Sentences with phrase «of controversial matters»

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The entrepreneur is never one to keep his opinions to himself, so it's probably a matter of time until he sounds off about the president's controversial travel ban or unsubstantiated voter fraud claims.

At the very least, controversial emails or other communications from high - profile or powerful people that are disclosed publicly — no matter how they are obtained — are considered in the court of public opinion where no rules of admissibility apply.

But the most important consequence of the XENON100 analysis is with regards to the controversial claim of dark matter detection by researchers at the DAMA / LIBRA experiment in Italy, which is in conflict with the results from many other detectors such as the Cryogenic Dark Matter Smatter detection by researchers at the DAMA / LIBRA experiment in Italy, which is in conflict with the results from many other detectors such as the Cryogenic Dark Matter SMatter Search.

It reflects a years - long campaign by liberal Catholic activists to push back against the leadership of their church on controversial political matters - and years of White House bridge - building with a spectrum of Catholic groups.

No matter what you believe, it is hard to walk away from viewing Mel Gibson's highly publicized and somewhat controversial adaptation of the story that makes up the foundation for...

Why did this issue have to be so controversial, when the matter of donation to anti gay marriage org.

Happily, tax - exempt organizations under section 501 (c)(3) of the tax code» whether they be churches or humane societies» are free to be as public as they want to be about whatever concerns them, no matter how controversial or «political» the subject.

To return to the public schools, a less controversial but still a focal matter is the teaching of moral and spiritual values.

In fact, an examination of the academic literature in the area makes it clear that irrespective of any ethical or moral considerations, most of the controversial measures simply do not reduce early pregnancy and may make matters worse.

This is significant when we remember that most of the controversial moral questions (for example, contraception) are matters of application of more general principles.

Abortion is an issue so emotional, so divisive, that Christians who would normally engage in dialogue about the most controversial of matters find it easier to change the subject when this one comes up.

That most Christians have been anti-Semitic throughout this long history is no longer news, and is hardly controversial (though the nature of the connections between our traditional anti-Semitism and our Christian faith is a matter for debate and further clarification).

We escape much controversial matter by this arbitrary definition of our field.

Matthew is the author of Earthen Vessels: Why our Bodies Matter to our Faith, a book that Matthew says he now wishes he had titled Tattoos, Yoga, Sex, Homosexuality, Abortion, Fasting, Prayer, and Every Other Controversial Subject You Can Imagine in One Book because It All Makes an Appearance.

The Encyclical Ut unum sint lists among the five still controversial areas: «I) the relationship between Sacred Scripture, as the highest authority in matter of faith, and Sacred Tradition, as indispensable to the interpretation of the Word of God,» and «4) the Magisterium of the Church, entrusted to the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him, understood as a responsibility and an authority exercised in the name of Christ for teaching and safeguarding the faith.»

Context matters for evangelism, and they worry that a figure who has made such controversial remarks won't be a good fit to share the Good News with the more progressive people of Vancouver.

The fact is that that teaching has been severely and unjustifiably truncated by ATIA with little offered in the ATIA text to justify the full teaching of the Church on this important and controversial matter.

The proposed policy statement will certainly be a controversial document, but it is also certain to stimulate a long - overdue discussion in the churches on the matter of energy.

I don't put up controversial stuff on my Facebook page but there is no way I could pass this by; in a matter of moments it was up on my page.

Exactly how that is to be done is, of course, a highly controversial matter.

The relationship of the Christian faith to other faiths has been a controversial matter.

Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in our culture, because it is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.

The theses were of course at first a controversial technical matter, intended for debate, and intended no doubt to focus public attention on the undoubted abuses, theological and practical, involved in the preaching of the indulgences.

To start with, one must wonder why these two issues» both of which ought to place politically liberal evangelicals in significant conflict with the Democratic party's social platform» are presented as «controversial» matters about which faithful Christians may disagree, while issues like foreign policy, environmentalism, and economics are presented as simple matters of justice.

