Sentences with phrase «out substantive discussions»

The power of therapeutic liberalism to crowd out substantive discussions of family matters at elite levels is evident in mainline periodicals and in the denominational meetings of three representative churches — the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the United Methodist Church.

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I hope to fill this void, apply a scientific eye, and impart credence to therapeutic nutrition and holistic medicine by substantiating all my claims with high quality scientific data — instead of pulling statements out of thin air, which sadly is commonplace with headline - grabbing, yet substantive discussion - lacking online articles.

I also think we could do a lot better at figuring that out if we could have real discussions about the issue, including distinguishing what is actually «the standard» and what are related, but independent concepts (eg, curriculum, student / teacher paradigms) and more substantive questions like developmental appropriateness, aligning expectations to societal needs — and justifying those needs and that alignment — etc, etc....

I have been attempting to keep out posts that appear to be trolls designed to derail a reasoned discussion without adding anything substantive.