Sentences with phrase «modest social reforms»

The Jesus of endless one - liners or short pithy sayings or even of modest social reforms was highly unlikely to cleanse the temple or get himself crucified during one of the major Jewish feasts, and certainly unlikely to generate the variety of Christologies one finds in the New Testament.

Reuters: Saudi clerics protest against appointing women to advisory body Dozens of Saudi clerics staged a rare protest in front of the Royal Court on Tuesday against King Abdullah's decision to appoint women to a body that advises the government on new laws, a sign of growing conservative unease at modest social reforms.

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Chicago charter parent and educator Marilyn Rhames started the conversation with a modest celebration of the growing diversity in the reform movement and the broadening focus on social justice issues.