It must clearly be noted that this was in essence far more a demonstration of political loyalty than of religious worship; and it must still more clearly be noted that Rome was the reverse of intolerant, and, if a man made this confession of political faith, he could then go away and worship any god he liked, so long as that worship did not conflict
with public decency and order.
Not exact matches
In the name of
decency, humanity, and truth, we call on President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to recognize and give
public expression to the fact that Christians in Iraq and Syria — along
with Yazidis, Turkmen,....
Prosecutors charged Shannon Denney, 32,
with outraging
public decency and
public morals, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $ 500 fine.
President Buhari, clearly
with the most reasonable claim to
decency in the
public space, even after tenure as military head of state, is clearly last.
I aspire to bring these values to the State Senate,
with the same seriousness of purpose and fundamental
decency that has always characterized the Attorney General's
public service.»
Elected houses have to pander to the
public, the
public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human
decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree
with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).
Nick (or should that be Dorothy) then outlined a nightmarish vision of a David Cameron / Nigel Farage government
with «
public services cut to the bone; our communities divided; our shared British values of
decency, tolerance and generosity cast aside».
«I think Gov. Christie, or whoever's governor across this nation, they will catch up
with the
decency of the American
public.»
The manufacturers» of Solar Panels and other forms of renewable energy
with related support products manufactures / suppliers - should have at least the
decency to practice what they preach what they market to the
public.
With these criticisms in mind, the latest in a long line of cases, R v Hamilton [2007] EWCA Crim 2026, [2007] All ER (D) 99 (Aug), merits consideration to determine what light it throws, if any, on the elements of the offence of outraging
public decency.
With positive signs against corruption and inefficiency emerging in the early days of Ramaphosa's presidency, his SONA speech might sum it up best: «We are determined to build a society defined by
decency and integrity, that does not tolerate the plunder of
public resources, nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard - earned savings of ordinary people.»