Sentences with phrase «public debates between»

(CNN)- All the public debates between celebrity atheists and evangelical pastors are as meaningless as literary awards and Oscar night.

Noll points to an 1845 public debate between Nathaniel Rice (pro-slavery) and Jonathan Blanchard (anti-slavery) which lasted for eight hours a day, for four days!

And while «deep reasonings» of the three Abrahamic traditions are hardly a secret (most mosques, synagogues and churches admit guests, and most religion scholars publish their work in journals), Adams notes that «the quality of public debate between members of different traditions is dangerously low.

• In case you missed the announcement last week, we'll be hosting a public debate between Legislature candidates Sean Walter and Al Krupski Jan. 7 at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead.

A public debate between Professor Curry and the Nobel Prize winners promoting AGW dogma would be a great public service.

Not exact matches

The current impasse between the Parliamentary Budget Officer and the Government is the result of a clash between the Government's business model, based on a lack of transparency, and accountability; non-evidenced based decision - making; and hostility to public debate and discussion; and, a Parliamentary Budget Officer business model with the exact opposite principles.

The difference between the Budget / Public Accounts and the Estimates has been debated for several years.

Yet most of the debate on the difference between the Budget / Public Accounts and Estimates has been centered on the treatment of capital.

Madden allows that I do not deny that people can reasonably hold worldviews that differ from my own, but he says that my «approach to... public debate is based on the assumption that differences between those worldviews and that of natural law are due to their mistakes in reason.»

In 1934, disagreements between them came to focus in public debate, (The essays in question are Brunner's «Nature and Grace» and Barth's «No!»

Indeed, disputes between (and sometimes within) these cultural combines structured and restructured political debate, clothing the public square with a richly woven tapestry of values.

He explains that while that «sincere, personal opposition» can not be «enacted law and public policy» without harming gay couples and violating the Fourteenth Amendment, he favors a continued «open and searching debate» between those who favor and oppose same - sex marriage.

Making distinctions like these» between natural, positive, and civil rights, and between just and unjust discrimination» is crucial to healthy public debate.

For a vigorous debate of these questions, readers can turn to an essay series at Public Discourse, which finished yesterday, between professors Patrick Deneen (Notre Dame), Phillip Muñoz (Notre Dame), and Nathan Schlueter (Hillsdale).

According to Edward J. Larson's scholarly, informative, Pulitzer Prize - winning book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, the prosecution of young John Scopes for presumedly violating a state law restricting the teaching of evolution in the public schools need not have resulted in the now legendary high - pitched standoff between the atheistic radical Clarence Darrow and the robustly religious populist William Jennings Bryan.

The rancorous presidential election of 1800 brought religion to the forefront of public debate and had lasting repercussions for the relationship between church and state.

Nicklaus, of course, referred to the headliner in what the AP's Doug Ferguson recently termed «a contentious year in golf» that includes the debate over anchored putting and an anticipated related lawsuit, the tour acquitting Vijay Singh of doping charges and his suing the association, and the public beef between Garcia and Woods that went off the rails with overtones of racism.

The subject of which has better coaches: private or public school always seems to spark some petty good debate but my experience and insight into the differences between private and public school sports is a subject that I have spent some time studying for the last year, and I have made some really profound discoveries.

None were answered and Nestlé currently refuses to speak in public if Baby Milk Action is present, having lost a series of debates between 2001 — 2004.

Breastfeeding in public is an on - going debate between parents and society and what is socially acceptable.

Suffice it to say that Nana's public intervention in this debate has many inherent obstacles for relations between him and the US Embassy.

I give them kudos for putting some thoughts out there on a subject that has drawn much debate in the public affairs community as of late; however, I found the seven listed «tips to make sure you're reaching bloggers most efficiently» was walking the line between obvious and odd — «odd,» as in, «disturbingly oblivious to what I think most of us would consider standard good public affairs practices».

