Sentences with phrase «on human freedom»

The best way to stop this assault on human freedom is to repeal, or drastically modify, the Endangered Species Act.

It animated the vibrant pontificate of Pope St. John Paul II, from his anticommunist writings on human freedom in its relationship to truth, to assertions of universal human dignity in the face of the culture of death, as well as in his approaches to ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.

They found in the existentialist emphasis on human freedom a point of contact with the message of the Gospels.

In recent weeks, the War on Gold, which is a subset of the broader War on Human Freedom, has sharply intensified, with massive, multi-billion dollar naked short price raids now being launched on a weekly and even daily basis by the criminal, state - sponsored price manipulators.

In that creative activity, God has bestowed on humans a freedom of the will to choose between the good of God and the lack of good [62] not of God.

Not exact matches

- Pursue the UN Commission of Inquiry's recommendation of referral to the International Criminal Court; - Thoroughly consider and instigate appropriate alternative justice mechanisms to compliment the International Criminal Court process; - Ensure that all discussions on the North Korea at the UN and the EU include human rights and especially the «orphaned right» of freedom of religion and belief: Article 18.

Indeed, a lead investigator in the Canadian Human Rights Committee was asked what value he placed on freedom of speech, to which he replied «Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don't give it any value.freedom of speech, to which he replied «Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don't give it any value.Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don't give it any value.»

We humans tend to instinctively hold on to what is familiar, and resist moving into the unknown, not trusting that it can be a place of greater freedom and happiness.

Because there is only a small amount of academic literature on religious freedom (including virtually no mention of it in the four major academic human rights journals) the State Department should make a short - term commitment to provide seed funds to better understand the linkages between religious freedom, national economics, political development, and other fundamental liberties.

One of the casualties of the latest round of budget battles in Washington may be the U.S Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has from time to time done invaluable work in highlighting threats to this basic human right.

• Note this, from the announcement of a press call on the unions» desired card - check legislation, when the bill was before Congress: «Prominent interfaith leaders, including Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Kim Bobo of Interfaith Worker Justice, Bishop Greg Rickel, and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, will hold a press conference call to talk about restoring workers» freedom to organize as a moral imperative and civil and human right.»

The German nation began as a metaphor of Schiller's ode to the spirit of human freedom and concluded with Hitler's spirit of life taking on a scale of unparalleled horror.

Mr Ngole will argue the decision to exclude him is illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of speech and freedom of thought.

On the other hand, one must welcome the true conquests of the Enlightenment, human rights, and especially the freedom of faith and its practice, and recognize these as being essential elements for the authenticity of religion. . . .

The United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of 1949 Articles 18 and 19 says that «every person should have the freedom to adhere to and practice the religion he or she chooses, and to change religion without coming under pressure as a result».

«Through the UK - Sudan Strategic Dialogue, and our policy of phased engagement, we continue to raise human rights issues with the government of Sudan and make regular representations on freedom of religion or belief, including in relation to reported church demolitions, most recently during the Archbishop of Canterbury's visit to Sudan in July.»

Thus, for instance, the self - conscious freedom of human activity is made possible by the extremely complex order that it is privileged to appropriate, including the conditions which support life on this earth and the complexity of the human body.

The churches say that one should exercise one's freedom on behalf of fellow humans, and cite Paul's argument about eating meat: «If food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall» (1 Cor.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's 2010 Annual Report took note of the shift, stating, «This change in phraseology could well be viewed by human rights defenders and officials in other countries as having concrete policy implications.»

Crucial to John Paul's effect was his emphasis on the moral structure of freedom, his recognition that the human person needs not merely a free society but a free and virtuous society.

Liberty of soul and freedom to change one's religious affiliation are human rights that should be asserted on behalf of all.

It is unliveable at the level of society: hence, in Britain we have a government that lauds the freedom of the individual (and it should be noted in passing, but noted very well, that our present generation of politicians rarely talk of the «human person» or just of the «person», but usually of the «individual») but which has brought in some of the most draconian legislation in Europe designed to control what people say and do on certain issues so that society can proceed in its life as a unity and not just as a mere collection of individuals.

• After Germaine Greer said that freedom is the world's most dangerous idea, and sex columnist Dan Savage picked population control, newspaper columnist Peter (brother of Christopher) Hitchens declared on Australian TV that «the most dangerous idea in human history and philosophy remains the belief that Jesus Christ was the son of God and rose from the dead.»

«[N] on - state actors, including rebel and terrorist organizations,... committed by far some of the most egregious human rights abuses and caused significant damage to the global status of respect for religious freedom,» according to the 2014 IRF report.

