Nor is the absence of white evangelicals and fundamentalists due to
the political views of the members of these churches on the issues that organizing addresses.
I think a lot of people get hung up on
the political views of the members (Abortion... gay marriage... etc) but from what i've seen, they largely are just trying to help people in need from all walks of life.
Not exact matches
At a private event in New York earlier this year, Jess McIntosh, former vice president
of communications for Emily's List, discussed the group's desire to reach new millennial voters and
members who consume news and form their
political views outside
of traditional media.
As I imagine is similar in other faiths, it is hard for an active
member of the LDS Church to publically maintain
political views that fall more in line with the Democratic Party than the GOP.
Only 25 per cent claimed to love the enemies
of their country and
members of dangerous
political parties, though in
view of prevalent behavior even this seems a startling proportion!
Rufus Taylor, president
of the gun club, properly known as Lincoln Park Traps Inc., and other club
members viewed the resolution as a small
political victory giving them time to conduct meetings with the district «s staff.
Domestically, defense spending was something that had bipartisan support during WWII and in the early days
of the Cold War, and continued to be a signature issue
of one
of the two major
political parties, the Republicans, whose
members were much more likely to have been military veterans than Democrats, and who held a more antagonistic
view of Communism which was nominally a politically left leaning ideology.
He went on to lambast the many
members of Congress who do not have passports; a fact symptomatic
of a
political class whose influence extends far beyond its experience and whose
views of the East are formed solely from second - hand sources — «West — West dialogue» — telling each other what they already think.
All
of the above applies to the SGP Youths as well, but for the Youths I would expect the relatively high number
of members to be even more pronounced as young adults raised in a religious family and community where > 20 %
of the population vote for the SGP tend to have pretty clear
views on their
political and religious affiliation at a relatively young age, whereas other people tend to choose their
political affiliations at a later age (if they ever choose one).
In
view of the disconcerting developments in the past few months, we the undersigned academics and
political analysts, appeal to the European Union and the US, as well as foreign institutions
of which they are
members, to strengthen their commitment to the European future
of BiH, to adopt a firm approach toward spoilers
of the reform process and to jointly use their leverage potential in a coordinated manner.
As someone who is Catholic and a
member of the Liberal Democrats, I find reconciling faith and
political views quite difficult.
I share the
view expressed by objective and reasonable
members of the public that because the government was the 1st defendant / respondent against whom the Supreme Court made declarations
of unconstitutional conduct in paying the judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the government has been pretending for purely
political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the judgment and orders
of the court only to deliberately abort them.
State Chairman Frank MacKay made the following statement following the convention, «The
members of the Independence Party represent a cross-section
of political views, but we are firmly united in our beliefs that our growing dysfunctional governing bodies in NYS and Washington, DC are deeply in need
of reform from the bottom up and the top down.
«The new leader was also elected with an overwhelming mandate on a
political programme that seeks to take the party in a direction that reflects the current
views of party
members,» he writes.
He conceded that the moderator is a citizen
of Ghana and has the right to join any
political party and also express his
views on any national issues, but «his
views should be differentiated from that
of the Presby Church because not all
members are towing his line».
I always thought that calling for the destruction
of a sovereign state, which is a
member of the United Nations, is something that goes beyond «
political views.»
He also spoke against partisanship which he said made it difficult to prosecute corrupt politicians, noting that
members of some
political parties
view such criminal prosecutions as
political persecution.
Since then, Conservative grassroots
members»
views on Europe appear only to have hardened — and, as a new report from the Project published yesterday by the Mile End Institute shows, they are one
of the many things that set the Tory rank and file apart from the
members of other
political parties.
This in turn reflects the
views of many
members of the Kurdish movement in Turkey who have shown a willingness to abandon nationalism and struggle for the creation
of a new inclusive
political order where different ethno -
political communities can live their differences relationally and non-hierarchically.
«If we say you can not foster children because you're a
member of a mainstream
political party or because you have
views on multiculturalism then that's utterly wrong.»
The news article cites Nojay's «job - juggling» and «
political views» as concerns to
members of the City Council in Detroit and union officials.
In my experience in recent years, the number
of Labour Party
members locally who hold similar
political views to me outnumber all
of the smaller parties combined.
The document recommended a chamber made up
of half elected
members, 30 per cent
political appointees and 20 per cent non-
political nominations - but Mr Straw emphasised that this was only his
view and was not endorsed by the cabinet (full story).
