Sentences with phrase «on ethical use»

Regulators that have issued opinions on the ethical use of social media have noted that «friending» someone in order to gain access to their profile information is never appropriate.

A group of European scientists has founded an international association to discuss and provide guidance on the ethical use of genome editing, a technique with the potential to transform everything from food production and human health to science itself.

Tropical medicine physician Jeremy Farrar — head of the London - based Wellcome Trust, and one of the expert trio who had called for use of the medicines — said that the WHO's decision to hold a discussion on ethical use of experimental Ebola treatments «a very welcome step in the right direction.»

Not exact matches

Rosalind Wiseman is a teacher, thought leader, author and media spokesperson on bullying prevention, ethical leadership, the use of social media and media literacy.

He asserts that he is focused on defining and describing ethical leadership, using his own experiences as support for the ideas of what he believes (and I agree) is a powerful and important leadership approach.

Based on this, following the Paris attacks which took place on Friday, the 13th November, a couple of popular news outlets began spreading a common message: that an ethical hackers group reportedly found a bitcoin address, worth $ 3 million, belonging to the Islamic State, and used to fund the attacks.

They also encourage public debate on ethical, social, legal and commercial implications of the use of genetic information.

Christianity's role, in this regard, is to help to shed light on the moral order that governs nature and the world, in order that this moral order may be used to shape policy, law and ethical consensus.

At its 1983 Vancouver Assembly the World Council of Churches adopted a report that announces: We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment as well as the use of nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned on ethical and theological grounds.»

Though Paul had no use for what we now call moralism — the reliance on one's own good works — he gave great importance to Christian morality, and this is found at his best in the compendium of ethical injunctions in Romans 12 — 15.

We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment as well as the use of nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned on ethical and theological grounds.

For example, in 1994 the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association issued an opinion holding that it is «ethically permissible» to use «the anencephalic neonate» as an organ donor, even though, as the Council recognized, under current law anencephalic babies are not dead.

On a philosophical level we can use the relationship of the tree and the boy as a way to remind ourselves of the very different judgments produced by utilitarian and deontological ethical systems.

Whilst increasingly pontificating (I use this word deliberately) on social issues, it excludes any discussion of ethical or religious values.

Directed by Marie Fortune, a pastor and author of Sexual Violence, The Unmentionable Sin: An Ethical and Pastoral Perspective (Pilgrim Press, 1983), the Center has developed resources for congregational study and action, including a study guide for teen - agers on preventing sexual abuse, a monograph on violence against women of color, and a manual for congregational use in discovering and developing community resources on family violence.

The hookup culture also inhibits ethical development through a focus on private indulgence in which other people are used for pleasure, rather than on loving, committed relationships.

First of all, while I have here focused on the global dimensions of contemporary life by way of spelling out the biopolitical task, it would be my contention that the fundamental categories I have employed could be used to deal with the whole range of social - ethical problems.

We may, by such reasoning, justify our use of any means to achieve what we think are good ends on the assumption that — since history is a perennial tragedy, and collective actions are always on a lower ethical level than individual actions — we are not obligated to strive for the highest ideals possible, or to present an alternative to the usual way of the world.

In an article not included in either of the two volumes on deep ecology on which I have chiefly relied, he calls for further operationalizing of the «fundamental ethical norms we attempt to use in the ecological crisis» («Encouraging» 54).

At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical responsibility.

Although «secular humanism» is a term used most frequently by Protestant Fundamentalists, it was Justice Hugo Black» in delivering the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in a 1961 case, Torcaso v. Watkins» who distinguished between «religions based on a belief in the existence of God» and «religions founded on different beliefs,» such as «Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.»

The «NCC Policy Statement on the Ethical Implications of Energy Production and Use» will surely meet with some disagreement and controversy, but if it provokes the churches to join the debate, we can only be grateful.

In March 1976 the DCS adopted a resolution calling for a moratorium on the commercial use of plutonium and mandated a broad study on the ethical dimensions of energy issues.

The product of this study is a «Proposed Policy Statement on the Ethical Implications of Energy Production and Use.»

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

«Liberty» is as close as we get to an ethical norm, and that term is deeply ambiguous, depending on whether it is, in John Winthrop's words, freedom to do the just and the good (Christian freedom) or freedom to do what you list (the freedom of natural man).10 While American civil religion remained extremely vague with respect to particular values and virtues, the public theology that fleshed it out and made it convincing to ordinary people used it with more explicitly Christian, particularly Protestant, values.

In a lesson designed to teach the Air Force's core values to ROTC cadets, Christian beliefs such as the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Golden Rule are used as examples of ethical values, CNN has learned.

The segment on PurPod100 ™ will centre on production of the pod's unique compostable ring that is used by leading coffee brands such as President's Choice, McCafé Canada, Muskoka Roastery, Bridgehead, Ethical Bean and Jumping Bean.

