Sentences with phrase «of fighting for justice»

Whether it's a car crash, an injury on the job, or a deprivation of rights, no one should have to go through the struggle of fighting for justice alone.

Despite their intentions of fighting for justice for the augmented, it would appear their intentions as a radical group are not presented in an admirable fashion.

To learn more about Monica Garcia and her work on the LAUSD Board, please check out this blog on La Comadre, «Two Ears and One Loud Voice for Change: Monica Garcia's Decade of Fighting for Justice at LAUSD.»

Not exact matches

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

But now that the Department of Justice is suing AT&T to block its proposed acquisition of Time Warner, Stephenson's profile has only increased: Now he's directly taking on the Trump administration in a high - stakes fight with important implications for the rest of the technology and media industries.

What will establish Madiba's giant stature in history was not only his prolonged fight for social justice and racial equality, but his determination, following the end of the apartheid regime, that there would be reconciliation, not revenge.

Is that at the end of my campaign when it appeared that Clinton was going to win, and certainly after she won the nomination, what the... what the Russians were doing was flocking to Bernie Sanders Facebook sites, and they were saying to Bernie Sanders supporters, as they were by the way to Black Lives Matter supporters, people who were fighting for social justice.

Yet all these things are well taken cared of for God Who is and will always be a God Who give justice to all and in everything, we will just eventually stop and realize that all the things we fought for and thought to be good for us are all passing, even this earthly life is but temporal, all that we are treasuring on earth are but temporal and passing, our health, our riches, our achievements, these are all useless in the next life.

The widow fought (using the weapon of persistence and faith) to secure justice for herself.

The acting governor of Jakarta, Djarot Saiful Hidayat was quoted by the AFP news agency as encouraging the crowd, saying: «Let's fight for justice.»

While I understand and appreciate the number of Christians who fight for social justice and are compassionate towards homosexuals, it is contradictory to the teachings in the Bible (see Lev.

So someone who dies while fighting actively for justice and righteousness of a community or for a group of people has to be considered a real martyr today Those who lay down their lives for those values of the kingdom such as truth, justice, love of God and love to the poor can be considered as martyrs.

Always, it is because Christians have not been concerned for the poor, have not defended the cause of the poor before the powerful, have not unswervingly fought the fight for justice, that violence breaks out.

Troy Jackson is the interim executive director of the AMOS Project, a faith - based organizing effort in Cincinnati fighting for racial justice.

After all, evangelicals who fight for racial justice and evangelicals who fight for the life of the unborn draw from the same uniquely Christian theology of the imago dei.

The hijacking that's taken place means I absolutely have to identify with dems in order for my idea of social justice to stand a fighting chance.

We are to embrace the inevitability of suffering and martyrdom even as we cry out for justice and fight to rescue those whose lives are being threatened because of their faith in Christ.

And to face the consequences of wrong doing and fight against evil and for justice for all, then we all will be in a better place.

To be free of ideological captivity is to «join the community of struggle,» to oppose racism and sexism, to fight for human rights and women's ordination, to engage in social action, to envision «holiness as justice,» and to develop nonsexist language and imagery in order to «empower» and free the congregation to engage in the «struggle for liberation.»

Christena Cleveland offers some really helpful ideas for both action and healing in her post «Wellness in the Age of Trump and Terror,» as well as some excellent reading suggests in «15 Books for Fighting for Justice in the Trump Era.»

Her virginity was on the market and when I get tired of this work in the margins, fighting for justice, I remember her and how very worth it she is.

The state senator touched on many themes I loved - themes of justice, of fighting for the vulnerable and sick, of deep love for my country.

They have already lost fights in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights after Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors could stop providing life - support treatment for the 23 - month old.

We have to do things for our country and in vain so be it, knowing we fought the good fight of faith and justice.

It is the emergence of this left, beginning with the black power activists led by Stokely Carmichael, that derailed the integration process and the authentic civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King — a movement which had fought for the idea of a single standard: one justice, indivisible, for all.

It is rather that the Word and the church will be interpreted to them as God's will for the freedom of man to live a human life, to fight against the demonic forces of his own nature that seek dominion over social as well as personal life, to order his life by structures of love and justice relevant to the conditions of society.

In this situation, the awakened tribal people of Chotanagpur have a special role, not only to fight for their political autonomy within the unity of the nation, but also to affirm their solidarity with all their bellow - victims of the lopsided processes of modernization in their struggle for political and social justice.

