Sentences with phrase «sacred cows in»

What sacred cows in education are due for an overhaul?

There should be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption.

To some, this report card is evidence that there are no sacred cows in this «fight» against corruption.

Are there any sacred cows in politics — politicians you wouldn't target?

You can't offend a sacred cow in this country.

Badaru, while speaking with the aspirants, urged all to put on the best conduct adding that the party would ensure there is no sacred cow in the process.

He also said since the administration had assured Nigerians that there would be no sacred cow in the fight against corruption, Buratai should step down and allow a full scale scale investigation by the Arms Procurement Panel and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

I do feel it is a sacred cow in need of tipping.

If there's a sacred cow in the BioShock franchise, it's them.

Not exact matches

Bombardier has achieved a weird sacred - cow status in Canada's political circles: no matter how many budgets it breaks or deadlines it blows, it can not be allowed to fail.

For a while these negotiations appeared to be making progress, with the President agreeing in principle to cut social programs (the Democrats» sacred cow) and Boehner showing a willingness to accept some measure of revenue increases (a Republican litmus test).

The real reason pork was outlawed is similar to the reason cows are sacred in Hinduism (and yet calves are often killed so they don't nurse): raising pigs, which require massive amounts of water so they don't overheat and die requires excessive amounts of capital and water resources, of which the region has been sorely lacking for a long long time.

The cow — which is regarded as sacred and wanders freely in most parts of India — is a symbol of this.

Victor Paul Furnish in The Moral Teaching of Paul (1979) contrasted those who treated scripture as a sacred cow and those who considered it a white elephant.

(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads;

(a) Christianity tells people not only what they should believe, but what they MUST believe under threat of «burning in hell» or other of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;

(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they must believe under threat of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;

A perfect counter-example is Hinduism, which by construction is more spiritual than religious — it's adherents do not have strict rules or norms, and there is incredible diversity of norms within one umbrella (some who believe in caste system, even though a large majority of urbanites study in Christian missionary schools; some who believe cows are sacred though 2/3 of Indians are actually non-vegetarian).

(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they MUST believe under threat of «burning in hell» or other of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;

The evangelical subculture is not alone in uncritical acceptance of family - related sacred cows.

All that's being» willfully destructed» here are the sacred cows so many of the «institutionalized» believe in... A wise woman once said: «The truth will set you free... but first, it will piss you off...» And do I think MLK, Jr. was a saint / bodhisattva?

(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;

I am (a) A victim of child molestation (b) A r.ape victim trying to recover (c) A mental patient with paranoid delusions (d) A Christian The only discipline known to often cause people to kill others they have never met and / or to commit suicide in its furtherance is: (a) Architecture; (b) Philosophy; (c) Archeology; or (d) Religion What is it that most differentiates science and all other intellectual disciplines from religion: (a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the above.

Those forms are still printed for congregations that wish to use them, but the number is a decreasing one, even in parts of the church where a few years ago the traditional forms were virtual «sacred cows.»

Buffaloes aren't sacred in the Hindu religion and their milk has more fat than cow milk.

There are no sacred cows though, as evidenced by the decision to shut the Ryecroft winery in McLaren Vale and shift production to the bigger Wolf Blass site.

Because of the extreme winter conditions in Germany and the widely - held belief that a mid-season breather is of great benefit to athletes, the Bundesliga winter break has become something of a sacred cow.

Astro: If they go through the process of asking whether marriage is working for them without the fear and shame that the sacred cows produce, they'll still probably have some soul searching to do and maybe a lot of pain to go through, but it would be less than it would be otherwise and they'll probably end up in a happier place if they can make that decision free of that fear.

If all the things work out, you're not pushing or innovating enough — especially in a field like advocacy or democracy tech where * many * sacred cows need to be slain.

I think to dismiss the possibility that further public expenditure savings can be made would be unjustifiable, although making further savings in the next parliament may most easily be achieved by targeting the Tory sacred cows that have so far been protected at the cost of greater cuts elsewhere.