There he offers his reflections on our prospects for knowing the truth about the existentially vital and inveterately controversial matter of life after death.

Samuel Balentine, professor of Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, crafts powerful and imaginative understandings of some of the most central — and controversial — matters of the book's theology.

Doesn't matter if one of the losses was controversial or not either.

But somehow he's been vilified for it and written off as too controversial to sign, no matter how good of a football player he may be.

Controversial images of the England international have now emerged twice within the space of a matter of days.

But when those sports intersect with a matter of public importance like arguably the most controversial presidential campaign since George Wallace, we're going to discuss it.

A recent New York Times review of Kagan's somewhat controversial work highlighted the point that «some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom.

Though some might frown upon this controversial advancement, what truly matters is that the baby grows up happy, healthy, and most of all, with an endless supply of love.

While de Blasio has promised a public airing of grievances over the city's more controversial statues, he said a commission to study them has to stay quiet — for now — because it's dealing with «very sensitive, complex subject matter.»

«It is clearly most unfortunate that the Home Office should take actions which were bound to be controversial, about highly sensitive matters, without very careful discussion with the affected communities,» said Keith Prince, Conservative leader of Redbridge council.

The same controversial and sweeping powers on data retention were added to the Investigatory Powers Act (AKA the Snoopers» Charter), which passed into law late last year a matter of weeks before Dripa — which at the insistence of the Liberal Democrats had a built - in self - distruct date of 31 December, 2016 — was set to expire.

What matters here is the size of Labour's majority - and its ability to push through controversial reforms with impunity.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has formally announced his support of Assemblyman Richard Brodsky's state attorney general run, saying he's «proud» of the outspoken Westchester Democrat has taken on «difficult and controversial matters, and changed the outcomes.»

As a matter of fact, President Buhari needs to even probe all members of that controversial arms probe panel to ensure that their reports were not influenced by pecuniary purposes or vindictiveness.

The extensions were connected to unrelated matters, of which were controversial.

Suffern — The Ramapo Town Board met on March 13 to discuss matters business, but attracted significant attention for a recent gesture expressing support for the controversial gun control provisions of the New York State SAFE Act.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern — The Ramapo Town Board met on March 13 to discuss matters business, but attracted significant attention for a recent gesture expressing support for the controversial gun control provisions of the New York State SAFE Act.

Some expatriates who participated in the controversial Expatriate Business Awards ceremony that has been at the center of the alleged cash - for - seat saga are scheduled to appear before the bi-partisan Parliamentary committee probing the matter today Tuesday].

And so, in a matter of days Wood emerged both as her party's heroine — after dramatically clinching a Welsh assembly seat in Rhondda from Labour — and as a controversial figurehead, following this nomination for the top job.

Since 2008, when hydrofracking became a matter of public debate in New York, we have counseled a patient, responsible, balanced and science - based approach to the controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale rock.

«The fact of the matter is that this common sense legislation has the support of the overwhelming majority of Hudson Valley residents who understand that codifying the over 40 year old Roe v. Wade decision into state law should not be a controversial issue.

By Elvis DARKO, Accra THE order by the Supreme Court that the agreement covering the hosting of two Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) detainees should be sent to parliament for retrospective approval immediately shifts the spotlight on this controversial matter to Members of Parliament (MPs).

The decision to go ahead would, of course, always have been controversial, but what then matters is what happens after a decision is made.

Abronye DC is suggesting to the Police Chief to take on the controversial musician, A Plus for his deliberate attempt in ruining her career in the service resolving that he as an individual and an executive of the party is not taking the matter lightly.

The «gravity and controversial nature of the subject matter», decision - making transparency, government accountability and public participation in government decisions were all factors influencing his decision, a statement said.

«The minority leader is well within his rights to have separate counsel not associated with the county executive especially in a matter such as the Armor litigation, which arises out of an extremely controversial relationship with a county vendor,» Clines wrote.