Sentences with phrase «with issues of conscience»

If the head of state could again happen to be a Catholic, and if Mr. Ratzinger completes a hard - right turn of the office he holds, would we want to have a monarch deal with issues of conscience of the kind: push my country towards conforming to Catholic dogma, abdicate or risk my soul?

Not exact matches

There was, to be sure, a pastoral problem of the «troubled conscience» in the late medieval Church, brought about — to oversimplify — by the convergence of certain unresolved issues in Augustine's theology of grace with certain developments in the canon law of penance.

The bishops are distancing themselves from Catholic groups that have expressed satisfaction with the «accommodation» offered to them by the president: Sister Carol Keehan of the Catholic Health Association, for instance, told reporters she was «pleased and grateful that the religious liberty and conscience protection needs of so many ministries that serve our country were appreciated enough that an early resolution of this issue was accomplished.»

Our trouble with time is a matter of the spirit, an issue of identity and conscience.

Aristotle considered (prime) matter to be unintelligible andnon - being» Fourth, developments in genetic engineering will pose a challenge both ethically and metaphysically in the way man deals with attempts to manipulate life (and change it) via cloning, hybrids, and the integration of human (organic) and machine technology (via nano - technology); issues of conscience, soul, purpose, intelligence, memory and morality will require the Church to articulate competently its understanding of the human person in order to provide an ethical voice.

Regardless of one's position on the theological issues here, it's plain to see that if the members of the Southern Baptist Convention intend to hold to their exclusivist position consistently and condemn as dangerous all who seek to harmonize scripture with the human conscience, then it's time for them to confront their own theological accommodations and declare the unconverted child as hopeless as the unconverted adult.

Kant brought us back to the argument from conscience; we had the inner assurance of being at issue with the dictates of a Will, surely not less personal than our own.

If a significant number of theologians, bishops, and priests operate with a concept of conscience (and perhaps seemingly with the Pope's blessing) that reduces objective absolute moral norms to optional guidelines, that concept will free Catholics individually to determine what is right and wrong not just about divorce and remarriage, but about many other issues.

Surely, in principle there is nothing wrong with a modification of Whitehead if it can be viewed as in improvement, but I see no reason to evaluate this as such, because Whitehead's own (implicit) conception seems to me very rich in possibilities when it comes to the interpretation of theological issues like «conscience» and «grace,» for example.46

The many serious ethical issues raised by this Bill require that Members of both Houses are given a free vote in accordance with their conscience, not only on the abortion issue but the Bill as a whole.

Seven family practice physicians and one emergency room physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico struggle with their consciences as they examine the ethical and human rights issues of infant circumcision.

Morelle, a longtime ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said the gay marriage push is «gaining currency» with voters and should be brought up for a vote because it is a «conscience issue.»

The Volney town clerk, Barbara MacEwen, was the first to speak out about her discomfort with this issue, but she also said she would likely choose her job if forced to make a decision between following her conscience and being out of work.

We ask that these discussions today be as frank as possible because in situations like this, unless the National Assembly rises like one man, with a conscience, commitment and patriotism, to unveil the facade of partisan politics, partisan advantages, and face the real issues we stand of the edge of a precipice.

She only came back to the West because of food and water issues, not because of any pang from her conscience about the group she was involved with.

The secondary issue that the judge pointed out, did have to do with religious freedom and liberty of conscience.

Finally, it can be a kind of conscience and forum for the profession, speaking with a strong editorial voice about social and public - policy issues and enabling conversations about those issues within the profession.

Treating your co-workers with respect regardless of your issues with them is the best way to keep your conscience (and your reputation!)