I remain optimistic that people, in general, yearn for more
not less freedom, and I remain hopeful that I will see more evidence of this in my lifetime.
Friends of the Earth believes that governments on both sides of the Atlantic should have more,
not less freedom to regulate in this area.
Not exact matches
The result of
not allowing to people to act voluntarily is
less freedom and decreased «utility».
«Rain forests deserve indeed to be protected, but no
less so does man, as a creature having an innate «message» which does
not contradict our
freedom, but is instead its very premise.»
But to be able to see that maximal power is the power to offer greater,
not less,
freedom to the other — in short, to empower — is the hallmark of power that involves a mutuality of relatedness.
This alone is an element of
freedom and democracy in the fundamental essence of the Church which does
not, indeed, render the question of democracy in the Church superfluous, but which makes it much
less vital, as is also the case in other free associations.
God was
not clearly thought of as supreme originative
freedom sympathetically cherishing the creatures who were
lesser forms of originative
freedom sympathizing with their fellows.
We have religious
freedom in this country, which means I couldn't care
less whether or
not you think I'm going to hell, and there's nothing you can do to force your religion on me.
I agree but add: God had no alternative to willing that there be some free creatures, first because (pace Alston) the idea of
not creating at all could occur (if I may say so) only to a confused creature, second because, as Peirce, Bergson, and Whitehead have seen, by a «creature» we can consistently mean only a
lesser form of the
freedom or creativity which in eminent form is deity.
In «The Gospel of Yes» Mike Glenn shows the Gospel is giving us greater
freedom, joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in this life;
not less.
Mainly, because in all the verbiage about
freedoms of beliefs there is something so important, so blatantly acute yet everyone do
not even mention it, except - oh genial me: Why would anyone in the whole world support any type of creed / belief / religion where a whole lot of humans — as in millions of human women — are
not allowed to go to school, to even just read and write -
less become a teacher, doctor, lawyer, president of their own companies, their own countries, mutilated by the millions when they reach puberty, WHY is this allowed?
To the contrary, God and His Gospel are about giving us greater
freedom, greater joy, greater satisfaction, and greater fulfillment in this life;
not less.
That would certainly indicate that some
freedoms are
less equal than others, wouldn't it?
@michael of michigan yeah right, you would
not give up your car and house to your neighbor nor your
freedom, more or
less going to Iran or Afghanistan to preach gospel.
But that
freedom is just one of many that we enjoy in the United States — and religious tolerance is no more, or
less, valuable than are rights to free speech, to bear arms, to be free from search and seizure, to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise, to be tried by our peers, to have our day in court, to
not be imprisoned or fined without cause, to ensure State's rights, to be free from slavery and involuntary servitude, and on, and on, and on.
Often this is
not very significant, but when a special occasion comes along, a crisis, an opportunity to act in a really important and decisive way, we will be more or
less ready to actualize the best possibility In that situation if we have been exercising our
freedom attentively all along.
Freedom is not meant to pass the time but to gain eternity, because God is made present through the Yes of freedom, regard - less of whether this free act knows it
Freedom is
not meant to pass the time but to gain eternity, because God is made present through the Yes of
freedom, regard - less of whether this free act knows it
freedom, regard -
less of whether this free act knows it or
not.
We probably, however, have
not been able to manage the apostolic
freedom of the «Ti gar,» much
less the positive, tight - lipped breakthrough to the superlative fact that curls up all
lesser facts --»... whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed: and in that I rejoice.»
The paganism of American culture is
less obvious, for we do
not have to contend with a government that suppresses religious
freedom or harasses religious leaders.
For what this truly and blessedly means is that God can
not be
less than man, endowed with personality,
freedom und love, and that the mystery itself is free protective love,
not an «objective order» which one can, after all, possess (at least in principle), and against which one could ensure oneself.
If he had done so, perhaps American white theologians would
not have ignored the black
freedom struggle and would have been
less hostile toward the rise of black liberation theology.
Once
freedom anywhere is granted, an orderer is explicable as supreme or divine
freedom inspiring (Plato «persuading») all
lesser freedoms to feel the attraction of the cosmic plan envisaged by the (eminent but
not the only) Decider.
The field of imagination at any rate is broad, ranging from automatic, instinctual, or reflex actions (in which the problem of meaning is virtually, but
not entirely, non-existent), to more or
less habitual modes of response to «natural signs,» and rising ultimately to sophisticated conceptual activity and various poetic or secondary forms of meaning — making in cultural and social significations.19 In the higher reaches of semiotic activity an increase in imaginative
freedom is accompanied by a greater risk of error.
Hume's assertion that our «religious phase» may have been the «inevitable» precondition or «vessel» of secular morality (it isn't clear whether he means naturally or historically inevitable) can't get the ethical humanist secularist around the more haunting question of whether the secular political project of mass ethical secularism is viable, much
less sustainable — especially if that social order is
not to be grounded in philosophy, and especially if the politics in question must, as apparently it must, be one grounded in rights to
freedoms.
