Sentences with phrase «rails against the power»

Remember that all the great prophets were courageous and outrageous folks who railed against the powers - that - be, challenged self - satisfied piosity, threatened the prevailing social order, and would find you falling short in some significant ways.»

Without worrying about a fixed - interest mortgage, dental insurance, or a three - piece sofa on hire - purchase, they can rail against power and authority in a way that we older adults, embarrassingly, can not.

Not exact matches

During the campaign, Trump railed against President Barack Obama's use of the power, which has the benefit of not needing congressional approval.

He accuses the author of being «ignorant of abuse» for critiquing SCCL, supporting power structures that this person has been known to rail against, and the David ends with which word?

Job rails against the manner in which divine power has been directed explicitly against his wellbeing (Job 6 — 7, 16 — 17).

By railing angrily against the government for following the law of the land and demanding special favors for the church (like tax exempt status) and laws that reflect your personal interpretation of scripture, you are rejecting his call and poisoning your faith with a lust for worldly power.

If we strike out at the oppressor we are buying into the lie Satan told Jesus when he offered the power of all the kingdoms of the world.Jesus never ONCE railed against the brutal Roman regime or criticized their political system.

Cuomo also continued to rail against the major utility providers in the New York City area, saying that «when we get stabilized» he would seek an independent review of the Long Island Power Authority and ConEd's work in getting the lights back on.

Some advocates and legislators have railed against Silver's influence for years, decrying the concentration of power of the «three men in a room,» of which Silver was one until he was indicted and resigned his leadership post.

Jaron Lanier rails against the social trends being fostered by the Internet — in particular its power to stifle creativity and grant anonymity as well as encourage groupthink and a lynch - mob mentality

However, the push to extend lifelines to nuclear power has collided with the goals of other environmental activists who have spent decades railing against reactors as expensive and unsafe, creating cracks in the coalition that helped bring nations to an international agreement to fight climate change.

But with Republican opponents railing against «job - killing» EPA regulations, the Obama administration was cautious about using this power in the run - up to an election dominated by job prospects in a fragile economy.

Take the initial position: using the kickstand, place the body tightly back against padded back panel power tower, grabbing on to the railing.

Many today rail and seethe against a press grown too cozy with power, but The Post suggests the degree to which journalism often only exists as a direct result of the intervention of wealthy players, and that access to important stories is twinned with a discomfiting closeness between reporters and historical actors.

He drinks too much, passes out on the floor of his bedroom surrounded by papers (as well as an empty tumbler and an ashtray with one of his trademark cigars), and erupts in fits of rage against the smallest transgression from one of his underlings (Because he can't hold sway over the men of power whom he sees as his equals, he instead rails against his personal secretary, played by Ella Purnell, for single - spacing a letter).

If anything, she, more than those aforementioned fathers, bosses, and children, is implicated as the cause of everything Amy and company rail against: a power - hungry woman who seems to relish in adding stress to the lives of children and fellow parents.

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Cadsby authored The Power of Index Funds, in which he railed against the evils of active management.

Chinese media have given much ink to Zong's overheated rhetoric, railing against Danone's «evil deeds,» quoting Mao Zedong and comparing his contract with Danone to unfair treaties foisted on China in the 19th century by Western imperial powers.

Speaking days before an election most observers thought him sure to win, a long - serving Eurasian strongman railed against human rights, malevolent western powers, and rapacious «international speculators.»