Sentences with phrase «said in public debates»

Forty - nine percent said they think churches should have a say in public debates about political and social questions.

For example, if what you say in a public debate makes more «sense» than what Driscoll says, then you're more than likely to gain support from the masses because your stance is more logical.

Not exact matches

«That does not mean we can't have a debate in Britain about the level of funding of public services,» he said.

During a televised debate, or a press conference at the Oval Office, or on a trip to visit a fast food restaurant during a campaign, it would be almost inconceivable for a single person to have enough access or clout to be able to make a comment about a public figure — say, calling him a moron — in a way that could be viewed and archived forever.

«Automakers have been working to mitigate distraction in vehicles since we developed the first set of distraction guidelines in 2003 — years before this issue entered the broader public debate and a full decade before NHTSA published its guidelines for vehicles,» said the Alliance of Automotive Makers, an automotive trade group made up of 12 car and light truck manufacturers including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM and Toyota.

«More public engagement in this debate will be better for the quality of the deal than less,» Perriello says.

Tvert says it's «not really a matter of Republicans versus Democrats» because there are members of either party who are «more progressive» on the legalization debate than others, «but public attitudes are clearly shifting... and it's only a matter of time before that is reflected in laws nationwide.»

While he doesn't believe MEC has any control over that debate, the organization can help advance the public conversation around the Feb. 14 shooting that resulted in 17 deaths at a high school in Parkland, Fla., he said.

The company in theory has to comply unless there is some public interest in the data (say, it's a public figure, of historical use, etc.), but there is some debate about how it will be enforced.

An open, public debate is needed on the security, military and civil requirements in cyber space and how well the country's capabilities meet those needs, the report said.

Hudak says OREA has been a stronger — and necessary — voice in the public debate.

American Outdoor Brands, the parent company of the Smith & Wesson gun brand, replied to BlackRock in a public letter earlier this month, saying that it respects the national debate about gun safety and shares «the nation's grief» over the Parkland killings and «the desire to make our communities safer.»

When asked his opinion of Taunton before a public debate, Hitchens said, «If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do.»

The ordained leaders of the Church, and the laity who are Christ's principal witnesses in the public square, do not enter public life proclaiming, «The Church teaches...» When the question at issue is an immoral practice, they enter the debate saying, «This is wicked; it can not be sanctioned by the law and here is why, as any reasonable person will grasp.»

When folks enter into debate and discussion on topics in a public forum, they should be prepared to be held accountable for what they write and say.

Madden allows that I do not deny that people can reasonably hold worldviews that differ from my own, but he says that my «approach to... public debate is based on the assumption that differences between those worldviews and that of natural law are due to their mistakes in reason.»

I am happy to debate religion with anyone, I have some serious skills in doing so, but the fact is all I want is for religion to say out of government and out of the public sector.

The growing use of the internet, especially in social networking, meant that through the debates of the US Bishops» Conference (commendably held in public session) the general Catholic public became increasingly aware of just what thinking was behind what was coming to be known by consensus as the «lame - duck translation», an expression popularised by Fr Zuhlsdorf who has spent many years analysing «What does the prayer really say?»

«He was one of the few individuals not afraid to debate with Malcolm X in public,» Ambar says.

Not only are religious ideas permissible in public debate, he says, but public life is endangered when religion is excluded.

Public debates followed in which Luther was maneuvered into saying that not only Popes but Ecumenical Councils might err, and that Hus's views were «Christian and evangelical.»

After several months of intense action, a lull in the public debate is likely, but Sagona said a new trustee, Edwin Plaza, was elected to the Lake in the Hills Village Board on Tuesday, and the board would probably have to rehash the issue.

At that time, some Illinois women debated whether to file suit or push for legislation to protect their right to breast - feed in public, said Marty O'Donnell, La Leche League's liaison to doctors and other professionals.

Suffice it to say that Nana's public intervention in this debate has many inherent obstacles for relations between him and the US Embassy.

