Sentences with phrase «other general councils»

The Council said expressly that it and other general councils drew their authority directly from Christ and that all, including the Pope, were «bound to obey» them «in all those things which pertain to the faith» to the healing of schism, and to the general reformation of the Church.»

Not exact matches

A joint statement this week from more than 60 conservatives, including former attorney general Edwin Meese and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, demanded that Facebook and other tech giants «rectify their credibility with the conservative movement» by explaining why content is taken down and accounts deleted and by including more conservative groups on its list of advisers.

He serves on the Angel Capital Association's Public Policy Committee Advisory Council, and writes, speaks and presents frequently on general solicitation, accredited investor verification, and other reforms under the JOBS Act.

There were notable exceptions, of course, such as the Council of Trent's repudiation of the idea that «the Jews killed Christ,» but that official teaching never really took hold, and the general trend among many Catholics and other Christians was to ostracize and persecute Jews.

At the most recent General Assembly of the World Council of Churches, in Vancouver in 1983, the theological significance of other religious traditions still remained a controversial issue.

Article 8 of the «Statement of Fundamental Truths» of the General Council of the Assemblies of God states, «The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4).»

In his opening address to the World Conference on Church and Society, Visser» t Hooft, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, said, «We do not speak because we want to have a say in the affairs of the world, but because we can not live with God, with other fellowmen, with ourselves, if we keep silent».

The United Church of Canada, one third of it Presbyterian at its inauguration in 1925, at its 32nd General Council in l988, after much study and years of hot debate, made the kind of decision in the face of this issue that ought at least to be considered by other ecclesial communities facing it.

Presbyterian general assemblies are not universal councils of the church, and setting agendas and shaping deliberations in concert with other churches and their councils would help to avoid the conceit that authority in the church belongs to a voting majority of seven hundred commissioners.

(10) While this «Position paper» (and others since issued) does not hold the constitutional status of the Statement of Fundamental Truths approved by the AGs highest body, the biennial General Council in session (typically four to nine thousand voters), the paper does bear the approval of the (roughly two hundred man - no women) General and Executive Presbyteries all of whom are elected by General Council membership.

The police source narrated that they (police) acted on a petition filed by the three activists, including Dzifa Gunu, Stephen Atuk and Fred Adomako Williams and copied to the Inspector General of Police, Attorney General's Department, the General Legal Council and seven other organizations to investigate the matter.

At 10 a.m., NYC Council preliminary budget hearings will begin with a general overview, featuring representatives of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Finance, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and the Independent Budget Office, among others.

The other endorsees were D.C. Council members Charles Allen (D - Ward 6) and Kenyan McDuffie (D - Ward 5); D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D); D.C. Shadow Representative Franklin Garcia (D); and D.C. Shadow Senate candidate Andria Thomas (D).

The NYHTC General Convention will consist of the elected officers of the Hotel Trades Council, selected staff, the HEAT Network Leaders, the HEAT Captains, and other persons appointed by the President of the union.

Labour's big losses in these councils were not against the other main parties who they will be fighting in the general election, but against independent candidates.

City Housing Authority Acting General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo actually bragged to the City Council the other day about all the «beautiful homes» he's seen on NYCHA properties.

It's the deeply - ingrained disdain that Grenfell residents and others complain bitterly about — the dismissal of people's concerns about homelessness and housing standards, council refusals to respond to questions, and a general assumption by authorities that people who need housing help exaggerate their troubles, or even lie.

Council would consider and approve other vacant national positions at its next general meeting.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has been an outspoken critic of the the 328 - bed facility for the homeless and substance abuse patients, said in a letter to constituents that she and other City Council members were presenting a resolution to the City Council's Committee on General Welfare at a public hearing at 10:30 a.m Wednesday.

Other speakers included John McDonnell MP, Chris Baugh PCS Assistant General Secretary, Steve Clarke of Welsh Tenants organisation, Sean McGovern chair of the TUC Disabled Workers» Committee and Disability representative to Unite Executive Council, and Ian Hodson of Bakers Union.

We, like any other Ghanaian, woke up June 3, 2017 with another sad news that a 3 - year ban has been placed on Mr. Francis - Xavier Sosu, a Human Rights Advocate by the General Legal Council on the bases that Lawyer Sosu has been found guilty on two counts of «overcharging a client; touting and person advertisement on social media».

