Sentences with phrase «with public decency»

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.

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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passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).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.»
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