Sentences with phrase «principle of right and wrong»

But I'm learning the principle of right and wrong doesn't matter.

Our difficulty in speaking about cross-cultural principles of right and wrong is compounded by the fact that international organizations, from the United Nations to the World Court, are fragile and nearly helpless in many of the most critical areas of conflict.

Thus, the struggles against torture and terrorism require us to recover and recast a genuinely ecumenical and normative public theology, one willing to engage in the patient yet urgent task of identifying, clarifying and defending those universal principles of right and wrong inherent in the Christian understanding of life.

One of the greatest intellectual crises of our age, one with enormous practical implications, is the fact that most people simply do not believe that there are any universal principles of right and wrong, or, if there are such principles, that we can know them sufficiently to demand adherence to them.

(When you think about it that way it may not seem so surprising that such a search should lead to the Golden Rule and universal principles of right and wrong applying to everyone, like the Commandments — though the steps involved in getting to these results are by no means trivial.)

And one also arrives (surprisingly) in the same way at certain universal principles of right and wrong.

And it is of special interest for Christians that these principles of right and wrong at which one arrives include the Golden Rule (which is stated by Jesus in the gospel of Matthew, as well as in most other major world religions) and the middle ethical requirements of the Ten Commandments (thou shalt not kill, lie, steal, cheat, etc.).

Sharon Keller's actions were not in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of her profession as a judge.

Not exact matches

It is Catholic and also biblical doctrine that we can not only evolve formal principles of subjective freedom regarding right and wrong, but also material, objectively and universally valid norms for exercising subjective freedom in the categorial material of man and his world.

MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES SYNONYMS 1.1 A particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society: a bourgeois morality MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES 1.2 The extent to which an action is right or wrong: behind all the arguments lies the issue of the morality of the possession of nuclear weapons MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES

What if Christians are right about Christ and his teachings and that HE is the way to Heaven then they will be in Heaven one day and those who do not follow Christ will be in Hell... However, if they are wrong at least they don't lose out as they have tried to live their lives according to principles that most of us would say are commendable and so they WIN either way....

He made the case that if we base our objections to this on our own conscience rights, we may absolutize the privatization of moral principles, such that the public square is no longer responsible to any standard of right and wrong.

As the very notion of the definitive value of the human person is eroded, the concept of absolute right and wrong is lost from legal principle and social practice.

Eating at the right times of the day to optimize digestion, fat - burning, and energy is one of the key principles of Ayurveda, and one that we commonly get wrong in this country.

On one hand, Isle of Dogs appears to be a much darker entry in Anderson's filmography, but at its core, its characters are especially human (despite the fact that they're dogs), acting on their most basic core principles and instincts - like righting wrongs and helping a young boy find his dog.

It is also a comical and entertaining account of A Man Called Ove and his peculiar ways... an honest man with strict principles who abhors «the men in white shirts» that have done him wrong, a man who fights for what's right, a man who will no longer be cheated out of a kroner, a man who eventually becomes (view spoiler)[a hero and loved by all.

oit is with indignation that we are speaking othis document is not acceptable • Bolivia owe have learned about this document through the media, not through you onow we are given 60 minutes to accept something already agreed upon by other states owe are seeing actions in a dictatorial way othis is unacceptable and anti-democratic owe say to the people of the world: they shall judge upon it othe rights of our people are not being respected owe are not going to decide about so many lives in only 60 minutes othis is s group of a small number of countries oAPPLAUS • Cuba o4 hours ago Obama announced an agreement which is non-existant owe is behaving like an emperor owe have seen version being discussed by secretive groups in the last hours and days oCuba will not accept your draft declaration oat this conference, there is no consensus on this document oI associate my voice to Tuvalu, Venezuela, Bolivia othe target of 2 degrees is unacceptable o... • Costa Rica ofor the reasons that we have heard, this document can not be considered the work of the AWG - LCA and can not be considered by the COP othis can only be an INF doc, it's just for information oadditional question: in an earlier version, a CP.15 - decision, para. 1: there was a reference to a legally binding instrument to be adopted by the COP onow: we have a new version, but the reference to legally binding instrument disappeared • USA o [wants to speak, but point of order by Nicaragua] • Nicaragua othere is already a precedent where we have not been given the right to speech onow that you have mentioned we finally want to speak • Pres. [moving on] oUS does not appear on my list any more, so next one is Sudan • Sudan othere must be something horribly wrong here oI pushed the button when I saw Nicaragua raising their sign in order to support them • Nicaragua othis is a deterioration of the democratic system oand this happens at the most important conference of the UN for many years owe have draft decisions about how to carry forward the process ostates (lists names) have written a submission: • this has not followed the basic principles of the UN • inclusion • bottom up processes • democratic participation • equality of states oduring this consequence, many states expressed their position against such approaches othe only agreement we recognize is??

The photon isn't like a bullet it has uncertainty principle and particles that are resonant at the right frequency have are far effect than how many of the wrong sort of particles there are.

I am hoping that the court «s role in this case will strike at the very existence of an absolute immunity under two guiding principles: equality under the law (especially when the alleged wrong has been committed by a person who should be held to the highest standards of conduct in exercising a public trust; and any infringement of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms constitutes «improper purpose» aimed at gaining a private collateral advantage.

He called no - contest settlements «wrong in principle» and cast doubt on the time and money savings, arguing the majority of settlement efforts go into the wording and that respondents will be just as keen to get that right whether or not they admit to wrongdoing.

However, understanding the underpinning principles of the tests and what you are doing right and wrong will contribute even more to your success.

ethical practice Behavior or professional conduct that aligns with the system of principles and values about right versus wrong.