Sentences with phrase «public debate on the issues»

There is no public debate on the issue of militarism; not even members of Congress effect policy here — except on trivia.

When pressed by reporters about the lack of public debate on the issue, Silver fired back, suggesting there has been more pulic debate over the millionaire's tax than ever before.

In the absence of legislation on assisted dying, we have to establish the right to a doctor - assisted death through the courts but we also hope that Paul's case will help to stimulate public debate on this issue, and convince Parliament to listen to the massive majority opinion in this country and legalise assisted dying.»

DeFrancisco said he's sent letters to members of the State Committee and is calling for a public debate on the issues.

Although prohibition - measures such as those in the case of France were not only regarding Islamic veils but also included every religious dress or sign that was extremely obvious like Sikh turbans, kippas (Jewish skullcaps) and large Christian crosses (Jones, 2012, p. 22), the public debate on the issue across Europe mainly concentrated on the Islamic attires.

At the very least, this will force a public debate on the issue; moreover, it will give reform minded state superintendents some cover for taking action.

So if Kindergarten children in Elwood, New York can not have a play because they need to be «college and career ready,» we should aim our disgust at the people who invented that phrase and made 50 million school aged children chase it without a single public debate on the issue.

In the wake of an unusual public debate on this issue between President Obama's science adviser, John Holdren, and Roger Pielke, Jr., a longtime analyst of climate - related disaster losses at the University of Colorado, I received a helpful note from Martin Hoerling, who studies climate extremes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

More people read the blog posts, the blog posts get plenty of review from academics and other professionals, and they influence the public debate on this issue.

There is still a huge mountain to climb to get a proper open - minded and honest public debate on the issues.

It also sets out how my Office will seek to broaden public debate on this issue over the coming year.

Not exact matches

In this age of never - ending news, Twitter arguments, and viral sound - bites, op - ed pages are among the few remaining places for serious, detailed, and articulate debates on important public issues.

The Business Council of Canada regularly publishes reports and studies to inform and contribute to the debate on Canadian public policy issues.

«As a company, we support open dialogue and debate on issues,» Jane Carpenter, Wayfair's head of public relations, told CNBC.

The debate on the final statement concerning the war — which took nearly all the time allotted for discussion of public issues — saw the Assembly initially adopt a repudiation of the Christian moral tradition that justifies the use of force in «last resort» circumstances in favor of a pacifist approach.

This issue was tackled head - on by Paige Patterson and Al Mohler, two Southern Baptist educators, in a public debate at this year's convention.

Now it takes little reflection to see that most major problems of ecclesial and political controversy have always been and will continue to be divergent and not convergent ones; accordingly, there is an especially vexing irony in the fact that those who want to find a «mainstream» position on the Big Issues are almost always those who are committed on other grounds to a pluralist or relativist stance in matters of public debate.

In speaking to the Bundestag last 22 September Pope Benedict issued an «urgent invitation» to engage in «a public debate» on the cultural influence of...

The essay will no doubt become an important guide in the public debate on Israel and its critics, for it outlines the complexity of an issue that touches upon politics, human rights and religion.

In speaking to the Bundestag last 22 September Pope Benedict issued an «urgent invitation» to engage in «a public debate» on the cultural influence of positivistic philosophy (see our Road from Regensburg column).

The objective of this approach is not to present the religious view on a particular subject, but to generate public discussion and debate about significant issues of the day from many different religious perspectives and viewpoints.

Religion News Service: Catholic bishops fail to agree on statement on the economy A divided Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday (Nov. 13) failed to agree on a statement about the economy after a debate that revealed sharp differences over the kind of social justice issues that were once a hallmark of the bishops» public profile.

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

In a few circles of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, there was strong concern expressed about the orthodoxy of an article on «The Resurrection,» and as soon as this came to the notice of the press, the debate left the confines of Presbyterian Church circles and became a public issue.

Even though many of the theologians with these concerns have public political commitments (the most forthright tend to be on the political left or center - left, such as Elaine Graham, Timothy Gorringe, Kenneth Leech, Michael Northcott and Denys Turner), the main debates have not usually been about current political issues.

It seems, moreover, on the basis of public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous issues at stake.

As much, perhaps, as any other church - state question, the issue of religious symbols on public property has generated increasing concern and debate within the American Jewish community in recent years.

The next three years will see a number of issues relevant to rural voters feature in the public debate, including the re-regulation of the sugar industry and a renewed focus on animal welfare.

After several months of intense action, a lull in the public debate is likely, but Sagona said a new trustee, Edwin Plaza, was elected to the Lake in the Hills Village Board on Tuesday, and the board would probably have to rehash the issue.

A political silence on issues like payday lending has led to a desperate need for other voices in the public debate - and it's religious ones who are, increasingly, filling the gap.

«I have told my compatriots that we don't run on the health of our opponents and so we don't make that an issue but it has come up for public debate,» he said on Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV Tuesday night.

As part of our exploration of these issues, Politics in Spires partnered with Open Democracy in 2012 to run a series on «democratic wealth» which explored debates about how we can build an economy that serves the public good which has now been converted into an e-book which will be launched today.

The Commons lags behind public debate on most issues, but in the case of the drug debate it can barely be seen in the rear - view mirror.

Even though there has been a lot of public debate on important issues, it appears that lawmakers will hit the campaign trail without resolving them.

Others see corporations and unions as legitimate participants in public debate whose views can help educate voters as they form their opinions on candidates and issues.»

There is a good discussion of the wider issues raised by Chris Grayling's responses during that debate by Mark Elliot on the Public Law for Everyone blog.

Yet it is often seen wrongly as a niche, complex and particular issue which has little role in public debate and in recent years has increasingly, around the world, been conducted on narrow and introspective lines.

She claims that recent environmental disasters and the debate over fracking are beginning to turn public attention back on to the issue.

Her candidacy should open up debate on issues New York must address, starting with the need to finally fully and equitably fund all public schools.

Either way, it should be a day of fascinating debate on an issue that deeply divides both MPs and the public.

And the religious organisations can not be excluded in the public debate on many contentious issues that besiege the country today.

But the debate over public financing is a complex one for the Senate, with Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein facing pressure from liberal advocacy groups to deliver on the issue.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling on all parties in the National Assembly to support the Liberal Democrat policy of scrapping the Severn Bridge tolls when the bridges come back into public ownership, as they lead a debate on the issue today.

Jeremy Corbyn's supporters are satisfied that he has already shifted the terms of debate leftwards on issues such as the 1 per cent public - sector pay cap — which all of the candidates oppose — and the child tax credit cuts.

About 207 have also signed a motion put by Labour MP David Chaytor, calling on the government to publish a consultation document setting out the issues surrounding Trident replacement, «as a basis for public debate».

Citizens should be given the right to petition for Parliamentary debates, public inquiries and, where necessary, referendums on issues that concern them.

MPs are set to hold a special 90 - minute Commons debate on knife crime some time in the near future as the issue continues to dominate public concern.

Representatives from other government watchdog organizations — including New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG), Reinvent Albany, Common Cause, and Citizens Budget Commission — told Gotham Gazette that they have not taken a position on the ballot question, but that the issue is being debated vigorously internally.

She said there was «a certain amount of outrage» at Wednesday's vote, suggesting the issue of whether to hold a new public inquiry into the media had been conflated during the Commons debate with a separate proposal to impose punitive costs on publishers who do not sign - up to an officially recognised press regulator.

Members of the public will be able to get issues of their choosing debated on the floor of the Commons - if they can find 99,999 people to agree with them.