In addition, Ms Mardirossian says the company is strongly focused on sustainable and ethical sourcing; it is taking steps to ensure that appropriate working conditions and no child labour are used to manufacture its products in emerging economies.

I used a simple recipe for a vegan lemon cake as a base (found on The Ethical Chef), and adapted it with the elderflowers and by adding a little coconut cream.

To be clear, other than the size of the loan — which is way out of the normal range for a typical Apollo loan — nothing on its face suggests anything nefarious... but at the very least, there are some ethical questions with Kushner using the White House as a place to have meetings with people that then turn around and invest in Kushner's private business ventures.

Course participants will gain an overview of the different forms of evaluation of work targeting fathers and methods that might be used in undertaking them; increased awareness on the kinds of agencies and professionals who might be involved in targeting fathers; understanding of the ethical issues, role of monitoring and other forms of record keep as part of the evaluation process; and understanding of the use of evaluative processes as part of organisational and project development

You are also buying from a company who prides itself on the ethical sourcing of all its materials and in fact uses 80 % recycled silver and gold in all jewellery items, meaning the material has a wealth of history behind it and it's easy to tell when you look at the jewellery that it is of the highest quality.

There are also controversies and ethical considerations surrounding the means used by public campaigns which attempt to increase breastfeeding rates, relating to pressure put on women, and potential feeling of guilt and shame of women who fail to breastfeed; and social condemnation of women who use formula.

From our workshop near Edinburgh, we craft innovative, artistic carriers and woven accessories, with an emphasis on exceptional quality and ethical values, that every parent will be proud to use.

I am very big on supporting smaller businesses and those that are known for ethical use of labor and materials so the companies here will also meet that criteria.

Research on naltrexone treatment during gestation poses ethical and logistic challenges but is needed to inform the use of this treatment in pregnant patients.

Mr Cameron said he objected to the use of waterboarding - interpreted as torture by the UK government - on both ethical and practical grounds.

«There are perfectly ethical ways of obtaining stem cells to cure disease, which do not involve embryo destruction, so no matter what moral value one places on the human embryo, we do not need to use it.»

What Glasman is advocating appears to be — on the face of it — a return to what used to be called «ethical socialism», when Labour's beliefs famously owed more to Methodism than to Marx.

However, the BBC claims that the government's own drugs information panel has expressed concern about the use of drug testing in schools, citing Vivienne Edwards from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs as warning that such tests can undermine pupil - teacher relationships and should not be used a result of «complex» technical and ethical issues surrounding the issue.

He has also taken individual action to set an ethical standard, such as cutting up his state - issued parking placard — which read «on official police business» — and refused his lulu, a $ 9,500 payment ostensibly for the extra work of being on a committee, but one he said is used by the leadership to secure a member's loyalty.

This provision is entirely sensible since the use of expanding ammunition is mandated (on ethical grounds) for hunting deer in all UK jurisdictions.

«We will continue to work to root out corruption and demand more of elected officials when it comes to ethical conduct,» he said, citing the creation of the Assembly Office of Ethics and Compliance, tougher financial - disclosure requirements, and limits on the use of campaign funds.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo used part of his budget address to the press last night to reveal a plan to prevent ethical improprieties involving companies seeking business with the state — months after a pair of his top lieutenants and several executives from companies that donated to his campaign got indicted on charges of bid - rigging and bribery.

It comes after the World Health Organization said it was ethical to use untested drugs on Ebola patients.

A day after a critical patent ruling on the gene - editing technology called CRISPR, researchers gathered at the 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting to discuss the technology's future ethical and regulatory concerns surrounding its broader use.

«Just as investors use the DJSI to distinguish organizations that operate in an ethical manner with an emphasis on long term performance, they could use the IHS Index to assess an employer's commitment to workforce health and safety as they build portfolios of sustainable companies,» they write.

The interests of the CSFR and the NCLS aligned well on many SFRL projects, conferences, publications, and AAAS annual meeting symposia such as on the ethical and legal implications of genetic testing; use of animals in research and education; scientific misconduct and research integrity; use of scientific and technical information in the courts; ethical and legal aspects of computer network use and abuse; effects of national security controls on unclassified research, and the impact of neuroscience on the legal system.

Respondents in this year's survey pointed to five main causes of the field's less than favorable reputation: drug and product recalls such as the withdrawal of Avandia; safety issues such as the discovery of problems with raw material from China used in medical products; scandals, including evidence that pharmaceutical companies have failed to release data from trials whose results cast doubts on their drugs» safety and efficacy; lawsuits brought against companies that failed to warn patients of problems with their products; and ethical issues such as kickbacks for physicians promoting specific medications.