Paladino also praised a man he just recently was quoted as calling a «degenerate idiot» — former Gov. George Pataki — saying his fellow Republican «put his own political best interests aside for the public good» by insisting in 2002 that the minor party gubernatorial candidates be included in debates along with his Democratic opponent, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Speaking in the debate NASUWT President Graham Dawson said: «We are proud to serve the public but it is time all employers are made to take their responsibilities seriously and do their jobs as well as we do our own.

If, say, questions about austerity or the regulation of banks are in the public eye, different ideologies will try to win the debate by appealing to the virtues of private enterprise, or to the need for public transparency and accountability, or to the greater redistribution of wealth.

One interesting illustration of the issue came up when the US Republican presidential candidate last fall, Mitt Romney, opened the first of the three presidential debates by saying that he wanted to cut off funding for PBS, the public - funded broadcasting service in the US.

Citing health issues, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who recently spent several days in the hospital due to a significant allergic react, says there will be just one public forum and no debates prior to the September primary.

I understand those who say it doesn't look good to the public on TV when the camera shows an MP busily texting or tweeting in the background, rather than hanging on every word of the debate.

In a memo to members of the state Legislature, state Senate President Andy Gardiner and state Speaker Steve Crisafulli said a map will be drawn and made public before the legislature convenes for the two - week session, where state legislators will have the ability to debate and amend it.

Researcher Bill Mahoney says what's happening is more and more legislation is being stuffed into the budget in order to make sure lawmakers approve it without public debate.

«That's not a sign that there's a healthy debate in public,» he says.

In the letter, Mr Dromey says he is concerned that «a casual attitude to accuracy is not only confusing to the public but is obstructing genuine public debate».

«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

«The law should be changed so that if you want to run for office in New York State, you have to agree to participate in a series of public debates with all candidates who meet the legal requirements to be on the ballot,» said Hawkins.

«Americans are experiencing a heated debate over gun policy in the wake of the latest school shooting,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

Joe Fox said Andrew Hevesi has been reluctant to appear in public during the primary campaign, but Hevesi said he had to skip the debate because one of his wife's relatives was in the hospital.

We will do everything we can to support and promote a vigorous debate,» said Katrina Shakarian, public relations officer at the Campaign Finance Board, in a statement to Gotham Gazette.

When asked the role of the DEC in the public debate over the Plant Janeway said, «We are now in the point of the process where are soliciting input and comments from all citizens and concerned stakeholders and we've extended that comment period, and when the comment period closes we will take all those comments into consideration in making the decisions going forward.»

But Mr Blair hit back at what he described as a «superficial way in which to conduct the debate about public services», in saying who was to blame for problems that arose.

The public are seen as broadly opposed to the cultivation of GM crops, as more than half of Britons who took part in a nationwide debate said they should never be introduced under any circumstances.

A «lively debate» should be facilitated, Lamb says, displaying typical Lib Dem enthusiasm for hanging out dirty washing in public.

Sue Percy, CIHT Chief Executive said: «We all know that the UK's current financial situation means that there is likely to be limited opportunity for large public spending infrastructure projects and we will need a mature debate about the role of user charging and private sector investment in new infrastructure.»

Mr Brown said programmes such as Question Time allowed the public to see party leaders and other MPs debating evolving issues, a democratic opportunity which is not available in other countries such as France and the United States.

I will challenge Nigel Farage to a public, open debate about whether we should be in or out of the European Union,» Clegg said during his weekly phone - in show on LBC this morning.

«I think that engaging in a debate about something that has been out there in the public sphere is something that we have a responsibility to do,» Mark - Viverito said.

He said this election had seen Labour «trapped in a battle of tit for tat, which is all the while turning the public off and away from us», with a depressing debate that has been embarrassing at times.

Mandelson argued that a debate could expose Cameron's weaknesses, saying the Conservative leader «lacks substance» and «might come across as someone who exudes effortless superiority in public but loses his rag in private».

If MPs decide that want to spend extra time debating something they all say they broadly agree on and at the same time think the public have no interest in, I'm sure they'll take the suggestion they should do it in their own time most illuminating.