Sentences with phrase «seen as a minority»

After the 1950's Christianity was seen as a minority movement within a thoroughly secularized culture.

@ohwilleke, that estimate is larger than I would have expected, as I (maybe incorrectly) see myself as a minority (my thought is that most gun owners continue to be gun owners, thus there wouldn't be the 5 - 15 % group of previous owners).

Scottish politics was seen as minority sport by some, but Andrew Neil looks at how the rise of the SNP has been influencing this election.

Not exact matches

Organized as a follow - up to January's Women's March on Washington, the one - day walk - out — called the International Women's Strike, or A Day Without A Woman in the U.S. — will see participants opting out of paid or unpaid labour, curtail spending (unless it's at women - or minority - owned businesses) and wear red.

Xinjiang, home to China's Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, restricts religious practises — such as growing beards, wearing headscarves, and fasting during Ramadan — that are seen as symbols of «Islamic extremism.»

The loss of that clause, which liberals had seen as a crowning achievement of the Civil Rights movement, makes it easier for states to adopt voting laws that can have an adverse impact on minority voters.

As part of the arrangement that saw him relinquish Magna's reins last year, he insisted on receiving a controlling minority stake in Magna E-Car Systems, a nascent venture that's co-ordinating Magna's foray into electric vehicles.

Mona points to the rise of minorities and women in participating in junior golf and sees it as an encouraging sign for the future of the game.

Either the public is becoming increasingly willing to see that percentage rise, or if that's not the case, there will be a large void left as the biggest chains chase the smaller minority that do want to spend more.

Check to see if the retailer offers any special programs that could give you a leg up, such as local vendor programs that serve as an entrée to regional markets or programs that offer breaks to women - owned or minority - owned businesses.

The real estate mogul has cannily understood that despite polling that indicates most Americans see free trade as more of an opportunity than a threat, a large and motivated minority of voters have been yearning for a politician to call into question whether the trade deals we have on the books are good for American workers.

Relatively small minorities of U.S. elites saw China's alleged human rights problems, China - Taiwan tensions, or China's exchange rate policy as a very serious problem.

Ours remains a minority view but you can see that we're not as out - there as we once were.

A sizeable minority of respondents (39 — 40 %) see bitcoin as a potential analog to physical gold, both as a safe haven and a hedge against mistakes in central bank monetary policy.

Further, while he is now free to vote his shares as he sees fit, he finds himself in a clearer minority to Ferro's forces.

«It's disappointing to see such an issue taking so long to resolve, I would've hoped for more professionalism from Ledger, but it seems like they treat bitcoin cash as a minority token with a very low priority,» one person wrote.

They are also seen as being critically important to helping more women and minorities land top spots in tech companies and bringing more diversity to their overwhelmingly white - and - Asian male workforces.

Therefore I will not be surprised if those religious minorities would rally with him disguised as Atheists... It is obvious as well that him being of Jewish family that the Jewish organizations are behind the seen supporting / financing him..

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.

Indeed, these are good examples — people are perceiving Islam as some minority — yet harmless ideology that espouses nice values, it doesn't all people need do is look at the UK, France etc today — do the research — the people in these countries are already seeing a decline in their quality of life as Islam grows, why should a person tolerate something that is a threat to them I often ask.

I don't understand how you can say you're not setting up boundaries, when — as far as I can see — a large minority of your cartoons criticise mainstream ecclesiology?

Brzezinski has said: «The world can be seen as divided into two mankinds, living in two distinct cultures: the rich minority and poor majority.

It's just not seen as a priority, and yet, in our inner cities, if it were not for the minority ethnic people, the Church of England would not be represented.

I don't see defending those who are vulnerable, as all minorities are, as being a «hall monitor.»

They also see the challenge of democratic inclusivity in China as the need to address the problem of Han chauvinism (which they term «Oriental orientalism») that lauds Han superiority over the national minorities.

The bipartisan nature of this passage shows us that religious freedom does not have to be a partisan issue but is rooted in our deepest commitments as Americans, and I hope that persecuted religious minorities around the globe will see that they have not been forgotten.

The charity's Sudan officer said: «We've seen that Christians are coming under particular pressure as well as ethnic minorities.