The second is that public debates about science represent a messy clash between two, not just different, but diametrically opposed approaches to argument: scientific argument and advocacy.

Public debate lurches uncomfortably between competing objectives.

A few notes on Tuesday's excellent Atlanta Press Club debate at Georgia Public Broadcasting studios between the two Democratic candidates for governor...

For those looking for more nuance, detail and depth in analysing the changing position of China and Africa in the international system, I recommend visiting the website of the Oxford University China - Africa Network, which I convene and is currently hosting a series of debates between African public intellectuals on what Chinese investment means for local economic conditions from Mauritania to South Africa.

Last week's (non) debate between Ed Miliband and David Cameron triggered a modest reassessment of the Labour leader's qualities, among both commentators and the public.

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

Candidates listen as Prasad Srinivisan speaks during a debate between Republican candidates running for governor at Windsor Public High School.

Shifting public arguments, and the boundaries of debates between parties sometimes requires a willingness to divide, as well as to unite.

WAMC / Northeast Public Radio will host a live debate between the candidates for New York's 19th Congressional district seat, Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout, on September 15 from 1 - 2 p.m. at The Linda in Albany.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo says he's agreed to two debates, both on public broadcasting, with his opponents, but his GOP challenger is angered because the formats do not include a televised contest between the Democratic and Republican candidates.

She also urged a public debate over the possible linkage between issues such as the American Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the Iraq war, and the 7/7 bombings: «Although the government may not accept that these were the causes for 7 July, to go into denial mode is not the way forward.»

Cuomo had offered to debate Astorino one - on - one on public radio, but Astorino rejected the offer, saying any head - to - head debate between the two major party candidates should be televised.

Louis has moderated more than two dozen debates between candidates for mayor, public advocate, city and state comptroller, state Attorney General and U.S. Senate.

ALBANY — The tensions between the Jewish and black and Hispanic communities in Rockland County's troubled East Ramapo school district were mirrored Thursday in the state Assembly, where lawmakers debated and ultimately approved by an unusually low margin a bill establishing state oversight of the public schools.

The California law, adopted first, faced two court challenges from SOCE practitioners on the grounds that it violated their free speech rights, but last August a federal appeals court upheld the statute, distinguishing between the rights practitioners enjoy to advocate for the practice in public debate and the limitations on the therapeutic practices they can employ in their professional conduct governed by state licensing.

Inside a tense City Council chambers Tuesday night, after weeks of often pointed public debate, Republican City Council President Carmella Mantello said communication between the Majority Steering Committee and Mayor Patrick Madden had broken down.

The four candidates for the Labour leadership faced questions from the public in the first televised debate between the would - be leaders of the opposition.

WRVO Public Media will broadcast the first debate between the candidates for mayor of Syracuse.

En - route to the seaside I look forward to what we can expect from Cameron's speech, his key messages to delegates and the wider public - and what will be the key focus of debate which will draw the dividing line between the Conservatives and Labour.

The first public election debate between the leaders of the seven largest parties was held on 29 October 2006, on public radio.

The second of two Democratic mayoral primary debates is set for Wednesday, but leading public opinion pollsters have yet to study the full Democratic primary field or take stock of the competition between Mayor Bill de Blasio and his lone debate opponent, challenger Sal Albanese.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.

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Ahead of tonight's first Europe debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage how do the public stand on the European Union?

During my biochemistry studies, I was often struck by the great gap between the prevailing views on biotechnology from within the university setting and the views put forward in the public debate «outside.»

We feature a small number of dissenting voices in our coverage, not because we seek to be impartial between «scientific fact and sceptic fiction», as Bob Ward suggests, but because reflecting the different sides of an ongoing debate is very much in the public interest.

They say that these debates about climate change and teaching evolution in schools, you know, really comes down, it really blurs the lines; it confuses the public about the kind of the boundaries between science and ideology.

He said it has an important role at a time when many ethical issues were demanding a well - informed debate between doctors and the public.