Sentences with phrase «public execution»

To give you an idea of what the new Bible - based order would be like, Dr. North advocates public execution of women who undergo abortions, and a similar fate for those who advise them to do so.

The penologists learned that after public executions murders and crimes of violence increased.

Arthur eventually makes his way there (through a series of coincidences that are too convoluted to detail), pulls out the sword, and is rescued from public execution by a group of rebels against the current ruler (There are times this story feels like Robin Hood, not Arthur).

We recommend: going shopping in the eclectic Grassmarket, which was used in medieval times for public executions.

Moreover, one of the country's Independent Human Rights Commissioners — charged with safeguarding civil liberties — has called for the EVAW Law to be repealed and the Ministry of Justice helped draft proposals to reintroduce public execution by stoning for the crime of adultery.

Strange now is the fact that before I lost my first tooth or learned to ride a bike or graduated from kindergarten, I committed my life to a man who asked his followers to love their enemies, to give without expecting anything in return, and to face public execution if necessary.

Hundreds of public executions took place over the decades.

Hope was what Christianity had to offer and that is why it grew; Jesus and his Apostles lived no better if not worst off than the rest of the 99 % of the people in the Empire, people could relate to this from there own day to day existence; Martydom in public executions particularly if the victim stood to there faith also caused Christianity to grow.

Contrary to the popular portrayal of torture as «medieval,» it was the early - modern monarchies that inaugurated «the golden age of judicial torture,» along with offering spectacular public executions that reflected the fragility of the new state's monopoly on violence.

In recent months there has been several public executions of residents for committing acts that are seen as socially unacceptable by the radical Islamic militants.

A group of English Catholics, disillusioned by years of punitive fines and brutal public executions of Catholic priests, conspired to destroy England's king and government at a stroke by exploding gunpowder beneath the House of Lords during the ceremonial opening of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday, November 5, 1605.

The French Revolution sanctified mob violence and ritualized public executions as noble expressions of liberty.

... a man sentenced to a horrible public execution or the Son of God dying for the sins of the world.

He uses the phrase «the theatre of the national pornography of the Roman state,» to describe public executions, and goes on to give an analytical example where «the rending of flesh in public could be linked to the bravery exemplified by a woman in her confrontation with Roman authority, and simultaneously, to a language of love.»

In response to the calls for televising McVeigh's execution, Ken Udiobok writes in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that «those who seek public executions... would reconsider their positions if they were to witness any execution firsthand.»

Instead it hosts public executions.

Just compare it with the sort of witch hunt / public execution style coverage we've seen for the likes of Arsenal's Eduardo da Silva or former Liverpool striker David N'Gog when they've taken a tumble under minimal or no contact.

I also think it is demeaning as a society for people to get pleasure out of watching others fight and that we should consign this public spectacle, as we have done public executions, to the dustbin of history.

Those trials quickly become public executions — a move with which Four (Theo James), Evelyn's son and Tris» lover, vehemently disagrees.

In 2014, when the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, invaded Syria, a group of enterprising teachers, students and professionals began filming the atrocities performed by the group, which included public executions and torture.

It was once the scene of markets, merchant guildhalls, medieval tournaments and even public executions.

Down steep steps from The Royal Mile, the Grassmarket was originally a medieval market, and eerily was where public executions took place.

«That's part of what it's about is to name and shame,» says Dougall Grange, founder of Public Executions Inc. in Newmarket, Ont.

Sarat deftly describes how in the late 19th century the United States shifted from public executions to bureaucratic and nearly invisible killings, not for reasons of humanity, but to allow the state to control what had always been — when public — a dangerously uncontrollable occasion.

The Syrian government, anxious to reclaim control of Tadmur (the neighbouring modern town) has launched airstrikes in the area, while Islamic State militants have reportedly used the ancient theatre as a stage for public executions.

Nightmarish visions of lava pits, hellgates and public executions of unfaithful creative developers all flash before my eyes... but apparently, the first thing he'd like is for the PC development scene to start flourishing again.

For many years, public executions...

Unless we are prepared to deny the historical evidence altogether, all these qualities spring from one unforgettable demonstration — that after a public execution Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.

Unless we are prepared to deny the historical evidence altogether, all of Jesus» qualities spring from one unforgettable demonstration — that after a public execution Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.

If you've read Evolving in Monkey Town, you know that the public execution of a woman named Zarmina in Afghanistan marked a turning point in my faith journey.

Citizens of the dictatorship are forced to worship the Kim family, and anyone who does not is subject to immediate punishment — arrest, torture or death, which could come in the form of a public execution.

After witnessing the public execution of a Muslim woman from Afghanistan on TV, I began struggling with the idea that millions upon millions of people like Zarmina had been sentenced to hell for eternity, most without ever hearing the gospel.

Re-education camps, witch trials, public execution for adultery...

Of course, it's this very behavior that led to Jesus» public execution and we should expect the same.

It can not be said often enough that the cross in Jesus» call is a literal cross; it is public execution.

Our fathers used to witness the public execution of criminals.

He's an emotional human who's facing a public execution, all while wrestling with the relational dynamics of His followers, friends and family.

Burning at the stake, crucifixion, and other forms of public execution and humiliation were NOT primarily addressed to the condemned, but rather to serve as a warning to the masses.

Though the origin of such contests is strongly disputed, many believe they date from before the Norman Conquest and that the ball was originally a head, tossed to the crowd after a public execution.

The jump sounded rather like a public execution, but — in the throes of a summerlong Knievel conniption — I desperately wished I could be there.

You would think there would be more cheering at a public execution, but at least the lack of silence means this isn't a funeral yet.

It ignores the accounts of rape, targetted killing and public executions.

They share the same «ethos» and non-democratic approach to anything, from public executions to women.

The government uses threats of detention, forced labor, and public executions to ensure obedience and imposes harsh restrictions on freedom of information and movement.

-- A West Virginia Republican lawmaker said Sunday his comments made on Twitter calling for Democrat Hillary Clinton's public execution weren't meant to be taken literally.

A West Virginia Republican lawmaker said his comments made on Twitter calling for Clinton's public execution weren't meant to be taken literally.

Jim (Director: Brian Oakes)-- The public execution of American conflict journalist James Foley captured the world's attention, but he was more than just a man in an orange jumpsuit.