Tim: I think there is always of course the danger that if you are challenging too much of non-Christian faiths, particularly faiths that are held mostly by members of ethnic minorities, that you might conflate criticisms of their faith with criticism of them as individuals and therefore be seen as racist, so people are nervous of that.

The «free exercise» clause applies to all faith groups equally and should not be seen as a threat to those that are in the minority — precisely the groups that the «no establishment» clause was designed to protect.

Or, instead, can we recognize that a substantial minority in our culture hold views they see as rooted in their scriptures and part of their faith, even though those views may not always be popularly accepted?

Uncritical loyalty to «the family pew» makes it very difficult to see or comprehend the plight of the poor and the homeless, the oppression of minority persons, as anything but their own fault.

In your role and life as a Christian progressive, how do you see women's and minority issues?

Many saw the ad as a ploy to help the government meet that requirement — but only by offering religious minorities the most menial jobs.

In a democracy, this minority is easily outvoted, especially if populist politicians agitate the majority that either feels the pain or, minimally, does not see any tangible benefits as yet.

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Sad as it may be I don't see very many like that in the «institutional church», they are there but they are the minority, or remnant if you like.

> > Some conservatives, who find themselves in the minority with their > opposition to gay marriage and clergy, see themselves as being > discriminated against.

In spite of the antipathy of the minority headed by Marcion, the majority of Christians adopted the Jewish Scriptures as their own and interpreted them in the light of what they believed they saw in Jesus.

As we have seen, beginning in the eighth century advancing Islam had reduced Christians in Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean to dwindling minorities.

Following, and to some degree participating in, the experience of minorities in America has helped me see the viability of the Marxist critique of capitalism as a socioeconomic system.

If Hochschild's categories are a fair description of the state of New Testament interpretation, one can see that Meeks's «sociology» is largely of the social - philosophical kind, as opposed to the large majority of New Testament scholars who belong to the social - kerygmatic kind, (A significant minority is devoted to social - scientific exegesis.)

They were in any case soon outweighed by more pragmatic considerations, as the Holy See attempted to influence the course first of the British Mandate and then of the UN partition plan in a way protective of the rights both of access to the holy places and of the Christian minorities of the Middle East.

Throughout the years, San Joaquin Valley of California had seen a large influx of minorities who were accustomed to certain company profile meat products that were prevalent in the dishes of their home countries — such as pork feet, skin, ears, Golden Valley Industries www.goldenvalleyindustries.com snoots and tails; beef marrow bones; turkey necks Headquarters: Stockton, Calif. and smoked turkey parts — but were not readily availEmployees: 50 - 150 Specialty: Variety meats able in the mainstream American supermarket.

I'm probably in the minority of Arsenal fans as I didn't blame Shawcross for the horrific injury Ramsey suffered and saw it as a 50 - 50 ball.

You are just one of those who couldn't wait to see his name posted.I bet your Mummy is so proud of you.I thought Pires would never be beaten for First place as the Village Idiot But CONGRATULATIONS.You Win.Even Pires has never managed to post something so completely one dimensionally incorrect as you.And you know what?You come across as STUPID enough to actually believe what you are saying.Honestly pal I can assure you that posts like this will only have everyone LAUGH AT YOU.Even those minority who still worship Wenger have NEVER blamed the Supporters for our rapid demise.

And you walk in and you see the faces of your players, and most of them have been insulted directly, as minorities.

Then you walk in and see the faces of your players, most of them who have been insulted directly as minorities, it's very shocking.

There seems to me similarities from the Wigan days as to how he is handling this situation and I have read a few articles from Wigan fans (who may be in the minority I guess) that didn't want him to leave but also saw and recognised his faults.

nonny, dude iv done the whole «wait and see» and hav kept faith for a long time now, and so hav alot of other arsenal fans... this is the only blog i post on but i occasionally go read on others just to make sure im not being negative or overly critical, as i hav been often accused.im sorry to say at this moment you are the minority, ur waiting, hoping that things miraculously turn around and that their really isnt a problem.well their is, the fact that these players promised potential hasnt come to fruition isnt down to bad luck or wotever ur blaming it on....

The researcher suggests that the majority of these respondents understood the campaign as intended by SPRS and suggests only a minority of 13.3 % saw the campaign as undermining breastfeeding (the figure of ~ 50 out of 352 respondents).