The most gratifying part of our work is
seeing justice done for those who thought they could never attain it.
Not exact matches
Don't BP shareholders also have the right to natural
justice —
for justice to be
seen to be
done?
«Legal marijuana has become so entrenched in the U.S. — it's a multibillion - dollar industry — and I don't
see the people who are behind this, people like myself, rolling over
for the
Justice Department, which means Congress will have to act,» Morse said.
The dream I dreamed
for you,
did you also slap and spit in my face again like so many whose hearts were so hard they could not
see «
justice and truth rolling down like a mighty stream.»
I'm certain that had he lived to
see a gay rights movement he would have been marching right alongside them as he
did for minorities, the poor and oppressed, because it would have been a civil rights matter
for him; a matter of
justice for, as he said, ALL of God's people.
The media hounded Tim Farron
for his Christian views; they
did not regard it as acceptable
for him to hold views other than those of the political elite, or the majority, Similarly, our belief in the personhood of the unborn child and the sanctity of their lives enables us to
see abortion as a sin crying to heaven
for justice, not merely some privately held opinion;
for us it is most definitely not «a woman's choice».
It's amazing and encouraging to
see the advances made in getting our stories out there, and letting the truth of what happened shine light on abuse and call
for justice and change so that what happened to us doesn't happen to others.
Although it is a byproduct of worship, which exists
for its own sake, constant exposure to words, actions and roles within the worshiping community
does more to reinforce a Christian's attitudes about
justice than anything else the church
does (
see my articles «The Words of Worship: Beyond Liturgical Sexism,» Dec. 13, 1978, and «The Actions of Worship: Beyond Liturgical Sexism,» May 7, 1980).
«It's particularly shocking to
see victims being chained and being sold, and what I also remember is through the work Hope
for Justice does in the UK, we've
seen trafficking gangs sell victims in the exact same way.»
They
did not, however,
see a need to absolutize anything in the Bible as a final standard of judgement, even what Sölle calls the gospel's «nonderivable promise and the demand
for peace, freedom, and
justice for all people».5 The test of our present judgements is not their conformation to any Christian absolute but rather whether they have developed responsibly through Christian history.
What we can know and
do know is that we are called to
do justice and love mercy and walk humbly with God, and I don't
see that as e.g.
doing something wrong if those
for whom we
do justice and mercy turn out to spurn God's love
for themselves.
God arranges the encounter, «
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations shall be blessed in him,» and reveals
for the first time His true interest in Abraham: «For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis adde
for the first time His true interest in Abraham: «
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis adde
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways of the Lord, to
do righteousness and
justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis added).
We don't
see a pursuit
for justice because we've been conditioned to pursue wealth and acclaim and not necessarily the flourishing of our neighbors.
And any claim or belief that we
see more or more deeply is always rightly going to be tested in those encounters where we find ourselves working
for a vision of human flourishing and
justice in the company of those who
do not start where we have started.
Man chose satan as their god and have had the chance to show what they could
do without their creator and his ideas, principles and laws but it has not been pretty and as Jesus taught that satan is «The ruler of this world», «the god of this system» etc.but
for «a little while longer» and the Creator will take his wisdom,
justice, power and love and take over to show what was intended from the beginning.
for scriptures (
see 1 John 5:19, Rev. 12:9 - 12, Luke 22:31, Matt.25: 41, 1 Pet.5: 8,9, John 8:44,45) and so many others
for those who care.
The Christian
sees that the striving of law is
for justice, but knows that the
justice men achieve has no saving power; it
does not justify them,
for justification of man is alone in Jesus Christ.
Malachi's indefinite extension of time
for the postponed awards of God could not satisfy those who
saw no
justice done in their lifetime.
The Holiness of Yahweh
does involve the divine demand
for justice and righteousness; and Isaiah follows Amos in the categorical condemnation of Israel's social sins (
see, e.g., 1:16 - 17, 21 - 23: 3:14 f. — «grinding the face of the poor»!
