Sentences with phrase «personal convictions»

Autonomy is defined as the strength to follow personal convictions even when they go against conventional wisdom, which usually increases as adolescents age and enter adulthood, Galinsky said.

As a result of my pastoral experience and personal convictions I strive to integrate a relationship with God into treatment.

More specifically, your personal convictions and commitments to what is true to your heart, the personal code of ethics in which you put your faith in.

Personal convictions can be easily swayed pretty easily by simply experiencing the other side.

Impress yourself If there is no way to impress the boss, at least you can impress yourself by practising according to your personal convictions.

McClung J.A. took to publicly attacking her in the media in the newly - launched National Post, citing her «feminist bias» and «personal convictions,» even making a snide remark about suicide given her own husband's death.

Alternatively, a commitment was made in the preamble as the legislation reads, ``... the Government of Canada has committed to develop non-legislative measures that would support the improvement of a full range of options for end - of - life care, respect the personal convictions of health care providers and explore other situations — each having unique implications — in which a person may seek access to medical assistance in dying, namely situations giving rise to requests by mature minors, advance requests and requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition...»

In essence, religion is about freely and deeply held personal convictions or beliefs connected to an individual's spiritual faith and integrally linked to one's self - definition and spiritual fulfilment, the practices of which allow individuals to foster a connection with the divine or with the subject or object of that spiritual faith.»

The applicant also argues that the niqab, as well as the burka full - body covering, accord with her «religious faith, culture and personal convictions.»

However, the Supreme Court of Canada has held religion to be about «sincere and deeply held personal convictions or beliefs connected to an individual's spiritual faith and integrally linked to his or her self - definition and spiritual fulfilment, the practices of which allow individuals to foster a connection with the divine or with the subject or object of that spiritual faith».

In many respects, our Rules reflect this principle, as they do not promote a lawyer's personal convictions of morality or ethics guiding their legal work.

Many lawyer codes of professional conduct encourage a divorcing of a lawyer's personal convictions from their professional responsibilities.

The source of the scholarship, therefore, did not fit with her personal convictions, and so she wrote a letter to the Poland Springs Bottling Company on June 2, part of which was published in the Conway Daily Sun:

If you daydream about aligning your personal convictions with a fulfilling and inspiring professional position, then maybe it's time to think about a green job search.

With regards to Hansen's beliefs vs his conclusions, the question is, what evidence is there that any of Hansen's personal convictions (such as those described in, say, his recent book) are inappropriately reflected in his published work?

Although it rests on first principles and on indisputable biophysical realities, it has a stamp of personal convictions, and its ultimate goal calls for a fundamental rethinking of basic positions and propositions.

It's one thing to read the findings of a big, faceless research body such as the IPCC and quite another to hear the personal convictions of a scientist who has spent years studying climate change and understands the evidence.

It's up to each individual to keep up in the way he / she feels is most in line with his / her personal convictions.

Marking a change in the direction of her artistic practice, Wong's new work considers the profound ways that motherhood has transformed her personal convictions and philosophy on making art.

Take away the ideals and personal convictions motivating the founders and employees of these schools, and it's easy to see how mediocrity would move in.

But despite his personal convictions, the Union war - hero soon realizes that his client may actually be innocent.

But there is an important difference: Masumura, we are told, was one of the Daiei company's longest serving directors, so his adversarial style — whatever his personal convictions — was market - driven, appealing to the substantial youth market of the time.

In Young Mr Lincoln (1939) director John Ford and actor Henry Fonda used a relatively minor episode in Lincoln's life to demonstrate far more convincingly and compelling how his personal convictions about equality, justice and democracy influenced his actions.

Some notable irony in this film and Elizabeth (1998) as we see an uncle bound to give up his throne, just like Queen Mary, begging the heir to confirm to their personal convictions.

You needn't look for Kazan's politics and personal convictions here; this is a film, not an outlet for Kazan to either stand by his act or exorcise demons.

Ignore the precise religious context and it stands perfectly well as a restrained look at personal convictions in the face of certain death.

Richard Klein, climate policy analyst at the Stockholm Environment Institute, wrote: «Irrespective of credentials, a scientist who lets his personal convictions blur his professional judgment is a bad scientist.»

You would likely base your decision to cross or avoid that bridge on the expert consensus, irrespective of your personal convictions.

«Science should neither serve special interests nor be rejected based on personal convictions.

In addition to representing the concerns of his constituency, Maurice was genuine and outspoken in his personal convictions.

It is that his personal convictions are unsayable among liberals.

Setting aside my personal convictions on the issue, the need for a debate on the death penalty is highly questionable.

Corbyn is a very different leader to Kinnock, but his personal convictions are not the same in some significant respects from his party's.

Even so in key areas his party's policies are far removed from his own personal convictions.

Rather, it was a combination of socio - political factors: A strategically timed publicity stunt to bolster Russia's positive image internationally in the run - up to the Sochi Olympics, a result of skilful lobbying efforts by the German diplomatic elite and a humane act of mercy driven by Putin's personal convictions about vengeance, justice and mercy.

The first is that prejudice continues to colour the public's receptiveness to science: Science's nature as a field of dispute and evolution makes it easy for many within the wider public to disregard its conclusions when they do not sit well with their own personal convictions.

I love that you shared this — it's good to see people hold to their personal convictions even when it's not the «popular» thing to do.

How to reconcile personal convictions and parenting rules with the respect and empathy for the child?

Your personal convictions about nursing through the night or nursing to sleep or the age of weaning, isn't a reason to tell mothers inaccurate information.

In one of the stories that we shall examine in the next chapter, a pastor with high ideals was dismissed because of the way he tried to insert into parish life his personal convictions.

A lot of depends on your personal convictions and areas of weakness.

Al, if anyone can pick whatever he likes from a «holy book» to fit his / her personal convictions and agenda then what value is it to such a book?

The day I see someone's personal convictions changed on a forum message board is the day I will believe the universe «poofed» into existence from nothing.

It is not a matter of a change in Schleiermacher's personal convictions.

Before it our finest hermeneutical and personal convictions are rendered powerless.

Neither the deep personal convictions people feel, however honest, nor the lengths they will go to prove and defend them, nor the number of people who feel that way is evidence of the existence of the Judeo - Christian god.

I am just talking about my personal convictions.

We Christians invite people to Jesus Christ without pinpointing their personal convictions.

To be sure, the distinction between personal convictions and the religious story of the nation remains sufficiently sharp in evangelical teachings that militant religious nationalism is the exception rather than the rule.

The decisive factor in this matter does not seem to be the minister's personal convictions regarding the use of alcohol, but the way in which he chooses to present his convictions.