Sentences with phrase «presented by the advocates»

[1][2] It is a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for the existence of God, presented by its advocates as «an evidence - based scientific theory about life's origins» rather than «a religious - based idea».

It may well be true, as Griffin suggests, that most ordinary believers have never heard process theism presented by an advocate for that position.

The more accurate statement, however, would be that most people have thus far not even heard of process theism and fewer still have heard it presented by an advocate.

In all cases, the costs are estimated to be higher than presented by the advocates of each scheme.

On May 15, 2018, Justin will be leading a workshop at the Costs Submissions Advocacy program presented by the Advocates» Society.

Webinar Recordings A webinar presentation on how to successfully define a social group for an asylum claim, presented by the Advocates for Human Rights, is also available.

Not exact matches

Developed by the New York Fed's Community Affairs department, the Facts & Trends series provides analytical summaries intended to present key facts on topical issues to assist governments, community advocates and others to better understand, monitor and address specific economic concerns within the Federal Reserve's Second District.

Further, it is understood that emphasis should be on recruitment of Directors who bring more than credentials or designations by contributing to a culture that accelerates business success by advocating and influencing public policy, developing business leaders, connecting businesses and presenting thought leaders.

Also, the original post was a cartoon envisioning the words / concepts represented by the Jesus figure, against the background of the Syrian refugees ---- what are your thoughts on the irony, applicability, and / or actions advocated by the Followers of Jesus (past tense) with the Followers of Jesus (present tense).

For Megyn Kelly to argue that either Jesus, as embraced by Christians as the Son of God, or Santa, as the infinitely generous being who lives at the North Pole and delivers presents to every well - behaved child on the planet on Christmas Eve (What other possible understanding could she be advocating?)

If Christians abide by the mandates in their heritage, they can never advocate peace just for the sake of peace when injustices are present.

Even on this basis the Catholic nowadays is himself very often, and in the most important questions, in a situation which in practice resembles the one assumed to be always and necessarily present by those who advocate a Christian situation ethics.

If the civil religion — its symbols, rituals, and tenets — are captured by those in power and invoked on behalf of present arrangements, it becomes all the more difficult to advocate change in the name of civil religion.

In advocating the use of donors and surrogates, he says that «rather than undermine family, these practices present new variations of family and community that could help fill the void left by flux in the shape of the American family.»

Gibbons is a dedicated advocate for the restaurant industry, as evidenced by his many past and present positions at the state and national level such as at the National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and through his philanthropic efforts.

There was a spirited discussion on Evan Marc Katz's website about potentially «wrong» ways to marry — albeit it wasn't presented that way — and then there was a sort of vindication by someone who has been a staunch pro-marriage advocate (she even defended former Vice President Dan Quayle's attack on the TV character Murphy Brown, an unwed mother, back in 1992) who is rethinking her ways.

Just as I think it's well past time for the medical profession and hospitals to start dealing realistically and responsibly with the issues and risks presented by common practice (and mal - practice) in obstetrics, it's important for home birth advocates to deal reasonably and realistically with the issues and risks presented by home births.

Homebirth advocates further embellish this childish «defense» by insisting that no difference exists between home and hospital, since an obstetrician is definitely not present at home and might not be present at the hospital.

One of your common tasks is usually going to be supporting your government relations team (or your citizen advocates and volunteers) by collecting documents that they want Hill staff to see and presenting them on a central page about an issue.

New York State Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville) today was presented the «Guardian of Small Business» Award by NFIB NY, the state's leading advocate for small businesses.

Though prior instant runoff proposals originating in the City Council have failed, the group of electeds and advocates sought to seize on an opportunity presented by the mayor's creation of the Charter Revision Commission.

In recent weeks, the public advocate has surged to the front of the Democratic pack by presenting himself the only true progressive alternative to the Bloomberg years.

The seminar is being presented by Legislator Dixon and Joseph Chudoba, Domestic Violence Advocate with the Erie County Sheriff's Office Domestic Violence Unit.

According to estimates presented at the meeting by Eric Greenleaf, another P.S. 234 parent and school overcrowding advocate, lower Manhattan will be short more than 1,000 seats for school children by 2015, even with the new 712 - student Peck Slip school under construction.

At 2 p.m., Compassion & Choices New York, joined by physicians, patients and advocates, will present petitions in support of New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, New York State Capitol, War Room, Albany.

The seminars are being presented by Legislator Lorigo and Joseph Chudoba, Domestic Violence Advocate with the Erie County Sheriff's Office Domestic Violence Unit.

Their alternative proposal, which had been presented by the leading advocates to the mayor ten days prior, calls for a radical investment in building new housing for low - income families, especially seniors, which critics say has largely been left out of the mayor's current housing strategy.