Rather, Jesus seems to have
seen that «an eye
for an eye»
does not deliver the
justice it seems to promise; like the command of Moses to allow divorce, it was given men «because of their hardness of heart.»
I wept because I had been made to
see,
for the first time, that all the
justice that must be shown the black man, all the help given him, everything that should be
done legally to give him his rights, will never
do what a simple act of love can
do: make him know that he is accepted, cared
for, yes, really loved by those who
do not just «
do good to him» but who feel with passionate concern that he is a human brother.
«We are not always
seen for the good which we
do, or
for the just causes which we support or further, or
for the
justice and truth
for which we call,» he said.
«While we are glad to
see and commend the local authorities under international pressure acted swiftly and fairly to resolve the church's land with this right decision, we are still deeply concerned about the
justice for this family of martyr which is still not
done,» stated Bob Fu, China Aid's president.
President Barack Obama said in a public statement that the U.S. «will not waver in our commitment to
see that
justice is
done for this terrible act — and make no mistake,
justice will be
done.»
These pictures
do not
do it
justice — you'll have to
see for yourself.
Recently, when I
saw a mini pyramid cake form
for sale, I knew right away that I found a way to
do justice to one of my favourite cakes, ginger and lemon.
I'd wait
for the mathematics to
do their
justice, so give it two or three more games and then it would be really nice to
see all the season ticket holders standing outside the stadium
for the entirety of that home game protesting their hearts out.
in order
for me to be happy, if they
did kill someone, we'd
see a real system of
justice for the killers.
Stacey Ferguson,
Justice Fergie [«Cheer
for Your Cheerleaders»] Kristin Shaw, Two Cannoli [«You Know Your Child Best»] Aviva Goldfarb, The Scramble [«Always the Potential
for Good»] Margo Porras, Nacho Mama [«Your Kids Will
Do What You
Do»] Emily McKhann, The Motherhood [«You Are Courageous»] Jane Maynard, This Week
for Dinner [«Savor Even the Hard Seconds»] Mary Ann Zoellner, producer at NBC's TODAY [«Play Like a Dad»] Lian Dolan, Oprah.com [«Life is Serious Enough»] Maria Bailey, Mom Talk Radio [«Take Time to Celebrate You»] Christie Matheson, Stroller Traffic [«Nothing Better Than Coming Home»] Carla Naumburg, Psychcentral.com [«You Are Not Your Thoughts»] Jenny Lee Sulpizio, JennyLeeSulpizio.com [«I'm Not Above Mom Jeans»] Kimberly Coleman, Foodie City Mom [«Follow Your Own Inner Voice»] Missy Stevens, Wonder, Friend [«Nice Things Are Still Just Things»] Rachel Jankovic, Femina Girls [«It's Not Supposed to Be Easy»] Megan Brooks, Texas Health Moms [«The Love Language of Listening»] Carissa Rogers, Good N Crazy [«Here's to Embracing Change»] Dina Freeman, BabyCenter [«Learn to Swim in the Deep End»] Elizabeth Grant Thomas, Elizabethgrantthomas.com [«It's Easier to
See Light in Darkness»] Wendy Hilton, Hip Homeschool Moms [«They Want to Make Us Happy»] Renée Schuls - Jacobson, Rasjacobson.com [«Beware of Emotional Vampires»] Shannon Lell, ShannonLell.com [«Don't Be Afraid to Sparkle»] Bunmi Laditan, Honest Toddler [«What Makes You a Writer»] Erin Dymoski, Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms [«What I'd Tell My Younger Self»] Lyss Stern, Divamoms.com [«Those Who Matter Don't Mind»] Debra Shigley, In Deb's Kitchen [«Feeling Bad?
