Sentences with phrase «of widespread confusion»

For Christians, as for everyone else, the topic of sexual ethics is today one of widespread confusion, contention, and uncertainty.

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The attendance at webinars I have been taking on this topic has been huge, compared to presentations on other facets of the new law, illustrating how widespread the confusion is among tax practitioners.

It also caused widespread concern and confusion among the college's students, professors, alumni, supporters and, yes, donors - many of whom felt like playing the anthem compromised the college's Christian values.

The irony, in Obama's case, is that despite his orthodox utterances - there's «something about the resurrection of our savior, Jesus Christ, that puts everything else in perspective,» he said at this year's Easter breakfast - polls continue to show widespread confusion about his faith.

You've heard the horror stories about the schools: kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education; teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow's elites; depression, eating disorders,....

The survey shows that there is widespread confusion and diverging opinions on the definition of extremism.

Confusion surrounding Vatican II had led to a culture of dissent, symbolized by the widespread rejection of Humanae Vitae.

The inconsistent application of the new guideline has led to anger among players, managers and pundits, with confusion over what should or should not constitute a handball now widespread.

The widespread interchangeable (mis) use of nation / country / population and nationality / citizenship / ethnicity indicates a great degree of underlying confusion.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said the day's «widespread delays and confusion with the electronic voting machines has damaged the public's trust in our Democracy» and «likely disenfranchised» thousands of voters.

«With November's Presidential Election looming, much more must be done immediately to prevent widespread confusion that could disenfranchise thousands of New Yorkers,» he wrote.

«There has been widespread confusion in the biomedical community and the general public in the last couple of years about the health effects of specific types of fat in the diet,» said Dong Wang, a doctoral candidate, SD» 16, in the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and lead author of the study.

The media's varied interpretations of the Thai AIDS vaccine study's results reflect the widespread confusion over the meaning of statistical significance.

When I do, I see the new explosion in rates of gluten - intolerance not so much as the result of anything inherently unhelathy about gluten, but rather as a sign that the processing that renders gluten harmful has lead to widespread immune system confusion.

Both stand to gain much from widespread confusion about what to eat, a question that for most of human history people have been able to answer without expert help.

The Department of Education has issued simpler guidance for parents and educators aimed at clearing up widespread confusion about when information may be shared under the main federal student - privacy law.

Last month it was revealed more than half a million pounds of public money is to be spent on explaining the new numerical system, following widespread confusion over what the changes mean in real terms.

The accumulation of CO2 is clearly a consequence of widespread earnest confusion and self - delusion on these matters.

I think I now have a clear picture of the concept, but I suspect confusion over it is widespread.

The current cold spell affecting most of the northern hemisphere is causing quite a stir with widespread scientific and media attention and confusion.

Its report revealed widespread confusion over what protection couples that live together have under the law, with 51 % of people believing that cohabiting couples have rights as «common law» spouses.

However, while some aspects of the reforms are working well, in a number of areas there's still widespread confusion, and there's lots more reform ahead in 2015.

Permissioned or permissionless, there are lots of different transformational and creative blockchain applications, but confusion is still widespread.

«This confusion, and the irrational opposition to it is yet another symptom of the problem of widespread Computer Illiteracy.»

With the growth of play therapy, play work, filial play and the use of therapeutic play skills there is widespread confusion about the roles of each and the skills required to be a proficient practitioner.

After the announcement of how the IAS process would proceed, I received many calls indicating widespread uncertainty and confusion amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations.

As I said earlier, the outcomes of the funding round resulted in widespread stress and confusion amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities.