Sentences with phrase «not lead to violence»

Marijuana does not lead to violence, unless, of course, we are talking about the hundreds of deaths caused by gang turf wars and high - risk drug robberies.

Not exact matches

He said that his observations lead him to conclude that the default of people not ruled by love and justice is brutal violence and chaos.

Not amount of study would lead one to conclude that Islam has a history of, or is presently engaged in violence (don't confuse Arab / Asian leaders with Islam).

In interviews with CNN, religious leaders from Newtown, the site of last year's school shooting where 20 children and six adults were killed, said that a recent gun control agreement does not do enough to fight gun violence, leading one rabbi to doubt whether Congress was actually working for the American people.

First, they decide that the conditions obtaining are bad, and then... So, like it or not, all this leads back to a theory of just violence!

The Christian who, having accepted the communist regime in the U.S.S.R., protests the violence of that regime, should be «all things to all men» — not to show that a Christian will acquiesce in anything whatever, but to lead some of his compatriots to Christ; that is, in this connection, lead them to renounce violence.

Christian politicians (if there are any left) should not support any person, group, agenda or movement that promotes a sinful lifestyle, because quite frankly every sinful lifestyle leads to things not beneficial to society (crime, violence, scams, breakdown of the family, etc.).

How can you not see that your very violent bible can lead people to violence?

Strength of conviction is not only a poor measure of truth but it leads to violence and war in the name of the «truth».

(CNN)-- Violence over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: that the Prophet was a man, not God, and that portraying him threatens to lead to worshiping a human instead of Allah.

It is the mainstream of most if not all religions and a leading cause in division and between religious people leading to the violence we see in situations like these.

Christians should be the hardest people in the world to convince that violence is ever necessary, not the people leading the war drums and calling for the death penalty.

But this did not lead to the kind of violence that plagues the U.S.

My faith does not lead me to commit acts of violence; to the contrary, it encourages me to be a better person.

I am not a politician, and I know these are difficult issues, but I just sometimes wonder when the world is going to wake up and realize the truth that that violence always and only leads to more violence.

The symbolic significance of the Army's murder of the country's leading academic and religious figures can not be overstated: the deaths signal that, once again, no one is safe from Army and death squad violence... The Bush Administration has taken the position that the Jesuit murders were a dramatic departure from Salvadoran army policy, and represent an opportunity for President Cristiani to demonstrate that the army is not above the law.

What do you think about the statement that sin is not necessarily breaking God's commandments, but about engaging in violence and the things that lead to violence?

In Vietnam, levels of violence dropped, but that didn't lead Open Doors to optimism.

The idea that Americans that are born and raised here can't be terrorists is absurd, you get Christian extremists as well, which can lead to violence too, as history has very clearly taught us.

Don't pretend like you have no part to play in this horrific violence every person that propagates violence through the media and sells ammunition that leads to violence is equally responsible.

It will not end violence, or greed, or lead to greater compassion for our fellow humans... (e.g. Ayn Rand, Stalin, Pol Pot).

In other words, watching programs with violence did not lead to increases in aggressive behavior either in the sample as a whole or in subgroups predisposed toward acting aggressively.

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted, he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is dumb he opened not his mouth... they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth..

Totals: One burning horse; a sisterly prison slap; a wicked backhand as punishment for hitting a prince; one scaly princess burned at the stake (NOT OKAY); a cornucopia of violence in the Meerenese fighting pits: one totally bitchin» decapitation, one Dothraki impaled, an over-the-shoulder stab to the heart, another guy speared through the chest, a deus ex machina back - stabbing, one combat roll leading to a sword in the gut and an Olympic - worthy javelin toss to kill an assassin.

Through her own personal life experience, in combination with several years of intense training with Dr. Stephanie Mines (http://tara-approach.org), Jeanice has come to a deep understanding of how early overwhelming experiences can influence one's health and personality throughout life and can cause a variety of disorders later in life including, but not limited to, repetitive relationship problems, chronic health issues, drug and alcohol addiction, uncontrollable violence and criminal behavior, chemical imbalances in the brain, fertility issues, severe depression, and an inability to lead a joyful, healthy life.

Most, if not all reasons advanced for their appeals for me to reembrace my initial position are based on fears of a military confrontation that leads to violence and concerns for an outbreak of war in our peaceful country of ours.

He has instigated his supporters to violence on several occasions which led to the loss of 15 lives, and therefore he has the penchant of not accepting over 90 percent of election results he genuinely lost.

