Sentences with phrase «local actions meant»

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A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

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?

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Strike action is expected at about 35 bases across the UK, but skeleton cover by the military's own firefighters and those from local authorities means flights should remain unaffected.

The Idea Summit is a fun, celebratory event that features the work of Champions for Change, explores what it means to translate ideas into action, and provides opportunities for community members to network with local experts, citizen planners, funders and other attendees.

This can mean various actions, from writing to corporate CEOs to calling out a company's ridiculous packing on social media to asking a local restaurant or store to stop selling single - use plastic products.

Fortunately the young surgeon, hearing that the Foundation's action plan for their educational program would welcome any ideas from local experts, he suggested that what they needed most was a program for qualified nurses to train as operation / surgery assistants, which would mean a specialisation for qualified nurses, in the hospital for the practical training, but would need support and a location for the theoretical lessons.

It also means to enquire into the global dimension of local phenomena, fostering a perspective and a disposition that takes into account the potential global consequences of personal or local actions.

With libraries around the world coming under almost as much threat of demise as brick - and - mortar bookstores, one UK library system is taking legal action to fight back against proposed budget cuts in their county that will mean the planned closing of a number of local public libraries.

In the past we have put this into action with the likes of Sony's ebook Readers, meaning you can head onto your local library website, sign in with your membership details and borrow their ebooks.

If action is not taken quickly, overcrowding at our local shelters means that cats and kittens left behind will be euthanized.

But its location doesn't mean you'll be missing out on the local action: a short walk takes you into a maze of back alleyways, neighbourhood markets and street food stalls.

This means every hotel operating in Cyprus must now take action to protect the environment and support their local community.

There can be up to 4 people playing at any given time and being a local multiplayer, the split screen action meant that you had to be creative when trying to stop other players from looking at your screen and finding out your location.

3 tons is meant to be a call to local action to start where we are, to push as hard as we can for a renewable energy transformation and transformation of the global industrial system to sustainability.

Local producers who export can legitimately complain of loss of competitiveness and of carbon leakages that mean unilateral actions won't benefit anyone.

This means that, as a newer attorney, local counsel gigs enable you to see a wider range of actions, motions, and cases, than you would see if you only focused on cases where you served as lead counsel.

Signing the ticket only means that you promise to appear in court on the scheduled date, pay the fine, or take some other action specified by the local court.

The shindig kicks off at 2 p.m. local time, which is GMT +8, meaning you'll need to stay up pretty late in New York to follow the action.

A three hour session for Local Association leaders and staff to develop and articulate a business case for inclusion and diversity, define what diversity means in your community, and take action that will help you move your association along its path to inclusion of diversity in your leadership.