Sentences with phrase «moral stands on issues»

And some gay people feel that gay sex is wrong (and many have at some point in their lives), so they are clearly capable of taking a moral stand on the issue (without the physical components of their brains being any different than someone who makes a different choice).

The failure of the industry to take a moral stand on this issue demonstrates the need for international mechanisms to curb the trade in conflict resources», said Natalie Ashworth, Campaigner, Global Witness.

Not exact matches

If companies are looking to attract tech talent, the number one thing they can do is take a stand on some of these social, moral and ethical issues.»

In high school I was a huge Pearl Jam fan, but after becoming a Christian, the realization of the band's stand on abortion and other moral issues quickly dulled their luster.

It has been a while since I have joined a community, however, I asked many questions about different points of theology as well as their moral stand on social issues, before I joined my current community.

Strong neutrality, according to Arthur, «demands that government not take a stand on any moral issue.»

Members want the pastor to take a stand on moral issues as long as the position taken claims to be biblical and conforms to their moral values and commitments.3

Since 1980 Reagan has taken «profamily» and «ProAmerica» stands on specific social issues of crucial moral and symbolic importance to the electorate's cultural conservatives, not just to fundamentalist Christians.

Millennials tend to have strong, conservative moral stands on at least one sexual revolution issue: divorce.

The church may have a stand on certain moral issues, but this is not its major role.

And not to take a stand may be to take a stand on many great moral issues of the day.

«It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,» the pope said, warning that the church's moral foundations will fall «like a house of cards» unless it strikes a «new balance» between preaching the gospel and taking political stands on divisive issues.

Clearly it does not mean «have no stand on moral issues» or «correct people who are going astray,» because the church's founder did these things constantly.

«It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,» the pope said, warning that the church's moral foundations will fall «like a house of cards» unless it strikes a «new balance» between preaching the gospel and taking stands on divisive issues.

As Christianity Today editor Mark Galli has argued, evangelicals arrived at their current stand on life issues through a combination of factors, including biblical interpretation, moral accounting and political calculus.

And if a Christian can't stand by a moral conviction that's as clearly delineated for us by Jesus and his apostles as the issue of sexual perversion, what on earth can we stand for!

The fear of taking a stand on moral issues is acute in Sportianity.

To have moral ground to stand on on these issues, we must first lead the way by showing that our Republican Party has transparency and accountability in its own operations.

If I the only been Labour Party members voting, with Affiliates disregarded If we had managed to explain to those to young to remember that this sort of experiment nearly destroyed us in the 89's and saying it's better to lose in a far left manifesto as its moral, ignores the fact that any labour gun illite with a majority under 1,000 standing again in 2017, 2018 ought to watch themselves as local elections are fought on national issues

It is easier to take a stand on your core beliefs, moral view, family issues, and share your history before you meet someone.

Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University School of Theology, urges educators to «take a stand of moral courage» by speaking out on issues of racial injustice and teaching students about the history of race in America.

The books on our list were screened with these criteria in mind: • Issues, characters and / or moral dilemmas worthy of group discussion • Suspense paired with great writing • Books that stand alone and don't require knowledge of earlier entries in a series • Recently (or soon - to - be) available in paperback Here are our top 10 recommendations:

It's time religious leaders take a stand against fossil fuels With the moral issues in mind, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate, called upon all religious leaders to take a public stand against fossil fuels, whose high emissions of greenhouse gases are said to increase the rate of climate change.