And last week at City Hall, homeless outreach advocates attended a meeting called by de Blasio officials, where HRA Commissioner Steve Banks and top de Blasio aide Emma Wolfe were present, in order to discuss the city's homelessness outreach efforts.

After a Staten Island grand jury decided in December not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the July chokehold death of Eric Garner, a request for disclosure of the transcripts and evidence presented to the grand jury was brought before the court by Public Advocate James, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and The New York Post.

Advocates for addiction recovery on Tuesday presented a wish list to state lawmakers, along with a way to pay for some of their proposed remedies: by imposing a tax on prescription opioids.

The officials concluded by saying they were not advocating autarky, but argued the terms of the TPP in its present form grant too much power to business.

«It's absolutely expected that she would take a step to distance herself from the mayor,» said Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, adding that subject presented an especially good opportunity for Quinn, who began her career as a housing advocate and has been accused by some of having moved too far from the left and becoming too cozy with the mayor.

Beyond the present uncertainty caused by the legal situation, another downside is a «prejudice around cannabis... that can limit some of your other [career] options,» says Pryor, who is also the founder and head of the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Cannabis Chemistry subdivision, which advocates for increased cannabis research.

The issue is often presented as one of Òresponsible advocacy.Ó But this framing locks us into a paradox: Scientists who advocate aim to be effective in the policy arena, but by advocating lose their credibility.

He adapted the script from an article about the real Michael Glatze (by Benoit Denizet - Lewis) and seems to try to present the story without bias; however, it's evident that Michael's confusion is destroying him, and the gay community incinerates their former advocate.

I won't be their teacher anymore, however, I will still remain present in their lives as their biggest advocate for independent reading by calling, sending a text, or emailing them once a week to chat with them about the book.

Well - known broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle presented the awards, with a special presentation also being given by renowned designer Dick Powell, a long time advocate for the subject.

First, it explains that by helping to insulate teachers from backlash or retaliation, the challenged statutes allow teachers to act in students» interests in deciding when and how to present curricular material and to advocate for students within their schools and districts.

That time period presents a problem for advocates of teacher rights, who, if Tuck were elected, would have to spend much of it defending themselves from criticism issued by the state's leader on education.

In between, I've been certified and recertified by the Board, served as a candidate support provider, presented at NBPTS conferences and advocated for the Board and NBCTs in the halls of Congress and my state legislature.

Keynote addresses were presented by Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, Jed Wallace, CCSA president and CEO, and Lisa Leslie, four time Olympic Gold Medalist, former WNBA player, co-owner of the LA Sparks, author, and charter school advocate.

While ZuPreem doesn't advocate giving bunnies and other small animals as Easter or spring presents, retailers can cater to these new pet owners by creatively displaying small animal products and making them easily accessible in the store.

She has been displaying her art on Ocean Front Walk, by Dudley, for about five years while at the same time being an ever - present advocate for love, justice and equality at our community meetings.

Imaging Eden presents an overview of the medium's historic complicity as silent witness, pre-meditated booster, and passionate advocate of this unique environment, and also showcases commissioned work by five international contemporary artists, including Gerald Slota (USA), Jungjin Lee (Korea), Bert Teunissen (the Netherlands) and Jim Goldberg and Jordan Stein (USA), whose practice is photo - based.

One, advocated by artist Mel Bochner, and the other presented by Artforum editor John Coplan.

Founded by Ms. Wilson in 1976 in a Tribeca storefront, the organization's mission was to «present, preserve, interpret, proselytize and advocate on behalf of avant - garde art.»

The event is presented by Arts Gowanus, a not - for - profit organization working to support, promote, and advocate for local artists and a sustainable arts community.

My latest review for the New Haven Advocate considers «Continuous Present,» an excellent show at the Yale University Art Gallery featuring work by Francis Alÿs, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Rodney Graham, Roni Horn, On Kawara, Thomas Nozkowski, Gabriel Orozco, Laura Owens, Dieter Roth, and Franz West.

The new article by Socolow is partly a defense of the paper's conclusions, but it is also (and most importantly, to my mind) a personal reflection by a seasoned climate analyst on «shortcomings in the way advocates of forceful action [he includes himself in this group] have presented their case.»

The Niskanen Center, which calls itself a libertarian think tank, has a Center for Climate Science directed by Dr. Joseph Majkut, a climatologist who previously served on the staff of Brulle's ally Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.52 The think tank R Street is so well known for its friendliness to a carbon tax that when we published a study critical of the carbon tax, we invited it to contribute a defense of the tax.53 And as the present study goes to press, prominent Republicans at the Hoover Institution like George Schultz and James Baker are advocating vigorously for a carbon tax.54