Sentences with phrase «outlawed because»

The story takes place in a near future where boxing has been outlawed because it is considered too violent and has been replaced by robot boxing in which 2 000 pound robots beat the bejesus out of one another.
Those types of knives are outlawed because the blades snap into place.
Incestual marriages are outlawed because of the detriment they have on the healthcare system due to the high rate of genetic deficiencies that occur from inter-family breeding.
This function alone justifies their existence, which otherwise ought to be outlawed because of the immorality to which they are condemned by the order of things.
I have a wall of purchased books... mostly hardcover, mostly at full price, and I am technically an outlaw because I'm pirating all of those books electronically.

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And it's because we happen to be in an industry that has set things up [so] that essentially competition has been outlawed,» Kalanick said.
«or it could simply be outlawed entirely» in theory, yes, can be outlawed... but not in reality because is in any aspects a barter exchange of goods!
What you morons describe as «partial - birth abortion» was outlawed YEARS ago because of zealots like you.
The Romney family fled to Mexico because the United States outlawed polygamy.
Where debate on the subject of religion versus secularism is concerned, it's always easy to find voices shrieking over the banishment of religion and Christianity from American life, and claims the nation is morally bankrupt because of the success progressives have had with marginalizing or outlawing religious practices.
Should we outlaw cars because people get run over?
Slavery was originally outlawed in the west because the Christians said they could not own or enslave other Christians.
@SL: You want to outlaw pr0n because it hurts others??? Really?
They even outlawed the celebration of Christmas because it was not in the Bible and was therefore blasphemous.
Society has outlawed religion because it is useless, and you are no longer allowed to believe in god or even speak of god in your own home.
And I seem to recall Chad talking about birth control methods and dismissing those that would be outlawed by this measure because they were used by only 1 % of the population.
Newtonian physics was the law of the land because the church had begun to outlaw science and held back science.
And thus, a «peace» is obtained because the lines of many religions are allowed within national borders and violence is outlawed.
Just because - I - don't agree with it, doesn't mean that the LAW should outlaw it.
No one suggests outlawing Christianity in this country, but many Christians have no problem outlawing the ultimate expression of love (marriage) to others simply because they are attracted to the same gender.
In the United States more illegal shooting happen in the Washington DC and Maryland area where guns are totally outlawed than in free to carry states like Arizona where I live because chances are in the DC area the hard working and law abiding citizen does not carry a gun.
He and two pastors were arrested this week for defying a new city ordinance that «effectively outlaws» giving food to homeless people in public places, because what even is this world anymore.
If the truth has made us «odd,» if we have not accommodated ourselves out of all recognition, then it will appear to some people that we're running away, that we're living an escapist existence, that we're outsiders, even outlaws — whereas the truth is that we're the insiders, because we're bearing God's reality, not the world's.
Athiests are the most hypocritical bunch I have ever heard.They slam religion (christianity) for imposing itself upon others, while they demand that religion should be outlawed simply because they don't agree with the concepts or precepts of that religion (christianity).
Will the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Kyivan Patriarchate, and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church now say no, loudly and clearly, to a petition asking the Ukrainian Rada (Parliament) to outlaw Moscow Patriarchate churches because they represent the «Russian enemy»?
Because when tidying up D.C.'s monuments is outlawed, only outlaws will tidy up D.C.'s monuments...
Mormon polygamy was outlawed in this country, despite the constitutional protection of freedom of religion, because it violated the sensibilities of the dominant Christian culture, even though no explicit biblical prohibition against polygamy exists.
Why are we outlawing things because God says that it's wrong.
It's pretty easy to see that Colson is not calling for an end to contraception (because Protestants have always used it, and they might not be too interested in outlawing it) but a «catechism» of church members in a war against Obama.
He began with «outlawing» (which it already is but not because of religion), went to «illogical» reasoning (nothing illogical about protecting a woman), then «forcing unjustified belief on others» (many laws would fall in this same unjustificational reasoning) and «through politics» (I think that is how America works — through the majority).
Just because it offends some doesn't outlaw it.
The other 3 are outlawed, but not because of the Commandments.
Though microwaves were originally invented in Russia they were totally outlawed there in the» 70's because of their deleterious effects.
The outlaw Jesse James even refused to rob a bank in Texas because his favorite chili parlor was in that town!
In 1314 Edward II tried to ban the competitions from London; 35 years later Edward III attempted to outlaw the game altogether because it was disturbing his archery practice.
If you don't know who the New Age Outlaws are, you're probably six years old and I'm jealous of you, because your entire memories of professional wrestling consist of our modern, golden era.
Because of recent backward legislation, a large percentage of sharp info is being placed with outlaw books and below the Vegas and offshore sportsbooks radar screen, but not below our West Coast Source.
They have done their best to outlaw the use of the words «natural» or «real» because they believe it points out that adopters may be «unnatural or unreal.»
Add another notch to their useless - when - comes - to - discipline belts, because the French have outlawed spanking.
Drugs are only a criminal issue because they've been outlawed, when in fact they are a psychological health issue.
By this reasoning it made sense to outlaw marijuana because the harm that would be caused if it lead to an addiction to harder drugs was indisputable large enough to warrant legislation.
I guess the whole nation of France is nothing but a bunch of crazies — after all they've outlawed Fracking in France period, because of concerns about what it will do to the environment.
PDDs were outlawed last year, but because the Town Board never held a public hearing to end the special zoning for the 8.3 - acre property, it has to consider the developer's request, the outlet reported.
Businessman and prominent politician, Orji Uzor Kalu, tells SUNDAY ABORISADE why the Federal Government outlawed the activities of the Independent People of Biafra because its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, ignored the elders» advice
Most late - term abortions would be outlawed under legislation Republicans pushed toward House passage Tuesday, a bill that won't reach an eager President Donald Trump because it faces certain defeat in the Senate.
The prime example is thalidomide, which was outlawed in the 1960s because it caused birth defects but has now found a niche in the treatment of cancer and leprosy.
Because federal law continues to outlaw the production and sales of cannabis aside from the CBD oil and hemp seed oil from hemp plants, it is illegal for states that have legalized cannabis to sell products across state borders.
It's only because curmudgeonly foster father Hec (Sam Neill) goes after him that Ricky manages to survive, and soon (because of a misunderstanding with some hunters they meet) the pair find themselves on the run from the police for months, outlaws living off the land.
And they're about to face a crisis, because the store owner has decided to sell out to the hated Music City chain, which has a dress code that outlaws tattoos and body piercing and would basically disqualify the entire Empire Records staff.
The first teaser for Drake Doremus» Equals introduced a love story starring Kristen Stewart that «s nowhere near as overwrought as her most famous onscreen romance, probably because it's set in a future where emotions have been outlawed.
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