As Muslims have come to become more than an insignificant share
of the left wing coalition in many parts
of Western Europe and North America, despite the left wing not many any real policy concessions to attract them,
members of left wing parties have come to have more interpersonal contact with Muslims which has led to reduced fear and increased mutual understanding, and
political leaders in left wing parties have felt it politic and appropriate to refrain from emphasizing policies and issues that actively antagonize a not insignificant share
of their coalition even when (if push came to shove) they might be uneasy with some
of the
political and social
views of this part
of their coalition.
Morahan was popular with
members on both sides
of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans alike remembered him fondly as someone who embodied the old spirit
of bipartisanship in Albany, where lawmakers
of opposing
views and
political affiliations fought hard on the Senate floor and on the campaign trial, but then laid aside their differences and went out for drinks at the end
of the day.
Nevertheless, being stuck out
of power by an unrepresentative electoral system and an indifferent media establishment means many Lib Dem
members secretly
view stolen policies as satisfying evidence
of political change emanating from the third party.
A life - long Democrat, Westin says he's too busy at work to discuss politics with colleagues, but he suspects that the 35 to 40
members of the center's aggressive lymphoma team hold a range
of political views.
Other available information includes educational level, relationship and employment status,
political views, body type, and favorite video games, books, movies, music, special areas
of interest (which assist with other
member's searches), personality type, and whether they'd be willing to relocate.
Once you're a
member, you can search for matches by a variety
of criteria — including relationship status, appearance, interests, education, faith,
political views, occupation, income, and astrological sign.
Considering the heated tempo
of Australia's current
political landscape we decided to throw all social decorum out the window and ask our
members the question; do
political views affect partner choice?
Spurned first by the French New Wave iconoclasts as belonging to the «tradition
of quality» and later for the extremist
political views their director embraced as a
member of the right - wing National Front, Claude Autant - Lara's wartime films are rarely seen today.
It's true that a single school - board
member with an agenda or strong
political views can jeopardize an entire curriculum, but the teacher - leader network that White and Kockler have constructed in Louisiana seems likely to insulate students from the passions and politics
of the moment.
The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised
of 150
members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number
of agreements between major
political parties, including: a «process first»
view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and party platforms that were prioritized over electing a leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation
of an electoral commission to ensure that all parties were confident in the legitimacy
of the elections.
After all, Christmas is that special time
of the year where you rediscover just how terrible some
of your family
members»
political, religious, and ideological
views are.
Anchored by recent gifts from Gund Gallery Board
Member David Horvitz «74 and his wife Francie Bishop Good to the Gund Gallery Collection, this Gund Associate (intern)- curated exhibition offers a gendered lens through which to
view 20th century civil rights activism so that we may better understand the roots and the aspirations
of the
political consciousness generated by Black liberation art, ephemera and digital culture today.
The exhibition will offer U.S. students, scholars, artists, travelers,
members of the New York community, and Bronxites the opportunity to
view the breadth
of contemporary art from Cuba, providing a rare look at the range
of artists who have responded to Cuba's unique
political, economic, social, and cultural conditions since the 1960s.
The pursuit
of «Veritas» which undergirds our intellectual life demands not only that each
member of our community be able to debate politics freely, but also that we attend to the multitude
of political views that exist in our nation.
We suggest that AMS should: attempt to convey the widespread scientific agreement about climate change; acknowledge and explore the uncomfortable fact that
political ideology influences the climate change
views of meteorology professionals; refute the idea that those who do hold non-majority
views just need to be «educated» about climate change; continue to deal with the conflict among
members of the meteorology community.
We found that perceived scientific consensus,
political ideology, expertise, and perceived conflict are each, to greater or lesser degrees, associated with AMS
members»
views of global warming.
While the ideology
of the district judge may matter only modestly when
viewed from a national perspective, if a Court
of Appeals is «politically» homogeneous, then one can expect large differences in how district judges sentence in the circuit where the
members of the court
of appeals are simpatico as compared with how district judges sentence in a circuit where the
members of the court
of appeals lacks
political homogeneity.
Jan Komarek is a lecturer in EU law at the London School
of Economics and
Political Science.From the point
of view of EU law it was an ordinary case, decided by the Fourth Chamber, concerning the interpretation
of Regulation No 1408/71 on the application
of social security schemes to employed persons, to self - employed persons and to
members of their families moving within the Community («the Regulation»).
As well as keeping readers up to date with all the key
political news, the site regularly polls its «
members only» section, giving a unique
view of political events from a purely Lib - Dem perspective.
Given the widely differing
political views among the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS ®» 1.13 million
members, Rice is seen by some as a controversial choice to keynote the 2009 Conference & Expo.
In my
view, we have a duty to ensure that our
members understand the importance
of policy and
political involvement.