The Declaration further invoked the Christian tradition of civil disobedience, affirming the right and at times the obligation to oppose injustice by refusing to comply
with civil authority if it attempts to undermine these basic human rights: «We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what is Caesar's.
In those difficult situations, Christians should find a way, along with others, to enter into dialogue
with the civil authorities in order to reach a common definition of religious freedom.
(iii) Ironically the US and German cases evinced against the Pope concerning abuses back in the 70s and 80s (as with the much more recent Ealing headmaster case used very prominently against Archbishop Nichols) show the Church being decades ahead of the game as they had all involved full and appropriate cooperation
with civil authorities.
Not exact matches
Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that» [u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent
authority» along
with other state and federal administrative agencies and
civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.
The so - called kids class was scrapped due to issues
with the
Civil Aviation
Authority, Branson said in an interview
with Condé Nast Traveler in 2014.
«Until Congress clarifies the matter, the CFTC has concurrent
authority, along
with other state and federal administrative agencies, and
civil and criminal courts, over dealings in virtual currency,» Weinstein wrote.
Eric Heraud of the French
Civil Aviation
Authority said the Germanwings plane lost radio contact
with a control centre at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, but «never declared a distress alert itself.»
Before reporting an incident of sexual harassment to a higher
authority, Gillian Thomas, who is a senior staff attorney for the American
Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says it's always best to speak
with the person affected by the incident first.
In their letter, the groups said the breach caused «incalculable harm» and suggested several of the affected individuals had already filed complaints
with the Health and Human Services Office for
Civil Rights or other state
authorities.
The estimates provided above are based on the latest available national information on deaths collected from national
civil registration systems of deaths,
with the underlying cause of death captured by the national
authority or partner organizations.
Moyo told the
civil service that the army was moving to protect them against the purge, and told the judiciary that the aim was to «ensure that as an independent arm of the state you are able to exercise your independent
authority without fear of being obstructed as has been the case
with this group of individuals.»
It is effectively a condition of the agreement Volkswagen made
with United States
authorities to settle
civil and criminal actions stemming from the emissions wrongdoing.
Islamabad : Pakistan top
civil - military leadership has directed
authorities to «forcefully» pursue the alleged violations of Indus Waters Treaty
with...
On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement
authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent
authority» along
with other state and federal administrative agencies and
civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2
Most are quickly reported to
civil authorities as required by law,» he said, but he warned the leaders that they must respond quickly to reports and share information
with their congregations for the sake of transparency.
Since the term «marriage» unfortunately has been written into
civil code,
with all its rights and responsibilities,
civil authorities are bound not to deny marriage licenses based on gender.
Australian
civil authorities have yet to announce the number and nature of the offenses
with which Pell is charged.
While couched in different language, Catholic social teaching has much in common
with this approach, in its overriding concern to safeguard the unique dignity of every human person, created in the image and likeness of God, and in its emphasis on the duty of
civil authority to foster the common good.
«Far from competing
with analogous documents of
civil authority, the charter intends to make a specific contribution to the promotion and safeguarding of the dignity and rights of the person and of peoples.»
We, the president and the members of the commission, wish to affirm that our obligations under
civil law must certainly be followed, but even beyond these
civil requirements, we all have a moral and ethical responsibility to report suspected abuse to the
civil authorities who are charged
with protecting our society.
He reaffirmed that church leaders have «an obligation to cooperate
with the requirements of
civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the appropriate
authorities,» but added that the offenders «are a tiny minority of an otherwise faithful, committed clergy.»
According to Paul, then, the reign of Christ in heaven left
civil authorities with exactly one task: that of judging between innocent and guilty.
When the Reformer insisted that
civil magistrates «have been invested
with divine
authority, and are wholly God's representatives, in a manner acting as his vicegerents,» he explicitly warns that this does not settle questions about the merits of a specific form of government.
Gregory has been vilified by some Protestant writers for his willingness to work
with whatever
civil authority was in power.
As GRACE works
with churches and other Christian institutions, we often encounter professing Christians who struggle
with whether suspected abuse within the Christian community should be reported to the
civil authorities.
This Gospel centered perspective must drive the Church to obey the God ordained
civil authorities who are charged
with protecting our little ones and punishing those who harm them.
Why do some churches and other Christian institutions struggle
with reporting suspected abuse to the
civil authorities?
«It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the
Civil authority with such distinctness as to avoid collisions and doubts on unessential points.
