Sentences with phrase «special authority»

Special authority for the biblical view can not be claimed on the grounds of its potential utility in understanding life; other sources of potential utility can make the same claim.

Yet photographic images retain special authority as records of visual experience.

The Catholic Church is just another corrupt gang of thugs given special authority to hide and protect pedophiles, thieves and hypocrites.

It's nothing but men self proclaimed special authority by God himself to claim power over others and it is just as bad as the Pope declaring he was appointed by God or followers of Mohamed for that matter.

Without special authority from their licensee, the adviser may not be able to give you advice about your existing financial products if they are not on their APL.

California traditionally has had special authority under the Clean Air Act to set limits on air pollutants that are tougher than federal standards.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that he will retain the Bush administration's controversial rule on polar bear protections, rejecting special authority given to him by Congress and the pleas of Democratic lawmakers, environmentalists and scientists to overturn the regulation.

U.S. Department of Transportation Special Authorities Division (X-46) 400 7th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Tel: [phone] / Ronale Taylor Fax: [phone]

These are special authority agencies in the nation set up to investigate federal criminal offenses for a prosecution at the Federal courts.

The new texts reveal that TPP negotiators are considering a dispute resolution process that would grant transnational corporations special authority to challenge countries» laws, regulations and court decisions in international tribunals that circumvent domestic judicial systems.

Thus, for instance, the stories of Jesus walking on the water or stilling the storm can be said to be claiming that Jesus is the Son of God, or that he had special authority from God.

I am offended when human beings, such as Pastor Dan, believe they have some special authority to know who would go to hell if it existed.

Yet in another sense there is a special authority attaching to writings which we know to come from the apostles themselves and from men who claimed, like Paul, to have gained their approval for their individual interpretations of the gospel.

Too often the ordained seem to have claimed a special authority, whereas I see ordination as primarily commissioning for particular work not conferring a privileged status.

So in what sense can we continue to proclaim the special authority of Christian revelation while at the same time fully embracing the implications of our two axioms: on the one hand that our religious language, including our Christological categories, is never adequately representative of God, and on the other that it is always conditioned by historical relativity?

In reading a text like the Bible, one is well aware of its special authority and its peculiar way of questioning us.

In this book, he wrote that God gave him special authority and power, and the people must follow him, obey him, and give him their money.

We cherish the commitment of academics to objective research, and this provides a special authority to the university.

Whenever a discourse claims a special authority there is a danger of terror.

For example, the mythical accounts of Jesus» miracles might be understood as pointing out his special authority and the need for us to respond to his life and message.

Thus I do not claim any special authority beyond that established by God.

Wilber had previously observed that the supervisor has no special authority to designate any official to represent the town.

Eligible applicants include state and local governments, transit agencies, railroad companies, special authorities, special districts, and private entities.

Examples of such entities include state departments of transportation; local governments; transit agencies; special authorities; special districts; railroad companies; and private firms or consortia that may include companies specializing in engineering, construction, materials, and / or the operation of transportation facilities.

The DOT awards credit assistance to eligible applicants, which include State departments of transportation, transit operators, special authorities, local governments, and private entities.

But the deniers will take any broad goal like «we must decarbonize the economy fast enough to stay under 450 ppm» and call it a specific policy and claim that the scientist has no special authority.

VRA stands for Veterans» Recruitment Appointment (VRA), which is a special authority that allows agencies to hire eligible veterans without competition.