Sentences with phrase «sacred sites such»

Breastfeeding in public, particularly in sacred sites such as churches, remains a sensitive issue for families, as noted by a recent Religion News Service article.

Not exact matches

He seems to care very little that a number of polls have shown that the people impacted the most by the proposed mosque, New Yorkers, are overwhelmingly opposed to placement of a mosque in such close proximity to the sacred ground at the World Trade Center site.»

Machu Picchu is Peru and Cusco's main tourist attraction but other popular places include sites in the sacred valley such as Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray and Chinchero and also Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay (more...)

There are some remarkable sites of interest on the Bukit Peninsular not far fromThe Wangsa Benoa, such as Uluwatu's sacred sea temple.

Plakidas explores the bi-polarities of the profane and the sacred; of the circus tent and the church, with self portraits and a number of additional props such as a circus wagon and flying geese, The artists writes: «The devotional object becomes the exhibitionist subject and the site of worship becomes the enclosed space of a child's fantasy».

But Gavin, you don't want to know such inconvenient truths, so this comment will never appear on your sacred site.

Moreover, given the severe and permanent nature of the harm that accrues from the destruction of sacred sites, it will be difficult for the government to justify such an infringement in the absence of an urgent, overriding public purpose (eg the construction of a fire break to prevent the imminent spread of a forest fire, where there is no possible alternate location).

Taking a context - sensitive approach that respects the unique nature of Aboriginal belief systems, it becomes clear that serious state interference with an Aboriginal sacred site (such as by permitting commercial or industrial activities on it) will usually violate section 2 (a).

Government should take immediate steps, in cooperation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to identify sacred and ceremonial sites, including burial sites, healing places, and traditional places of teaching, and to protect such places from unauthorised entry or use and from deterioration.

The amendments to the NTA will make it more difficult to protect important cultural and sacred sites from mining and other developments, to undertake ceremonies, to instruct children in culture and law and to carry out traditional activities such as camping, hunting and fishing.