Sentences with phrase «stands against the practice»

If priests aren't taking a stand against the practice of having children kneel in front of lesser men... they are just wasting time and allowing the abuse to continue.

The Bible clearly stands against the practice of ho.mo.se.xuality.

Not exact matches

«The president has moved to expose hardworking Americans to unfair, deceptive and predatory practices, perpetuating a massive con on those who thought he would stand up for them against the powerful interests,» Pelosi told reporters.

If you worked for an oil company, and then suddenly were out and about protesting big oil and practicing against what your company stands for, they won't keep you around long.

stood for, then juxtapose them against the rise of poverty, discriminatory practices and other social injustices that plague the United States today.

Simply this, to hold fast to and in a completely new way to understand and practice the truth that God stands above all gods, and that the church in Volk and society has, under all circumstances, and over against the state, her own task, proclamation and order, determined for her in the Holy Scriptures.

There are three examples of discounts based on a discriminatory practice — where are the «equal rights» groups standing against these?

Jesus himself, though he stood against the Pharisees» rigid, self - promoting and judgmental practice of fasting, expects us to fast.

The group is standing against their denomination's ban on «self - avowed practicing homosexuals,» reports CNN.

The grim reality is that Corporate America is very much not concerned with giving; in fact the very practice goes against just about everything capitalism stands for.

These objections have some cogency, yet it may be questioned whether they are not directed against a kind of theorizing very different from the sort that has been described and whether they in turn have not led to practices that now stand in need of criticism.

Lastly, I feel that like Joan, we too must be firm and be able to stand up against all forces that are against God's concern for human liberation and justice, even the church if we are to be in obedience to God, for though the church is God's many a times, the churches have and tend to practice things which are against God's idea of church, like possessing wealth.

In her media release last week she said «South Australians have a long history of standing up against the cruel live animal trade and I'm proud to stand with them again as we continue to fight for an end to this cruel practice».

It had been the Yankees» practice in the American League playoffs against Kansas City to place one of their functionaries in the stands with a walkie - talkie, the better to advise Manager Billy Martin on the positioning of his outfielders.

You must take a stand against non-evidenced based practices.

The only thing preventing such a practice is long - standing tradition that weighs against participating in cases that were argued before a different set of justices.

«We will not stand for the shameful and cruel practices that we have seen, we will stand as a parliament against these shocking practises.

Still on the negative side, what is most frightening about this proposed bill is that, at a time when the United Nation and international communities are standing up against capital punishment, has become the ripped time for us as a nation to nose - dive into the out fashioned practice.

Persons who stand up against the corrupt and corrupt practices in society are very often either bought off, blackmailed into silence through death threats or forced to face financial ruin and at worst physically eliminated.

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.»

Vanessa says that «Restorative yoga facilitates physiologic changes in the nervous system that with regular practice, helps create long - standing health benefits that help a person manage and gain resilience against the inevitable daily stress.»

In order to gain the Quality Mark, suppliers will have been assessed against a number of criteria, showing they have the experience, products, business standing, and ethical practices suitable for a supplier to education.

As an author following the information I must applaud the writing community for taking a stand against such unethical practices.

In yesterday's article from Gigaom writer Erica Ogg, Apple is still standing by its practices and claims that the entire case against the technology icon and the publishers is flawed.

- Opinion time; While none of my Pins have their ears cropped, I'm not against the practice of ear - cropping, I simply prefer the natural ear look, and in my breeding line, the ears stand up naturally.

Most veterinary practices know they need to build an online presence, but it can be hard to stand out against the competition.

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association has strengthened its stand against declawing domestic cats, saying the practice causes unnecessary and avoidable pain.

Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee is taking a stand against what he calls «the spread of predatory practices in online gaming.»

Entirely self - trained, Chang's practice stood out against the orthodoxy of modern art in Thailand — in particular the dominance of a single art school.

New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, D - Lower Manhattan, said: «I am proud that New York is joining seven other states to ban the sale of shark fins and stand united against the cruel and inhumane practice of shark finning.

Her Dallas - based practice — the Law Office of Julie Johnson — is focused on helping individuals stand up for their rights against large organizations and other neg...

Additionally, Lorelei has helped forge positive business resolutions of complex matters, including a long - standing dispute and litigation between a Palm Beach County hospital and a group of physicians who held a ground lease on hospital property and provided services at the hospital; a long - standing lawsuit between two groups of physicians over the breakup of their practice group; a prominent sports figure's multimillion dispute over a license agreement; a sports broadcaster's claims against a video company for unauthorized use of his name and likeness; and class actions involving consumer debt collection services.

«It is the very well - established practice of this court, in a case where the conviction was entirely proper under the law as it stood at the time of trial, to grant leave to appeal against conviction out of time only where substantial injustice would otherwise be done to the defendant.»

that questions how well America's largest and most prominent practices stand up against smaller competitors.

MobileSyrup tries to keep up with the tech news circus, and has been guilty of parroting others for fear of being left out, but today I am taking a minor stand against this absurd practice of revealing the minutiae of your new smartphone in separate posts.

(b) submits certification from the marriage and family therapy licensing body of all jurisdictions where the applicant is licensed or has practiced; that the applicant is in good standing and has not had any disciplinary action taken against the applicant's license; or if the applicant is not in good standing by that jurisdiction, an explanation of the nature of the violation (s) resulting in that status including the extent of the disciplinary treatment imposed.

Even if you did have a revolutionary idea in real estate, why is your practice going to stand out against 999 others?