The offices filled by the Council included the State Comptroller, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Surveyor General, the Chancellor, the justices of the New York Supreme Court, sheriffs, district attorneys, judges, surrogates, city and county clerks, mayors (including the Mayor of New York City), all military officers and many others.

Elections to Stirling Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Attendees included Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other Council and Assembly members.

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Constantinides is the first Greek Cypriot to serve on the Council after he beat out several other candidates in the general election in November.

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015, [1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general election.

In attendance at this event were members of both the local Hispanic and Jewish communities, as well as distinguished guests, such as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.; Congressman Eliot Engel; New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito; New York State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein; New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera; New York State Assemblyman Marcos Crespo; New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz; New York City Council Member Andrew Cohen; Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Ido Aharoni; and Executive Vice President & CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Rabbi Michael S. Miller, among others.

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, wife of the Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, Attorney General, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, members of the State Executive Council, members of the House of Assembly, stakeholders in the justice sector, celebrities, students, among others, said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands are on deck towards safeguarding the rights of every citizen and the most vulnerable in the society.

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Copied in the petition were the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Director - General, State Security Service, the Chairman, National Judicial Council, and the Chairman, Federal Judicial Service Commission among others.

The proposed L.I. in question, among other things, states that the General Legal Council will conduct an entrance exam for the admission of students to the school, and conduct interviews for all applicants who pass the Ghana School of Law Entrance Examination.

Last year, the Common Council abolished four departments and transferred a fifth to country control, among other cost - saving measures, in an effort to stave off a double - digit tax increase and better align general fund expenditures with incoming revenue.

The proposed LI in question, among other things, states that the General Legal Council will conduct an entrance exam for the admission of students to the school, and conduct interviews for all applicants who pass the Ghana School of Law Entrance Examination.

The legislation also sets up an advisory council for the museum, consisting of the secretary of the Interior, the National Park Service, the General Services Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, the mayor, the governor, the borough president and others.

For the 2015 general elections, the Communist League stood two parliamentary candidates — in London and Manchester — and two other candidates for Manchester City Council.

To report annually to the Association, through the Council — and, as appropriate, to other scientific and technological communities and to the general public — the activities of the Committee and its general assessment of significant developments during the year that affect scientific freedom and scientific responsibility and that call for examination, discussion and possible action.

Dr Neha Issar - Brown, Programme Leader for the Population and Systems Medicine Board at the Medical Research Council, said: «Sexual behaviour, or rather risky sexual behaviour, can have a negative impact on several other areas of a young adult's life, including their general well - being and health.

The General Secretary shall attend to matters connected with the organization of the Association, its relations to the affiliated societies and such other matters as the Council may designate.

Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body, which introduces students to the world of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making.

It's hard to distinguish the very top Chinese candidates from each other (high SAT scores, perfect GPAs, president of student council and general secretary of Model United Nations, summers teaching disadvantaged kids in rural China).

In June 2017 Scottish the Scottish Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney, announced plans to reform the General Teaching Council for Scotland, bringing it together with other professional development bodies in a new Education Workforce Council for Scotland, similar to the Education Workforce Council in Wales.

The establishment of an Education Workforce Council to take on the responsibilities of the General Teaching Council for Scotland and the Community Learning and Development Standards Council and to register other education professionals.

Others may be found in the course listings for general education that are available to all students but which serve gifted and talented students well (such as student council, school newspaper, Future Problem Solving, computer club, etc.).

(d) The term «labor organization» means a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce, and any agent of such an organization, and includes any organization of any kind, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan so engaged in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which is subordinate to a national or international labor organization.

-- The Attorney General may obtain the assistance of other Federal agencies in carrying out subsection (a), including the National Council on Disability, the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Commerce.

(D) The term «labor organization» means a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce, and any agent of such an organization, and includes any organization of any kind, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan so engaged in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which subordinate to a national or international labor organization.

There are so many other things the council leadership does throughout the year, including host the annual MRC Rep Conference and General Membership Awards Ceremony at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, present industry awards to our manufacturers» rep colleagues and elect council leadership.

Acting as a clearing house for Jewish Book Month events is part of the Jewish Book Council's overall mission to promote the reading, writing, publishing and distribution of quality Jewish content books in English, as well as to serve as the coordinating body of Jewish literary activity in North America in both general and Jewish venues, advising local communities on exhibits, book fairs, book club appearances, author tours and other literary programs.