Sentences with phrase «stands against»

First, I predict that the usual suspects will be there, signaling their virtues and taking heroic stands against wickedness, although #MeToo will have replaced the more traditional #JusticeForRoman.

someone who stands against tradition and law, not to mention common sense.

So the UN stands against God himself.

He takes strong stands against idolatry — that is, against the universal religious inclination to paint pictures of a god in eternity that look like what we want to be in history.

Death is swallowed up in the victory of Christ who stands against such an insensible, dying world and, through our ambassadorship, raises it from the dead.

Another historic film, in Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman transforms himself into Winston Churchill as he stands against Hitler's invading forces.

Yes... this is everything The Bible stands against.

The Church stands against suicide, in all circumstances, because she believes that life is sacred and that death, though it must be accepted, can never be proposed or endorsed as a solution to the problem of suffering.

you don't think there is any place for friendly, gracious, humble and loving stands against behavior that you think may be predatory but is ambiguous?

Unfortunately, few Catholics do this which is why so many of them do not understand why the Church stands against things like the HHS mandate and why non-Catholics like the author of this article don't understand it as well.

When Paul speaks of preserving the gospel for the Galatians in v. 5, he stands against the false brothers for the sake of the Galatians.

No consubstantiality exists, therefore Paul stands against them rather than with them.

Paul stands (identifies) with those who identify with the divine principle and stands against those who do not, claiming that they have embraced a human principle.

And the life and ministry of Jesus always stands against that which hates, hurts or destroys.

I think every mainline denomination has a [usually] minority movement that stands against the direction the denomination as a whole is taking.

Utterly bizarre was the researchers» charge that the Vatican officials did not adequately consider her firm stands against abortion, contraception, and divorce: of course they did — and her orthodoxy was «one of the many assets in her favor.»

They are the roots of violence and mutual rejection between people; they are both challenged and transformed in encounter with the crucified Jesus, and the «peace» that we may hope for as a result of the act of God in the death of Jesus is something that stands against each of them alike.

That kind of perspective, though certainly many of us know and love people who hold it, is anathema to our liberal religious heritage, and stands against our commitment to reason, freedom and tolerance.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who has taken public stands against abortion and same - sex marriage, had joined Obama for an AIDS summit.

The boy's lie is truthful, for in telling it he stands against the dehumanization.

The Holocaust stands against, and for the most part outside, the history that is ours as Jews and Christians.

Our love of the past conflicts often with your plans for the future; our love of order does not show up on abstract statistics; our tendency to look to each other for affection and support stands against a minister's wish to obtain emotional support away from the small church.

It stands against sin, carnality, indifference, hatred, hypocrisy, and any other behaviors that will cause one to go to hell.

They see him as the head of a backward - looking, misogynistic organization that continues to thwart social progress by her stands against homosexual relationships and the use of prophylactics to thwart the spread of AIDS.

Moral courage is not always popular, and King paid the ultimate price for taking a stand against injustice.

He's also stuck his neck out on LGBTQ issues, pushing fellow business leaders to take a stand against laws in the state of Indiana that critics say discriminate against gay and transgender people.

Michelle Wolf's routine rocks Washington, Cannes Film Festival takes a stand against harassment, and Girl Scouts mean business.

Sessions, during the same drug caucus, went after President Obama for not taking a stand against legalization: «One of our President's great failures, it is obvious to me, is his lax treatment and comments around marijuana,» said Sessions.

Koum also signaled years ago that he would take a stand against Facebook if the company's push to increase its profits demanded radical changes in the way WhatsApp operates.

It's why, for example, someone like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, as the head of the largest asset manager in the world, has felt compelled to take a stand against short - termism.

«By taking the pledge, Senator Gillibrand is taking a firm stand against Big Money,» ECU President Tiffany Muller said in a statement announcing the group's endorsement of Gillibrand.

Consumers are still open to set - top boxes, says Roku, and it aims to be the last standing against Apple

As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.

Dutch visual artist Barbara Visser is taking an edgy stand against the dangers of sitting at work all day.

If Eggland's Best does commit to taking this stand against animal abuse, of course we would praise them.

The exodus was led by Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier who resigned Monday from a manufacturing council, saying, «As C.E.O. of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against extremism.»

«As C.E.O. of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against extremism,» Frazier said.

Asked if his stand against adding to budget shortfalls made him feel like one of a dying breed, Corker answered: «I do.»

Boehner's office said the speaker was «proud to be included on a list of those willing to stand against Putin's aggression.»

She speculates that the company strengthened its bonds with customers by taking a stand against Big Pharma.

In the highly repressive context, it's extremely difficult for people to even imagine taking a collective stand against the government, and if the outside world looks better, a reasonable response is to try to get there.

Facebook was one of the first to take a stand against the immigration ban, with CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg writing that it would «make all Americans less safe.»

«Let's just stop doing business with those who promote sin and stand against Almighty God's laws and his standards,» Graham wrote on Facebook over the weekend, in a post that has garnered nearly 100,000 likes.

«The tide is very clearly turning on this issue, and it's thanks to the growing coalition of interns and young workers across the world who are standing against this worrying employment trend,» Hyde told Business Insider in an email.

«After numerous discussions with President Trump, I firmly believe his strong stand against North Korea and its nuclear aggression gives us the best hope in decades to resolve this threat peacefully.

«Those who stand against honest debate and dialogue may think that they are protecting a beloved pastime, but their actions compromise its vibrant future,» Parkin writes.

Rusenko finds the whole thing disgusting, and is willing to lose out on some business to take a stand against it.

By standing against one share, one vote, the founders of Google and Facebook oppose giving BlackRock the very voting rights required to enforce a long - term focus, should they ever (inadvertently) let their companies stray.

Tim Cook, who leads one of the world's largest tech companies, took a hard stand against social media last week.

President Trump's pick for national security advisor signals a willingness by the administration to take a more hard - line stand against adversaries like Iran or Venezuela — and that could mean higher oil prices.