«The contract is not being properly enforced and it's led to illegal concerts and illegal parking on parkland, traffic problems and parkland being used for disgusting video shoots that promotes gun violence and misogyny.»

Motivating lawmakers to enact new legislation «won't be easy, but if we save one life, it will be worth it,» said Yvette Heylinger, Senior Fellow and Gun Violence Prevention Lead for Organizing for Action Harlem / Northern Manhattan Chapter and host for Harlem Welcomes Sandy Hook Ride on Washington, which helped sponsor the ceremony.

Democrats, women, liberals, moderates, New York City, black, and Jewish voters and voters over the age of 55 said the incident should lead to stronger gun control laws, while Republicans, men, conservatives, and upstaters said some acts of violence simply can't be prevented.

WHEREAS, poverty is recognized as a leading cause of or contributing factor to many social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, improper nutrition, obesity, improper health care and criminal conduct; and

«If we think things are going to happen overnight, it's not going to happen overnight,» said Paul McQuillen, Upstate coordinator of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, who believes changing attitudes lead to change in gun laws.

Former David Paterson aide David Johnson, whose domestic - violence case led to Paterson's decision to drop his reelection bid, has invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, the Times reports, explaining that Johnson has refused to answer questions asked as part of the slow - moving investigation into his alleged assault of Sherr - una Booker.

And I'm simply saying that when it comes to issues of federal impact, as the mayor of this city, that I have not seen any zealous advocacy done on the issues of infrastructure, on the issues of lead remediation, on the issues of body cameras for police officers and our violence intervention programs.»

«Religious beliefs don't always lead to violence: Study shows thinking from God's perspective can reduce bias against others.»

Inequitable gender norms are not only related to domestic violence, but also to other behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, smoking and alcohol abuse which lead to poor health outcomes.

«Our study indicates that increases in gun violence in our schools can result from disappointment and despair during periods of increased unemployment, when getting an education does not necessarily lead to finding work.»

Although droughts can lead to violence, such as in urban areas; this was found not to be the case for rural areas, where the majority of armed conflicts occurred where food crops were abundant.

«They suggest that violence was contained and regulated, not something that led to large - scale killing.»

The study, led by Susan Bewley from Kings College London, also found that intimate partner violence was linked to a women's partner not knowing about the termination of pregnancy.

Tyler's Kristen McKay is none the wiser, and that the scene doesn't lead to an instant slash of bloody violence is mostly incidental.

Some will say that exploitation filmmaking is not the venue to adequately address these topics, as depicting sexual violence to make a point may lead to viewers taking the wrong message away from the motion picture (and there's certainly a modicum of truth to this assertion).

highlights the violence and drugs, the transvestitism, and the Jagger, leading me to a couple of conclusions: that it's no real surprise Performance wasn't a blockbuster; and that Jagger snarling «You're a faggy little leather boy with a smaller piece of stick» in a movie trailer is probably a thing forever of the past.

W Magazine Taraji P. Henson, always fun, talks about getting the acting bug, auditioning for Precious and falling in love with «Cookie» on Empire even though she didn't want to do TV again AV Club Taraji also has a new leading film role as civil rights activist Ann Atwater who in 1971 had meetings with the Klu Klux Klan leader on reducing violence.

Gently poking fun at Chilean national treasure poet Pablo Neruda, and the reverence for poetry, it leads to punk muse Stella (Pamela Flores) and a boho sexual world (the 18 cert is for sex, not violence).

Not bad at all if you're going to draw inspiration from the world of films, though the solid laughs, exciting thrills and the terrific comic interplay of its two leads are more like occasional chuckles, lots of noise and violence without much tension, and two passable comic performances from actors who aren't particularly known for their comedic chops in Russell Crowe (Noah, Winter's Tale) and Ryan Gosling (The Big Short, Gangster Squad).

That leads to the second point of contention to a reactionary argument against the violence: Dredd doesn't glorify it.

Although the film's title might lead the viewer to expect a bloody outcome, Red Road does not go down the path of extreme violence followed by such revenge films as Gaspar Noé's Irréversible (2002) and Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin (2013).

The present work is an opinion in which we try to explain some of the reasons which led to the gradual escalation of violence in México in a way that leads us to rethink the future of the country as a problem that is not isolated and whose global effects translate into respect and safeguard human dignity; start from the premise that some of the approaches discussed here are value judgments proponent, of which the reader may or may not share, which will be logically deductible certain descriptive judgments of the events of the last decade, and how these have led to an expansion of violence.

It has led people to believe that violence and not non-violence is an unavoidable part of life.