The facts were, chiefly, these: Jesus of Nazareth, a man anointed by the Spirit and divinely accredited by mighty works, who went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil (for God was
with him), who was put to death by the blind and misguided
authorities, religious and
civil, at Jerusalem, where he was crucified — all this is preliminary and descriptive, as identifying him, like the central clauses in the Apostles» Creed.
Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the
civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise
authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the
civil law should prevail; that the
civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the
civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a
civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree
with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»
A magistrate is a
civil officer
with LIMITED administrative and judicial
authority.
This is why, in the face of the growing phenomenon of re-composed families, the mechanism was made more flexible in 2002 (Law no. 2002 - 305 of March 4, 2002, relative to parental
authority) and now offers family law judges the possibility of organizing the sharing of parental
authority as best suits the educational needs of the child and in accordance
with parental wishes (article 377 - 1
Civil Code).
In July, Luther wrote a pamphlet defending himself, An Open Letter on the Harsh Pamphlet, spelling out
with clarity and aggressive emphasis that there was no way of avoiding one's obligation to obey established
civil authority.
Usually it takes
civil legal action in the courts, but its lawyers also work
with the administrative and criminal
authorities in overseas markets.
UEFA have since rejected numerous attempts by the club to regain their place via the Swiss
civil court in the Canton of Vaud, insisting the CAS is the only
authority with jurisdiction over the matter.
«Security engagements are in top gear, as we are working
with the Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority (LASTMA) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
Their exclusionary tactics coupled
with Gaddafi's policies of undermining national institutions, meant that the NTC lacked enforcement
authority and a monopoly of force to subordinate the myriad of militias that sprang up during the
civil war.
«Even at the ministry of finance, as many as eight
civil service positions have been filled by officers who hitherto were working
with the Minister of Finance at Databank and have been put on the payroll of the Ghana Revenue
Authority.
The agreement requires «the town, its officers, officials, employees, and agents to continue to cooperate
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and any and all federal, state and local agencies and
authorities, on matters whether
civil or criminal in nature, regarding these allegations.»
The
civil service welcomes combined
authorities with DEEMs as a way of achieving its long - held aspiration to diminish by amalgamations the number of councils, and thus councillors who do not want to accept the line from Whitehall.
With law enforcement officials aggressively pursuing gang members on Long Island after a recent spate of homicides by the transnational gang MS - 13, the American
Civil Liberties Union said in a class - action lawsuit on Friday that federal
authorities had gone too far.
When the DN's Glenn Blain asked Kennedy if she had an opinion on the
civil lawsuits brought against Espada by Cuomo, who is now working in connection
with federal
authorities on an ongoing investigation into the Bronx Democrat, she brushed off the question, saying:
Most forms of child abuse are a criminal offence but
civil actions may be taken in negligence against local
authorities and police entrusted
with child protection.
For example, an instance of minor neighbourly dispute that currently involves the police and the
civil courts could better be handled by a proliferation of the future resolution service, working in conjunction
with local
authorities.
If only he didn't keep stocking the agencies and
authorities with hacks... if his 10 % cut to State govt was not directed at the
civil service schlubs and instead involved real consolidation and elimination of redundant bureaucracies and deadwood management political appointees, I'd be pretty satisfied.
Following the disruption of the operations of Airline, by three aviation unions comprising of United Labour Congress (ULC), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), the management of Arik Air said it has resolved the lingering impasse
with labour unions in a meeting mediated by the Nigerian
Civil Aviation
Authority.
A giant wine and liquor wholesaler whose employees engaged in «pay to play» schemes to win business in Upstate New York has been hit
with the largest
civil fine in the history of the New York State Liquor
Authority.
Transport — Subject: Access to transport for people
with disabilities Witness (es): Bruce Thompson, Head of Transport Co-ordination Service, Devon County Council, Liz Chandler, Director of Corporate Development, Merseytravel and Stephen Golden, Head of Equality and Corporate Sustainability, Transport for London; Ewan Jones, Director, Community Transport Association and Declan O'Mahoney, Director, Motability; Iain Osborne, Group Director of Regulatory Policy Group,
Civil Aviation
Authority, Peter Duffy, Marketing Director, easyJet and Mark Hicks, Head of Passenger Services, Heathrow Airport Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Rensselaer County DA Joel E. Abelove filed a
civil complaint in state Supreme Court that seeks to overturn an executive order Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the
authority to usurp local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations
with police.
Buratai further assured that the army would continue to uphold the tenets of democracy, comply
with rule of engagement and code of conduct during any military assistance to
civil authority.