Sentences with phrase «n't listen to our views»

About 75 percent of Ghanaians say their Members of Parliament do not listen to their views on critical national matters.

«They were asking how our voices were heard,» Mr. Quintana said, «and across the board we told them that the city didn't listen to our views.»

Though they may deprecate religion, they are as bad as the worst of the religious in not listening to the views of the other side — after all, they have the knowledge that few do.

Not exact matches

If a leader can not listen to contrary opinions and make informed decisions based on a full range of views, then he / she courts disaster — as Rumsfeld did in Iraq.

If you want people to respect you, you need to respect them back, and that includes listening to points of view that aren't in accord with your own.

If I start suggesting that I will only purchase goods and services from a Democrat or a Republican, or only listen to your pitch if you agree with my political view, I have draw a line in the sand that doesn't really make sense.

Still, I don't think Facebook is really the place that people chose to listen to opposing views, so I usually ignore posts of that nature.

Obama's veto didn't come as a surprise to anyone who has listened to the president discuss his views on climate change.

The best bosses understand their own strengths and weaknesses, but Trump's inflated view of himself means he won't listen to others.

Not everyone believes what you believe, and we are sick and tired of you people forcing your views on everyone else then screaming about being persecuted when people say «no, we don't want to listen and we're tired of you putting your rules and the name of your deity all over everything».

Catholics themselves don't care what their point of view is about, but they mouth words and ask us to listen.

Let us remember that and be more respectful — let us reach out to each other with AT THE LEAST tolerance that each person will have different views and INSTEAD of trying to degrade someone just because they refuse to adhere to your beliefs — LISTEN to them and allow that you may feel differently but they have a RIGHT to believe or not believe as they will.

You don't have any interest in listening to opposing views, you've just distilled it into this typical nonsensical «explain how something evolved from nothing».

so glad YOU know what god means... why don't you enlighten the rest of us becuase the bible is full of contradictions... I am going to come here everyday now to see if you can fill me in... but unless you can clear it up for me post haste, I am going to continue to view belief in god as silly and childish which it is and that is how I teach it... I don't say «all of you listen: god doesn't exist.»

Vatican II, in his view, inaugurated a two - way dialogue in which Catholicism not only listened to the world's hopes and anxieties but also proposed to the world a Christian humanism: the «passionate love of God for all humanity, made visible in... Jesus Christ, crucified and risen,» that same Christ who fully and uniquely reveals to humanity its incomparable dignity and high calling.

Like what I listen to or watch doesn't affect what I think and how I speak and how I move through my life, how I view humanity and violence, sex and God.

Since the belief system of a parish includes not only its formal creeds but also the meanings it assigns to itself and its members as finite bodies, to learn about a church's world view — what it believes is really going on in life — one must listen to the church's stories about its own body and those of the members who constitute it.

Try to ask a serious question with an open mind, acutally listen & try to imagine where that person is coming from... not just your narrow pious world / church view.

The conceit hinges on the fact that one can not listen clearly to anyone else's view.

Now, I'm sure some might play with semantics here, and I don't know ancient Greek, but I find it hard to see how this view is «listening to the Prophets.»

And while the possibility of being wrong about God does not mean you can not have your views and defend them, it does mean that you need to listen to the thoughtful arguments of those who disagree with you.»

period) DO listen to religious voices on social, political and economic issues (don't shout down Christians especially) allow people to justify their views (justify..

I know that John Paul II takes a dimmer view of American society than would totally gladden my heart; and I must confess that I have felt a certain cold wind at my back as I listened to him caution people in Latin America who do not even yet own shoes against falling into the trap of materialism.

Steve — I don't expect you to change or to see any other's point of view — but maybe it would be good to listen to others, have empathy with them rather then just perscribing your almost robotic response.

I've listened to both points of view with an open mind, whereas you have not.

(2) The final editor of Q took sayings of Jesus that were still circulating, including these small clusters, and edited them in two regards: On the one hand, he superimposed on the Q material the Deuteronomistic view of history found in the Old Testament, according to which God lets Jerusalem be destroyed not because God is unfaithful but because Israel is, having rejected God's prophets, indeed having killed them, rather than listening to them.