It's a first salvo in what's expected to be a protracted budget battle as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gears up to fulfill his pledge to make deep spending cuts — most likely by goring the ox of some heretofore sacred cows, including the public employee unions and education aid.

He was secretary of state responsible for the Department for National Heritage — later rebranded the Department for Culture, Media and Sport by Labour — in John Major's Conservative government in 1992 and famously warned that «the press — the popular press — is drinking in the last chance saloon» and called for the «sacred cow» of press freedom to be curbed.

For some in our political class foreign policy is a sacred cow, but a Home Office working group entitled Tackling Extremism formed after 7/7 clearly suggested that British foreign policy — especially in the Middle East — can not be left unconsidered as a factor in the motivations of criminal radical extremists.

Cameron is in a fairly strong position because Labour is in Kinnock mode: electoral realism fatally compromised by inability to slay unpopular sacred cows.

By insisting that the Senate abides by the constitutions and provisions in the Police act and regulations, the IGP is not holding on to any straw as asserted by the Senate Spokesperson but to the rule of law to ensure that there is no sacred cow.

«Apart from bringing corrupt public officers to justice, we are determined, in line with the stance of the current administration, to send an unmistakable message to everyone, that no Nigerian shall be regarded as being above the law or treated as a sacred cow as far as the fight against corruption is concerned.

Labour should focus on overcoming these challenges — which may require the slaying of some Labour sacred cows — and not presume that we are stuck in an inescapable secular stagnation.

Founder of the University of Minnesota's Health and Eating Lab, Mann puts what she calls the dieting industry's «sacred cows» on the menu in a book that's equal parts science and self - help.

The sacred foods we are familiar with in the western world include raw dairy products from pastured cows, egg yolks from pastured chickens and cod liver oil.

For thousands of years, the traditional people in India have known the sacred power of foods from the holy cow, especially the power of colostrum for its qualities of energizing and giving well being.

In the Swiss Alps, the butter from cows eating rapidly growing green grass was a sacred food, considered very important for pregnant women.

In a way, I mean, that's largely what this community of explorers and investigators at ChrisKresser.com is all about, continuing to challenge even our cherished beliefs, like the idea that — not that this was a cherished belief for me, but sacred cows, let's say, like the idea that legumes aren't paleo and shouldn't be eaten because they have toxins in theIn a way, I mean, that's largely what this community of explorers and investigators at ChrisKresser.com is all about, continuing to challenge even our cherished beliefs, like the idea that — not that this was a cherished belief for me, but sacred cows, let's say, like the idea that legumes aren't paleo and shouldn't be eaten because they have toxins in thein them.

Deep yellow / orange butter from cows eating rapidly growing spring grass was considered a sacred food by the Traditional Swiss culture, a culture with young men so perfect and pleasing in physique, strength, and character that the Vatican favored these young men over all others to serve as the Papal Guard at the Vatican.

They're what fuels the outrageousness of the scenarios (a «bottomless party» in Miami, Harris branding a prostitute, sky - diving to safety over Crawford, Texas), and otherwise allows Schlossberg and Hurwitz to tackle sacred cows and semi-topical socio - political humor.

At the same time, Willard is a little desperate to establish itself as respectful of the cheese of»70s ecological horror, indulging in a little cat and boss cruelty but showing its true colours in a quailing cop - out involving the sacred cow of a pet dog.

-- a scene in which Jennifer Aniston's character demands to know why Bruce bought a mansion), while a couple of jokes were removed for teasing «sacred cows.»

As long ago as the 1970s, James Block was referring to this notion of «individual differences» as one of the «sacred cows» in education, immune from criticism and opposition.

Structure is also important, with specialist committees formed to make decisions on specific focus areas — human resources, finances and so on — so that you have people with specialist knowledge making decisions in these crucial areas If trustees are too closely connected to their school, there can be a tendency towards emotional attachment to «sacred cows» sometimes hindering progress.

It can start to slaughter the sacred cows people believe are relevant but in fact aren't.

One by one, the sacred cows hit the ground, adroitly tipped over by the best - selling author Steve Berry in his 13th historical novel, «The Lincoln Myth.»