle of justice so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked fundamental.»

But the experience of metaphysical knowledge, of self - consciousness and self - awareness, of moral conscience, of liberty, or of aesthetic and religious experience — these must be analyzed through philosophical reflection, while theology seeks to clarify the ultimate meaning of the Creator's designs.

The judge Felix, although almost persuaded that the accused has striven «always to have a clear conscience before God and before man» (Acts 24:16) nevertheless adjourns the trial, keeps the accused «in custody but... allow [s] him some liberty, [does] not... prevent any of his friends from looking after him.»

So long as those companies are sincerely motivated by the religious conscience of their management, they should have identical religious liberty protections.

There is only one true liberty — the liberty of Jesus at work in our conscience enabling us to do what is right.»

An eminent historian of Slavic Christianity, Williams correctly notes that Wojtyla's Polish inheritance gave him an appreciation of civil liberties, e.g., «Our second emerging motif is the long tradition of civil liberty in Poland and the indisposition on the part of Poles to use coercion in the realm of conscience.»

One might have hoped that many of Thomas» own principles about the human person, liberty, conscience, and the indispensable freedom of faith would have led him to oppose the widespread legal consensus.

Basic concepts analyzed by St. Thomas — concepts of the human person, conscience, liberty, the source of political power in the people, and the twin principles of the consent of the governed and the «mixed regime» — provided rich soil for the free institutions that were to arise much later in history.

Pursuant to the President's Executive Order and Executive Branch policy, and in keeping with the Attorney General's religious liberty guidance, HHS proposes this rule to enhance the awareness and enforcement of Federal health care conscience and associated antidiscrimination laws, to further conscience and religious freedom, and to protect the rights of individuals and entities to abstain from certain activities related to health care services without discrimination or retaliation

The executive order on religious liberty he signed in early May contained a section on «conscience protections» to the mandate, and urged the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the current regulations.

While the White House's broad vision to «protect and vigorously promote religious liberty» holds promise for people of faith, it lacks some of the specific conscience safeguards that many conservative Christians wanted to see.

But in all ways that do not violate our conscience, we should pursue cooperation and partnerships with other believers in the task of evangelism, practicing the well - tested rule of Christian fellowship: «In necessary things, unity; in nonessential things, liberty; in all things, charity.»

When one becomes accustomed to perversions of justice with reference to those of another race, these are likely before long not to seem perversions, and the democratic conscience that should be demanding «liberty and justice for all» is dulled into acquiescence.

From supporting taxpayer funding of abortion - inducing drugs under the HHS mandate, to advocating for abortion on - demand for any reason, Senator Gillibrand is part of the all - out assault on Life, conscience, and religious liberty.»

To will it securely, they should will it constitutionally, giving economic liberty the same constitutional protection that liberals generally wish to give other freedoms (e.g., of speech and conscience).

The various Articles of the Convention proclaim the following: the right to life (Article 2); the prohibition of torture (Article 3); the prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Article 4); the right to liberty and security (Article 5); the right to a fair trial (Article 6); the prohibition of extra-legal punishment (Article 7); the right to respect for private and family life (Article 8); freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9); freedom of expression (Article 10); freedom of assembly and association (Article 11); the right to marry (Article 12); the prohibition of discrimination (Article 14).

«We are sceptical that the proposed protections will prevent the erosion of liberties of religion and conscience,» the signatories declare in the letter, which is published in today's Telegraph newspaper.

Rogers is for liberty and living with your conscience at the behest of no committee or faceless group with their opposing agendas.

As early as the 1770's, in fact, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were equating government financial support for religion with infringements on religious liberty and rights of conscience.

I think that the U.S. way is best and that other options undermine liberty and freedom of conscience.