Sentences with phrase «rooted moral convictions»

Amenga - Etego, whose deeply rooted moral convictions have made him a dedicated advocate for Ghana's disenfranchised, especially women and the disabled, recognizes that the burden falls disproportionately on women and girls who shoulder the responsibility of providing water for their families.

The result of such widespread disenchantment has been that people now simply do not have the vocabulary, verbal or symbolic, to express their spiritual longings or to root their moral convictions in a worldview that sees significance and worth in human beings and human societies but also in the Universe.

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My opposition to the measure has not been grounded in inherent moral disapproval but is instead rooted in a combination of two factors: a utilitarian concern over wrongful convictions, and a practical objection to the use of a measure that has shown no ability to effect general deterrence.