Please don't listen to these people on here they have so many different views and ideas of their own but don't listen to them they have closed their heart to God and are doing Satans work of misleading people away from the Almighty they look for men who like to have their ears tickled so don't take mine our anyone else's word for it look it up for your self history attests to the bible as true and The writings of Moses is far older than anything they have ever found thats right Moses wrote the first parts in the bible 3,500 years ago The scriptures weren't inspired by Pagan stories Pagan stories was inspired by actual events just like those in the bible because if you notice that a lot of the stories found in the bible have a lot to do about people worshipping false Gods.

If these whiners don't shut up about having to look at a cross, then I'm going to sue them for forcing me to listen to their stupid views.

a knee - level view from your bit of pavement; a battered, upturned cooking pot and countable ribs, coughing from your steel - banded lungs, alone, with your face to the wall; shrunken breasts and a three year old who can not stand; the ringed fingers, the eyes averted and a five - paise piece in your palm; smoking the babus» cigarette butts to quieten the fiend in your belly; a husband without a job, without a square meal a day, without energy, without hope; being at the mercy of everyone further up the ladder because you are a threat to their self - respect; a hut of tins and rags and plastic bags, in a warren of huts you can not stand up in, where your neighbors live at one arm's length across the lane; a man who cries out in silence; nobody listening, for everyone's talking; the prayer withheld, the heart withheld, the hand withheld; yours and mine Lord teach us to hate our poverty of spirit.

In the past, I have not extended to her the basic courtesy of listening attentively to her point of view.

I might not be convinced of your views but I will continue to listen.

No matter how ridiculous their view is, they will not listen to even the most articulate, logical, and gracious arguments.

After last nights CNN interview, it is very clear that EVEN IF the muslim center was built near Ground Zero, it is NOT going to enhance anything meaningful discourse because the muslim world has an ulterior motive of thrusting their views down our throats and not at all interested in listening to our tolerant vieNOT going to enhance anything meaningful discourse because the muslim world has an ulterior motive of thrusting their views down our throats and not at all interested in listening to our tolerant vienot at all interested in listening to our tolerant views.

You said, «We get nowhere if you're not open to listen because you're so stuck and set in your own views about Christianity and the 38,000 + «cults» within it.»

This article appears to be written by someone who views Billy Graham as a celebrity, not someone to listen to and take the message seriously.

However, if you would like to set aside your biases, actually discuss this matter and leave the whole «You're delusional» «You've been indoctrinated» crap to the side, then we can continue... We get nowhere if you're not open to listen because you're so stuck and set in your own views about Christianity and the 38,000 + «cults» within it.

Sharing our opinion on an issue isn't necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes, when we are trying to be a voice for those who are suffering, we end up speaking over them, shouting our own view without first really stopping to listen to their experiences.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider Opposing points of view from intelligent people.

He writes that «When someone is so rooted in God and the Church he is not afraid to listen to different opinions; he can let himself be enriched by new points of view without losing his grounding in what is essential» (pp.96 - 7).

Listening to other views and perspectives is not some heresy to be rooted out, but it does require some stability and confidence.

For instance, making or listening to music, executing or viewing a landscape painting, or preparing or eating exotic foods would be considered appropriate occasions for esthetic evaluation, while ordinary pursuits like operating a lathe, feeding a baby, or painting a house would not.

We as the church shouldn't be above humbling ourselves to listen to others with different views, because as we listen the Spirit may well speak to us about the person and where they're at.

For pastors and churches, this means encouraging loving, open - minded dialogue not only within your congregation, but with other congregations as well... For all of us, productive dialog means reaching out to people whose views and experiences are different from our own and having the patience to really listen to them with a goal of better understanding them and their worldviews.»

Could have had me fooled... listen, I may not agree with your point of view, but there's no need to compare me to Hitler, ok??

And we all know the flack that Mr Wenger gets for that approach — for not thumping the table and shouting, and instead listening to the players comments first before setting out his view.

Not saying agree with them, listen to them, show them the courtesy that you would like when trying to explain your point of view.

Whatever floats your boat mate, I'm not going to argue with someone that fails to listen to another view, my point stands, whether you agree with wenger or not doesn't make you more or less of a supporter it just means you have a differing view, no need for insults.

Wenger is not listening listening and fan view is not important to him and the Board as I know.

Merse being passionate about the problems at Arsenal is one thing as soon as Lee Dixon says something like that it's time to listen, he isn't known for his anti Wenger views and has always praised him as a person.

He is not ready to sell any of them, just listen to what he says instead of making up things to suit your views.