Just for those who might take his «argumentation» seriously, describing the wish that everyone would see the same truth as you do is at least a wish for
less freedom., even if that is
not accompanied with an actual attempt to minimize other people's
freedoms.
The US is a secular country
not a christian country.Our country was founded on the principles of
freedom fo religion and seperation between church and state.I am a muslim, I can tell you that the reason men and women don; t pray in integrated environments is to avoid distractions and to focus on the prayer
not because women are
less than men.I personally don; t want to be praying next to a woman because all I'll be thinking about is her and
not god.Jews also do the same thing in temples by seperating between men and women in temples.A house of worship is built solely for that purpose, worship!
This is a wonderful and amazing
freedom, as people in power do
not usually like to see dissent from those who have
less power.
Freedom comes at no
lesser price, one can
not underbid Jesus Christ.
«I don't know if the most effective way is to sit down during the national anthem with a country that's providing you
freedom, providing you $ 16 million a year... when there are black minorities that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for
less than $ 20,000 a year.»
«I've felt that since he's played with more
freedom, maybe he lets his feelings come out a bit more and is
less calculating: «Can I do that or can I
not do that?»
As international politics is all about public perception - India actually has more to gain by leaving the commonwealth as commonwealth has
less to do with democratic nations and more to do with nations who were formerly colonized by UK and represents a disdained look towards nations which were formerly colonized - It's
not a symbol of
freedom, it's a symbol of oppression and leaving commonwealth is a symbol that we have outgrown our former colonial masters and we don't need their support anymore as we are a bigger economic power than UK.
@Nebr As international politics is all about public perception - India actually has more to gain by leaving the commonwealth as commonwealth has
less to do with democratic nations and more to do with nations who were formerly colonized by UK and represents a disdained look towards nations which were formerly colonized - It's
not a symbol of
freedom, it's a symbol of oppression and leaving commonwealth is a symbol that we have outgrown our former colonial masters and we don't need their support anymore as we are a bigger economic power than UK.
But at its heart it is a philosophical struggle over nothing
less than the
freedom of the individual to move, without the state telling them what they can or can
not do.
I could
not agree
less with your leader article (TP, November) about US campaign tools that: «the party is king and the candidate has limited
freedom to step outside the party line.»
And if such a scenario doesn't happen — and Governments implode far
less often than frustrated oppositions hope — will any of the new Labour leaders have the imagination and charisma (leaving aside
freedom from past «baggage») to build positive electoral enthusiasm for Labour, in the manner for which John F Kennedy provides the paradigm case?»
A bit radical, he's for collecting phone data and monitoring mosques, stating that (more or
less) «preaching anything jihad isn't in our
freedom of speech, so we should listen in to make sure nothing is happening.»
A pile of resumes from out of touch ultra progressives won't change the fact that this district believes in smaller government,
less regulations and protecting Constitutional
freedoms.
Abbott has previously dismissed calls for greater immigration controls, saying: «The people that complain about
freedom of movement will
not be satisfied because what they really want is to see
less foreign looking people on their streets.»
But «NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch, in Bethesda, Maryland, says only a «small minority» [of MIRA awardees] have complained, and that NIGMS was «very clear» that a MIRA would entail
less money overall in exchange for an extra year of stable funding and
freedom to pursue new ideas
not tied to a specific project.
Whose life wouldn't be improved by having better brain health, more
freedom, and
less risk of degenerative mental diseases?
It takes
less than a minute to apply, and gives me the
freedom to go next - to - nothing on the rest of my face (after all, I'm
not going for the clown look).
It's
not just a coming - of - age story for these fictional sisters, but for the country as a whole, shining a spotlight on the horrors of arranged marriage and the general lack of
freedom for women in the
less progressive parts of Turkey.
The state of nature is, therefore, the state of
freedom without external law, that is, no one can be obliged to respect the rights of others also and can
not be sure that others will respect their rights and much
less can be protected against acts of violence of others.
In another, though, disorder means a measure of
freedom people in more regulated environments don't have... One can do minimal preparation for class, skip committee meetings, make a practice of
not coming in on Fridays — generally blow off the
less pleasant aspects of the job.»
And when implementation is done well, which I strongly believe requires that you use teachers to help you develop an implementation plan — teachers feel excited about the standards and believe they have more,
not less,
freedom in their classroom.
As such, charter schools operate under a much
less stringent regulatory environment in which results matter but inputs do
not — charter school leaders and teachers have the
freedom to run their schools and classrooms as they see fit, and are held accountable only for their students» academic outcomes.
But buying doesn't exactly lead to more
freedom: monthly payments for leases tend to be
less, as you aren't paying for the entire value of the car.
What I truly love about being an indie author is sharing my stories with a
freedom that doesn't make my books any
less than those who go through big publishers.
That's
not less than a milestone in human r / evolution... Most of us won't possibly understand yet what this will bring to our eyes and minds in terms of
freedom and health benefits.
This is also a must read for all book groups and individuals who have the
freedom to pick and choose
not only what they read but, more importantly, have safe places to live and government intervention programs to help many of our
less fortunate.