Sentences with phrase «set against the war»

I am still a pacifist, then, set against war — most of all against expeditionary war in defense of democracy, peace, freedom, religion, or anything else high and noble.

The movie, a complex story set against the war on drug cartels, was directed by Denis Villeneuve and shot by 12 - time Oscar nominee Roger Deakins.

Set against the war in Iraq, Betrayal tells the story of a young soldier and his difficulties readjusting upon his return home.

Not exact matches

We set up Student to give a voice to people like me who wanted to protest against the Vietnam War and the establishment.

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, fallout from the 60s, and the continued fight for Civil Rights, these interviews are invaluable capsules from the past.

She did this successfully, halting the war of attrition between the two and setting the stage for a united front, then worth $ 6 billion, against Uber's entry to the mainland.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

The jihad tradition also sets limits on whom one may fight against in a just war.

In its original context the second important root of the presumption against war was a formulation of this concept of just war set out in the Jesuit journal Theological Studies in 1978 by James F. Childress, an American academic ethicist of Quaker background.

The culture war sets the Church above and against the world, rather than in but not of the world.

Two of these — «Flower of Purity» and «Gentle Guide of Youth» — are especially relevant to our current theme In the Novena he composed in preparation for the Feast of St Philip, Cardinal Newman wrote: «Philip, well knowing the pleasure God takes in cleanness of heart, had no sooner come to years of discretion, and to the power of distinguishing between good and evil, than he set himself to wage war against the evils and suggestions of his enemy, and never rested till he had gained the victory.

Men and women whose hearts are set on a new social order will always embrace the prophetic hope that «nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more»

Look at what religion has often done in history — its bloody wars, its cruel persecutions, its brutal rituals of human sacrifice, its ugly superstitions, the barricades set up by religion against every advance of science.

The Jews are willing to fight to drive others out of Jerusalem, the Christians endured dangerous pilgrimages not to worship, but to fight the Crusades to take the Holy Land for their faith, they tortured to «convert» infidels, and they fight amongst themselves (Protestant v. Catholics in N. Ireland, for instance); The Muslims declare «jihad» against their version of «infidels,» and they fight wars between Shia and Sunni over who should set the rules.

And in so far as that doctrine continues to dominate Western thought we may expect the recurring horrors of war and revolution, because it is a doctrine whose logic deprives mankind of a common frame of reference and in the end sets every man against every other man.

If it was wrong for the Internal Revenue Service to make threatening noises against church groups opposing the Vietnam war, then it would be wrong for the Federal Communications Commission to start harassing broadcasters for airing the political views of another set of church groups.

And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

For wars and fightings is nothing more than a mechanism God set up for light to fight back against darkness and for good to fight back against evil.

Humanitarian intervention entails the ranking of one set of values over against another, and in real life this may mean war or the invasion of another sovereign state.

The very discussion, however, cleared the air and the net result was surely to give propulsion to all those forces set in battle array against war itself.

With West African giants Nigeria fighting the war against terrorism, football is set to be used a tool for unification against the menace.

Together, this combination offers hopes of real progress in setting limits to crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes.

It sets up a longshot bid pitting an openly gay liberal activist who has never held political office against a two - term incumbent with a $ 30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.

Labour are setting one party of the country against the other, he says, continuing the Tory attack on Labour's supposed «class war» agenda.

She ranges widely over political, diplomatic and social events and concludes that earlier crises had just about been managed, led to complacency, and were set against a background of paranoia and war expectation.

The city rolled out a new set of weapons in its war against the blood - sucking critters Tuesday, including stricter rules for landlords responding to tenant complaints.

David Miliband voted for the iraq war, for 90 days» detention without trial, which was defeated despite him, for setting control orders at the instance of the Secretary of State for Justice instead of the Lord Chief Justice and against giving suspects the right to see the evidence against them.

It sets up an intriguing September Democratic primary race pitting an actor and liberal activist against a two - term incumbent with a $ 30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.

But Michael Papadopoulos was denied tenure after protesting against the Vietnam War, setting off a decade - long legal battle with the university that left him out of a job and the family scouring rubbish bins for scraps.

The doctor has been trained in a mind - set derived from the war against bacterial infections in which success (such as it was) was achieved by a process of diagnosing diseases by their signs and symptoms in order to identify the infecting organism so the proper antibiotic may be employed to kill it.

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So, my Star Wars outfit is set against a cute, little Italian restaurant..

A one parent war against the Dad Bod / Parent Bod, encouraging parents to be healthy and active setting a path for their children to follow.

A third person shooter where the player takes full control of all four squad members, Conflict: Vietnam does not set out to depict the course of the war; instead we witness four men struggling for survival in the hostile Vietnam jungle against a ruthless terrain and seemingly ever - present «invisible» enemy.

Far from Men is set against the backdrop of the blossoming Algerian War of Independence in 1954, following Daru (Viggo Mortensen), a man of few words who teaches reading to the...

This tale of doomed romance set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War was the last in a string of box office disappointments from director Sidney J. Furie before he struck gold again with Iron Eagle (1986).

Set during the first World War, Paths of Glory follows Kirk Douglas» Colonel Dax as he's forced to defend three of his soldiers against a charge of cowardice.

Here's the official synopsis: In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.

From the Studio: From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER - an other - worldly fable, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962.

The Shape of Water is «an other - worldly fable, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962.

The timeline is the 1950s, with DC's emerging Silver Age characters are set against the political backdrop of the U.S., the Korean war, and many other major events of the day.

An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962.

Avengers: Infinity War is set to reflect the spirit of T'Challa's UN speech, as it will see Wakanda join forces with the Avengers in an epic battle against the cosmic threat of Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet.

The film glides smoothly through its first act, counterbalancing the pompous ridiculousness of the showbiz set against the hardscrabble realities of life in war - ravaged London.

The Star Wars prequels are fine story fodder, but there's nothing like the original trilogy and that will be the subject of Disney Infinity's upcoming Rise Against the Empire Play Set.

The film finds the actress in a coming - of - age tale set in the English countryside, against the backdrop of World War III, and Ronan described it as «just the most beautiful story.

Warner Bros. has released a new Wonder Woman trailer, one that promises a (relatively) colorful and exciting action - adventure film set against the horrors of World War I.

The Rise Against the Empire set for Disney Infinity is much more appealing to the original trilogy nostalgia, and fortunately it happens to be the better of the two Star Wars play sets to boot.

Disney Infinity is hoping to re-create the atmosphere of the original Star Wars trilogy with the upcoming Rise Against the Empire Play Set.

From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER - an other - worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962.