Sentences with phrase «support for the passage»

I hope to see strong support for the passage of Senate Bill 1994; I will certainly do my part by reaching out to legislators in my state.

Chelsea Clinton's volunteer stint yesterday came on the heels of her father's announcement of support for passage of a gay marriage bill in New York.

Erie County Legislature Chairman Peter J. Savage, III was joined by Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn to announce his support for passage of the Child Victims Act.

Sen. Adriano Espaillet, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, says he believes there is enough support for passage, but he says the Republican leadership has not put the bill on the floor for a vote.

Senator Adriano Espaillet, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, says he believes there is enough support for passage, but he says the Republican leadership has not put the bill on the floor for a vote.

Although there was an unprecedented degree of bipartisan support for passage of the No Child Left Behind law in 2001, for example, that support came at a high price.

04/09/2014: LULAC sends letter to Congress Expressing Support for Passage of Emergency Unemployment Legislation.

04/29/2014: LULAC sends letter to Senate Expressing Support for Passage of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act.

One of our concerns prior to committing our support for the passage of Prop B was for the animals that would be displaced from the mills.

The letter, dubbed the «We Can Lead» campaign, is part of a broader effort lending support for passage of the legislation, even in the face of unprecedented lobbying from vested interests opposed to the bill (or any real action at all on climate and sustainable energy).

Not exact matches

Moriarty said that since the September 11 attacks and the subsequent passage of the Patriot Act, he has been actively looking for a third - party candidate to support.

While the Alaska senator did release an op - ed saying she supported the repeal of the Obamacare's individual mandate in the tax bill, she also called for a simultaneous passage of the Alexander - Murray Obamacare stabilization package.

While prospects for passage of an infrastructure bill still exist, Chris discusses other factors supporting the asset class,...

We made a $ 10,000 donation to United for Puerto Rico, an initiative brought forth by the first lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rosselló, in collaboration with the private sector, with the purpose of providing aid and support to those affected in Puerto Rico by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Passage of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act last year promises to support even faster growth by allowing crowdfunders to invest in exchange for equity and by expanding the pool of investors who can participate.

It was a positive sign that Christians supported a Mormon for Prez, even though the Book of Mormon contains many many passages «like the book of Malachi» which contradict the bible.

But as you mentioned with # 2 and # 4, there are biblical passages that offer support for loving, redemptive, discipline and for controlled anger against sin.

The slavers had quotations from the Bible that directly supported slavery — like the passage that describes how much you can beat your slave, and Jesus» own admonition for slaves to obey their masters.

I would like to hear from both Perry and Bachmann about how they read this passage, and how it can simultaneously justify opposition to abortion rights and support for the death penalty.

«In particular, those who saw in Scripture a sanction for slavery were both more insistent on pointing to the passages that seemed so transparently to support their position and more confident in decrying the wanton disregard for divine revelation that seemed so willfully to dismiss biblical truths.»

You say the Bible is the «Holy Word Of God» and must be followed for verses / interpretations that support your PERSONAL position on a subject, but IGNORE the Bible when passages do not support your positions, and you have no respect for freedom of and from religion and Separation of Church and State.

Lindsell, in his book The Battle for the Bible, contends that the Bible itself and the history of the Christian church support a view of inspiration that insists on the inerrancy of the autographs of Scripture in every detail of chronology, geography, astronomy, measurement, and the like, even when such details are incidental to the central intent of the passage.»

In doing that I could point to passages in Paul for support.

I would argue along similar lines for all those passages that are used to support this view.

There follow verbose passages about union, mutual love, and support, etc., sentiments one finds in romantic poetry and in the sincere expressions of homosexual lovers for each other.

There is no mention of the passage by earlier Christian writers who were familiar with the writings of Josephus and cited his passages yet never reference one that, if it had existed in their time, they would have referenced as support for Christianity.

But, it was only when a buddy of mine shared with me two passages from the New Testament that I began to understand the need to rely on others for my support in order to do full time ministry.

In recent years, however, I've found my enthusiasm for Rapture theology dwindling, and in Chapter 8 of «Surprised by Hope,» (our book club selection for the month of June), Wright does an excellent job of exploring the passages often used to support it.

Note the following passage, Al 267: «How far this soul finds a support for its existence beyond the body is: — another question.

These passages have been cited a great deal as support for American family ideals and hierarchical relationships.

Gail Sheehey in her book Passages points out that women often feel a need for a mentor to support their entry into a professional field.

I turned this way and that in the darkness, and groped mentally for the familiar sense of that higher mind of my mind which had always seemed to be close at hand as it were, closing the passage, and yielding support, but there was no electric current.

Thank you for that... Bible passages that support your viewpoint are always the best.

Finally, for whatever it's worth, the Catholic Church, surely an ancient community of believers at least, teaches that «final impenitence» will never be forgiven, a conceptual interpretation of the passages rather than a literal one, but one that seems to have support within the relevant scriptures collectively.

The peasants who have now banded together in Swabia have formulated their intolerable grievances against the rulers in twelve articles, and have undertaken to support them with certain passages of Scripture... the thing that pleases me most... is that they offer to accept instructions... Since I have a reputation for being one of those who deal with the Holy Scriptures here on earth, and especially as one whom they mention and call upon by name in the second document, I have all the more courage and confidence in openly publishing my instruction.

If this is the only passage you have that you can turn to in order to substantiate your position that belief in Christ's death for sins is the conscious and necessary content and / or object of saving faith, there is a dearth of support for it.

«Today's bipartisan passage of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR 1599) clearly demonstrates the growing support for this critically important legislation,» said Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

Recent outcomes supported by the BRICC Coalition include the passage of KRS - 244 medical amnesty law in Kentucky, AlcoholEdu & Haven population level prevention, support for Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) student organization and development / dissemination of the Voice of Reason Initiative.

To be handed a draw at home to Accrington Stanley of League Two should, in theory, be a straightforward passage into the last 16, but I have supported the club for long enough to know that this is not the case!

United for Puerto Rico: Together Changing Paths United for Puerto Rico is an initiative brought forth by the First Lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rosselló, in collaboration with the private sector, with the purpose of providing aid and support to those affected in Puerto Rico by the passage of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane María.

One significant victory in that battle was last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act which, among other things, uses Medicaid data to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals; helps states improve the certification process for school meal aid; allows universal free meals for students in high poverty communities; and expands USDA authority to support meals served to at - risk children in after school programs.

* That «amusing» «We Are Hungry» video referenced by Miller, which went viral shortly after the passage of the HHFKA, was not the spontaneous outcry from students it purports to be; later news reports revealed that the video was conceived, and the lyrics written, by two adults, one a teacher and the other a school district employee, who then sent the video to their Republican Congressional representatives to show their support for the repeal of the HHFKA.

Mass Audubon supported its passage in 2008, and as we advocate for implementation of the GWSA, we are working for future generations to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

The federal government made great strides in providing access to breastfeeding support and supplies for new moms who have private insurance through passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Mass Audubon supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts of climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.

- A story in the Aug. 7 Du Page section erroneously reported the vote by an informal task force urging support for legislative passage of a bill to give municipalities additional powers to quickly acquire property for flood control projects.

After working as a childbirth educator and attending a couple hundred births (as a doula — labor assistant) in birth centers, homes and hospitals, I've come to believe that the overwhelming majority of women intuitively gravitate to which location, type of support and «methodology» is best for themselves and their unborn babies to achieve a safe passage through the giving birth / delivering experience.

It might not be much of a condolence to North Carolina families who could effectively see their legal status disappear thanks to passage of Amendment One, but the issue of family equality for same - sex couples just got a very important voice of support.

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