In a report of the verdict on the jw-russia.org website, Jehovah's Witnesses described the outcome of the case as «a black day for fundamental human freedoms in Russia.»

They estimated a «human freedom index» for each country based on 1985 figures for forty different indicators among them the right to travel, freedom of religion, freedom from unlawful detention, independent press, homosexual activities between consenting adults.

He is the one who has put the freedom of conscience on the human heart, and that freedom applies universally.

The death - of - God school tells us that the picture of God we have just outlined, save for its inclusion of love and moral justice when modified by love, has died on those who have discovered the reality of human freedom, the human capacity to act significantly, and the responsibility we have for acting in freedom.

While Lewis's remarks do not indicate any careful reading of Luther, it is true that Camus rejects a notion of «salvation by faith alone» on the grounds that it eliminates human freedom and, to that extent, would not accept the God of Luther, Calvin, or the later Augustine.

The particular mechanisms employed depend on circumstances of history, geography, and culture, and decisions about them can be made responsibly only by taking account of man's acquisitive propensities, his need for rational order, his longing for freedom, and his sense of justice — in short, by relying on an integral rather than a truncated conception of human nature.

Since religious freedom is based on the inherent dignity of the human person there is no question of it permitting the treatment of individuals to be based on the view that some are of a lesser dignity than others.

But if you insist then I would say, Lahwla Walaqwa Alla Bilah, and then thank you for helping me to know and understand that those things you call for are not possible and all just ink on paper, unreal and just was and is being used for what is called propaganda and that all we will harvest being over here are flags in the name of practicing your human rights or your freedom of speech.

In a society founded on the exaltation of freedom it is understandable that the desire to satisfy one's human appetites takes an ever firmer grip on individuals who live in an environment where they have considerable spending power and great encouragement to spend on pleasures and material goods.

Benedict Rogers, East Asia team leader at religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said the vote is an «extremely significant development, which will in all likelihood mean a continuing crackdown on human rights generally, and religious freedom in particular».

As an Enlightenment idea, «academic freedom» is usually associated with a rationale that depends on a particular view of human nature.

[9] The Church's social vision, built on principles of justice, peace, freedom and solidarity, [10] presents, this writer would submit, values which serve much better if we want to uphold the dignity of the human person.

The proposal is an «attack on freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and the right to privacy that gives law enforcement unreasonably broad powers,» the humanitarian group Human Rights Watch told The Guardian.

Thus everything rests on God's freedom, and yet the truly astonishing feature in these stories is that everything rests also on human decisions.

We can remember here Pope Benedict's teaching: «God's initiative always precedes every human initiative and on our journey towards him too it is he who first illuminates us, who directs and guides us, ever respecting our inner freedom» (General Audience, 14 November 2012).

There is only one spirit that would say you are not forgiven and that is the antichrist spirit, the same spirit that led men to smash the face in of Jesus so that he no longer looked like a human being then stood back and watched his life drain away on a hot sunny day not realising that he was in fact watching the freedom of men in all its glory.

The book becomes increasingly generalised as it goes on, with later chapters having such titles as «Human Freedom and Creativity» and «Moral Responsibility and Stewardship».

Another Augustinian teaching, born of his clash with the Pelagians, is that salvation rests on the grace of God alone, not at all on the exercise of human freedom.

Jennifer Roback Morse of the Acton Institute points out on their website that, in the very first paragraph of the encyclical we discover that «Benedict's perspective on Truth has its own view of human freedom as well as of the human good: «Each person finds his good by adherence to God's plan for him, -LSB-...] in this plan, he finds his truth, and through adherence to this truth he becomes free.»»

This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or in association with others, within due limits.»

What I gleaned from these pages, in part, is that for Kierkegaard the roots of the comic lie in the inherent contradictoriness of human nature: soul and body, freedom and necessity, the angelic and the bestial, eternity and temporality, and so on.

The story of Easter declares that the God of Beyond has died on the cross and through the Holy Spirit now is the human community as the struggle for human equalities and freedoms, the impulse for harmony.

On this view, human freedom extends to absolute mastery over one's life, a mastery which extends to being killed or assisted in suicide so long as these are voluntary acts.»

Methodists had prided themselves throughout the nineteenth century on their Arminian defense of the freedom of the human will against their Calvinist detractors.

«We condemn Iran's continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion and we call on the Iranian authorities to respect Mr. Abedini's human rights and release him,» U.S. State Department spokesman Darby Holladay said in written statement.

«These proposals would have had a profound effect on religious freedom and fundamental human rights, and consequently we welcome the news that the Government are listening to the concerns of those who responded.»