In fighting for the land - rights of the tribal people, Christian missions brought justice to them and also without being fully aware of it, reinforced the central place of land in your traditional way of life.

The document provides the Justice Department's legal rationale for the controversial policy of using lethal force against U.S. citizens fighting on behalf of terrorist groups.

Justice Scalia, writing for the majority, viewed this as an unconstitutional attempt to expand the narrow categories of content which are not afforded full First Amendment protection: obscenity, incitement, and fighting words.

But it should now be clear to white and black churchmen alike that the theological differences between them are very real, and that they form barriers which, in my opinion at least, are insurmountable for the present generation unless, of course, white churches are ready to make a radical commitment to the fight for justice on behalf of the oppressed.

In India, churches should enter into an act of covenanting, and commit themselves to fight for the marginalised — Dalits, tribals and women — to build a just economic order, to commit themselves to sustainable development; justice, peace and the integrity of creation in our context.

With our country's pride burning bright thanks to our efforts on behalf of whales, and the International Court of Justice's decision, it's an appropriate moment to reflect on how hard our government fought to stop those killing boats — and what needs to happen in our community for the live export ships to stop, too.

The myth that justice required Eddie Machen to fight Champion Floyd Patterson, which would have called for capitulation by Patterson's manager, Cus D'Amato, was exposed by none other than Machen in a lusterless draw with Zora Folley a couple of weeks ago.

«After spending time with police officers on ride - alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grassroots organizations fighting for human rights, it's clear that our criminal justice system is still crippling communities of color through mass incarceration.»

HBO's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, which debuts on Oct. 5 and is directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen), is a glossy and engaging docudrama that focuses on the Supreme Court's inner - chamber battles in 1971, when the justices ruled on Ali's appeal of the conviction that had cost him 3 1/2 years of his career and threatened to send him to jail for five more.

Taylor made the crass remarks during a radio interview, in which he was talking about Evans» decision to maintain his innocence after being convicted of raping a 19 year - old girl in Rhyl, comparing the former Welsh international's situation to the families» long fight for justice:

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Donated by the family of late campaigner Anne Williams, whose son Kevin died in the tragedy, the commemorative piece recognises the heroic efforts of fans during the rescue operation on April 15, 1989 and the fight for justice that followed.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this week at age 79 and while many wanted to dissect the politics of the conservative who fought (for some, the good fight) against liberalism, others were more, or at least equally, interested in how he died (conspiracy theories aside)-- alone, doing what he loved, hunting, with his -LSB-...]

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this week at age 79 and while many wanted to dissect the politics of the conservative who fought (for some, the good fight) against liberalism, others were more, or at least equally, interested in how he died (conspiracy theories aside)-- alone, doing what he loved, hunting, with his loved ones nowhere near.

I know lots of men who are doing lots of things — working to make the world safer from nuclear weapons, helping poor farmers in Africa and Sudan increase their crops so they can feed their families, investigating fraud, fighting for justice... Oh, wait — that's not what Regnerus means; he means try getting them to woo a woman properly and commit and marry.

People choose to give for many reasons, including an impulse to fight for social justice, a spiritual drive, a desire to improve what is broken, or the fact that philanthropy can bring a simple feeling of joy to the giver.

Denise still fights for justice for James and is the Editor of a magazine that helps to safeguard the future for children by creating more awareness.

Look for people with a medical background, or those with youngish kids in the public schools, or those who have fought similar battles in the past, especially battles based on the idea of social justice, that low income students deserve the same respect and services as higher income students.

The president - elect also hailed the role of successive generations of NPP members in the fight for freedom and justice in Ghana.

«From fighting for marriage equality to passing hate crimes and anti-bullying legislation, Eric Schneiderman is a lifelong progressive leader who has always been a strong voice for justice on behalf of all New Yorkers.»

With Cynthia Nixon, the proudly progressive state of New York finally has the chance to have a governor in Albany who shares their values in the battle for racial and economic justice — and DFA members across the state and nationwide will stand side by side with her in this fight.»

«Jo was a humanitarian to her core, a passionate and brilliant campaigner, whose grit and determination to fight for justice helped to expose the despicable practice of rape in war.»

«Through the NASUWT's Act for Racial Justice campaign, we will continue to fight all forms of racial discrimination and promote the interests of all BME teachers and pupils.»