Sentences with phrase «to be anathema»

It is to be hoped that after the 6 months review we will see an end not just to this unnecessarily authoritarian law, but also to control orders and their regime of house arrest, internal exile, and secret courts, all of which are an anathema of British standards of justice.»

The bill died in the Senate because concealed - carry reciprocity is anathema for Democrats whose votes would be needed for passage.

Until recently the federal idea was an anathema among the greater part of Ukraine's political elite.

I asked him, If you will not draw lines against an organization such as REBNY, whose position is anathema to that of the Progressive Caucus, then what does it mean for there to be a Progressive Caucus?

But in an independent counsel's office, especially this one, this kind of thinking was anathema.

Someone who rotates styles, sectors, domestic versus international, or who simply raises cash when opportunities don't seem so good are anathema to the fund management consultants, no matter how good their performance is.

The interjection of the counselor's personal relationships may seem to some to be anathema so far as principles of good counseling are concerned.

Germany's Bundesbank has said that regulation in general, which for many is an anathema to the decentralized nature of all cryptocurrencies, will only work on a global scale.

In fact, the irony is that there is a broad consensus in favor of a carbon tax everywhere but on Capitol Hill, where the «T» word is anathema.»

Crucially, they do what is anathema to many parents: They let them fail.

Obama's policies on abortion and religious liberty had long been anathema to many evangelicals, including Metaxas.

When Paul writes about being anathema from Christ, he is not stating a desire to be eternally cut off or separated from Jesus, but is instead stating his desire, if it were possible, to give up his life and his ministry within the Kingdom of God if such a sacrifice would help Israel come to the knowledge that Jesus is the Messiah.

This is a particularly significant theological distortion in a denomination that emphasizes the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers, wherein mediating priests are an anathema, except in mission activities.

3:5) is anathema because it invades the exclusive domain of Yahweh.

Although Leopold was well known and respected, his point of view was anathema to hunters.

You say the middle ground is anathema.

In particular some of his proposals are anathema to a free and safe Democracy based on free speech, a rule of laws protecting us from unjust imprisonment, and freedom of Religion.

This term was anathema to scientists.

For many lawyers, the concepts of balance and wellness are anathema to what... [more]

To hard - shell Democrats anything Republicans do is anathema these days.

Debt is anathema without the cash flows to support the interest payments.

For many lawyers, lean writing is anathema.

Representatives and publications from the Islamic State group have said that statues and reliefs of animals and humans are anathema to their brand of Sunni Islam.

Put another way again, the idea that «the market» may beset progress in the UK's climate reduction plan was anathema to the policy - makers and NGOs.

«The idea of creating a car like Dawn that can be used in comfort by only two adults on a day to day basis is anathema.

I know a little bit about production because I spent some time on a student - run print publication where errors were anathema, and so I have some idea of proper processes.

The idea that selling something is a seduction that starts with getting noticed is anathema to this deterministic view of things.

The idea that these grand concepts can not be scaled up cheaply or quickly due to physics or other severe limitations of Nature is anathema to a faith in the unconquerable power of human ingenuity and open markets.

The coastal enclave's terrorist Hamas rulers are anathema to Israel, and the Jewish state has recognized the rapidly approaching humanitarian crisis in the Strip.

One is that no matter how dissatisfied some people may be with the product or service they are using, change is anathema to them.

«Many entrepreneurs think there's a secret formula for habits of successful people, but in my experience, routine and habits are anathema to entrepreneurialism.

For Allsteel, the 101 - year - old company that invented the lateral file in 1967, pursuing form at the expense of function is anathema.

The optics of Facebook's founder with his right hand raised would likely be anathema to the feverishly PR - conscious company.

The idea of individuals» believing in eternal salvation, in resurrection and life everlasting, and in a personal God who punishes evil and rewards good, performs miracles, and answers prayer is anathema to them.

In its search for a self - understanding, the monistic developments going on within the Midland were anathema to this religion.

Muslims began to turn increasingly toward Western education and the acceptance of Western ideas, even though they had to face the full opposition of conservative Muslims, to whom modernism was anathema.

Euthanasia and physician - assisted suicide were anathema to the medical community and to the state.

Their ideology was anathema to James» more conservative - leaning politics.

And although I could list many other resources like Dawkins, Dennet, Hitchens, Harris etc. most of us are familiar with their work and would in any case be anathema to the faithful.

In Galatians 1:8 - 9 Paul says, regarding anyone who preaches a «gospel» differing from what the Galatians had received from Paul: let that person be anathema, «accursed» or «cast out.»

He believes he (or his particular brand of religion) is the arbitrator and solution to man's spiritual quest and that any deviation from his proscribed beliefs is anathema.

The rule was anathema to preachers.