I don't know why everyone is so shocked at the Centre
for Social
Justice being explicitly Christian, its pretty obvious if you read all their publications historically - just read IDS» publication «Britain's Conservative Majority» from 2004 to
see that he is anti-secular and he praises the American Christian right
for their form, if not
for their content.
I am left confused because I am wondering why the petitioners weren't bold enough to ask the party to also call the founder to order or take a disciplinary action against him too, certainly it therefore defeats the ideals of fairness and
justice that they sought to seek
for which the quoted article 47 of the NDC party constitution as basis
for their action;
does it grant some immunity to the former president, I doubt and therefore
see the action of the petitioners very flawed and skewed.
For the activists who were targeted by undercover police officers,
justice may be
done, but it certainly won't be
seen to be
done.
On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island
for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to
see the federal government
do about immigration and what he will
do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights
for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the
justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.
On one hand, it's nice to
see the Southold Town Democrats running a mostly full slate of candidates — the party
did not endorse
for Fishers Island
Justice or town clerk — in a year when all the incumbents on the ballot are Republican.
I think what he needs to
do is to embrace that model of a market - based economy where we are supporting business success, but where we also want to
see a socially inclusive society with principles of social
justice where we're creating opportunities
for people and leaning against inequalities of society in everything we
do.
«What I don't want to
see is
justice for New York City reduced to some political ping - pong match between the governor and the mayor.»
I think what he needs to
do is to embrace that model of a market - based economy where we are supporting business success, but where we also want to
see a socially - inclusive society with principles of social
justice where we're creating opportunities
for people and leaning against inequalities of society in everything we
do.
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke changed his mind about
doing a live interview
for BBC Two's Daily Politics after he
saw Ed Miliband call
for his resignation during Prime Minister's Questions.
I am looking forward to
seeing justice done in the up to 10 other related disciplinary cases involving police officers so that I can focus all my energy on delivering
for my constituents and help David Cameron win a Conservative majority at the 2015 election.»
The experience of
seeing the wheels of
justice turn can provide a sense of relief and resolution, but only
for survivors who
do not progress to post-traumatic stress disorder
Surely, those who would
see the largest democracy in the world survive and thrive can
do no less at this crucial time
for both Dr. Sen and
for the future of
justice in India.
Striped Basics are the best... I picked it up on the same day as this dress and I know how much you loved that one, but I'm not really
doing this striped beauty any
justice as you can't really
see it, though it's a great little comfortable piece
for wearing with sneakers and also layering it up like I
do here with different textures and tones.
This watch is to die
for, literally the photo
does not
do justice of how beautiful this watch really is once you
see it in person!
Seriously, the GIF I made
for the game doesn't
do it
justice, It's beautiful to watch in game and I highly recommend you
see for yourself.
Overall and while we focus on the positive aspects of the game we can
see some really encouraging premises built up
for a forthcoming major RE title, even though there is some evident lack of identity and some design choices that don't
do justice to the rest of the work that's been put to the game.
Believing that anything
done on behalf of his client is
for the common good, Blake approves the organization of an «Angelo Chavez Society» to pay the boy's court costs and ostensibly
see that
justice is
done in the face of small - town prejudice.
Her basis
for creating the Suicide Squad is so that the U.S. military has an controllable force that can stop the next Superman (spoilers if you didn't
see the disappointing «Batman V. Superman: Dawn of
Justice»).
In the years since, Affleck has earned high marks
for his acting performances in David Fincher's Gone Girl and Zack Snyder's Batman V Superman: Dawn of
Justice, but cinephiles have been eager to
see what Affleck would
do for a followup as a helmsman.
These scenes are inherently fascinating in the way they observe some of the most powerful men in the world as ordinary, conflicted individuals who may want to
see justice for the oppressed but can only
do so much.
For now, though, Christian Bale says he has nothing to
do with the
Justice League movie and he looks forward to
seeing «what somebody else will come up with».
Gibney's film honours the persistence of those families who have campaigned with great dignity
for over two decades to
see justice done.