Sentences with phrase «life of poverty»

It should be noted that as benefits were cut in real terms, friends and families of the some elderly and disabled helped out, but many elderly people led lives of poverty.

Looking to pull themselves out of lives of poverty three young friends gett involved in the ecstasy - trade.

These three artists and a few longtime friends from their tough, south LA neighborhood, decide the way to escape lives of poverty, violence and drugs is through their music — and the film follows their rise from local stars to international superstars, who change the industry forever, unapologetically exercising their First Amendment rights with controversial lyrics.

It also means that Les Mis's showstopper is now, officially, I Dreamed a Dream — heroine Fantine's death - rattle rail against her new life of poverty and prostitution; aka the Susan Boyle song.

Unacknowledged by the NAACP is that access to charter schools gives blacks and other minorities a great opportunity to escape lives of poverty and / or crime in many urban areas.

The churches stand on birth control to a life of poverty while the Vatican abuses ad covers up abuse of children through the ubiblical practice of celibacy.

They also oppose abortion; but with the same vehemence they oppose the abandonment of unplanned children to a life of poverty and despair.

The person in question was a rich man but, abandoning all his wealth, he determined to observe a life of poverty and evangelical perfection, as the Apostles.

The Waldensian church was founded by Peter Waldo in the 12th century after he gave up his possessions and took up a life of poverty and preaching.

Understand this: not all Christians are called to a life of poverty, hunger, weeping, and rejection.

Most admired were those who voluntarily adopted a life of poverty.

Bless him for doing something to get us back to the compassionate principles of Christ, who lived a life of poverty to serve others.

In 1973, at the age of 42, after the premature death of her husband, Chiara found her vocation as a Franciscan nun and exchanged her riding breeches for a life of poverty, chastity and obedience.

Didn't Jesus manipulate the disciples into giving away what wealth they had — to live a life of poverty — supported by the generosity of others?

Christians in many countries have tried to bring assistance to refugees, victims of disasters and those condemned to a life of poverty.

Okay, live a life of poverty and turning the other cheek and having few material items.

How has that love helped a Third World animist who has been culturally dispossessed, suffered a life of poverty, seen none of his children survive to their teens and will die next week after a wasting illness at age 35?

Normal laws prohibit abortion after the first trimester; birth control is well needed in order to prevent children from being born in to lives of poverty or lives of abuse.

@TruthPrevails «birth control is well needed in order to prevent children from being born in to lives of poverty or lives of abuse» = > fascinating statement.

My mom went thru cancer, watched her husband die in her arms, a life of poverty, kids were pow's in «nam..

I enjoyed it, and found it most informative: I had, like most people who have a vague idea of the story of St. Francis (radical change of heart of rich young man, life of poverty, miracles, stigmata, brings new vibrancy to the Church) little real knowledge on the subject and had always failed to place him in properly in context.

The Waldenses were in the tradition of earlier twelfth - century leaders, such as Peter of Bruys and Arnold of Brescia, who led a life of poverty, denounced the clergy for unworthy luxury and grasping for political power, and condemned many of the current customs of the Church.

... I made it my goal to end every day with no money in wallet having given it all to beggars etc... it pretty much didn't work primarily because I'd have 2 or 3 new pairs of shoes bought for me every so often and I wanted to confront my parents about it («I'm trying to lead a life of poverty here do you mind?»)

Those who live a life of poverty and are in the religion biz are either not skilled at fleecing the sheep or just nice people.

Many of those couples say the charges of coercion of birth mothers are overblown and that thousands of abandoned children will be condemned to a life of poverty if greater restrictions on adoptions are imposed.

The competition is reminiscent of Jamie's Fifteen charity, which offers young adults aged 18 - 24 a chance to learn culinary skills and break out of a life of poverty or crime.

She added: «Almost two million older people struggle on the breadline in a life of poverty, but still government ministers trumpet a benefit scheme which simply isn't getting help to those who need it most.»

«No one who works full - time should be condemned to a life of poverty and that's why New York took action to raise the wage and provide the opportunity of a decent life to millions of hardworking New Yorkers,» Cuomo said in a statement.

«Today's minimum wage still leaves far too many people behind — unacceptably condemning them to a life of poverty even while they work full - time,» Cuomo said.

The victims of torture who make it to Britain face a live of poverty in what they thought was a safe haven

The Governor and a majority of New Yorkers believe that if you work full time you shouldn't be condemned to a life of poverty.»

He faces a life of poverty and stress.

«If you work full time you shouldn't be condemned to a life of poverty,» Azzopardi said.

Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi said yesterday the administration has reduced taxes to help businesses: «We're proud to have the support of those who believe that full - time workers should not be condemned to a life of poverty.»

«It is unreasonable to condemn these families to a life of poverty in order to appease large - scale businesses that are exploiting the working poor to maximize profits.»

«No one who works full time should ever be condemned to a life of poverty,» Governor Cuomo said in a statement.

I have never experienced a single man, and an entire community, who appeared so open, so content, so happy, constantly smiling, yet so humble, as these monks who, by First World standards, live a life of poverty, deprived of most of the things we believe are necessary to live a fully realized life.

Because of Werner - Washburne, Arellano wrote that he found the boldness to dream bigger than the life of poverty in which he was raised.

Though the son of a rich silk merchant whose father gave him (if you'll allow) hell for hand alms to the poor, he redeemed himself from the sinful life of the haute bourgeoisie by giving himself to a life of poverty.

Stevens has been twisted by the life of poverty he has experienced growing up orphaned in Oakland, California, a nod to Coogler's hometown and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party.