Sentences with phrase «working against a marriage»

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Paul doesn't try to fight against the cultural structure, but counsels the Ephesian church on how Christian marriage can work within it.

In those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their work.

Incidents of people being forced to work against their will under the threat of punishment, human trafficking, child slavery, and forced or early marriage are all considered forms of modern slavery, according to the Anti-Slavery International.

They can be challenged to work in projects to improve their community through political and social action, to help eradicate sexism, racism, ageism (discrimination against aging persons), and poverty, all of which damage marriages and families.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

But while his outstanding books on marriage, morality and spirituality gradually became known in the English - speaking world, and his series of works on the post-Conciliar Church made him a hero to committed Catholics, few knew of Dietrich's early writings against fascism and Nazism, written in German but never translated.

Earlier today before I departed for work, I pointed out the Biblical truths regarding the prohibitions against gay marriage in the BIble.

And while the marriage of Hurts and coordinator Brian Daboll worked well enough to torch iffy defenses in 2017 — 8.2 yards per play and 66 points against Ole Miss, 7.8 and 41 against Arkansas, 7.3 and 59 against Vanderbilt — it again labored against the best defenses on the schedule.

Sadly, we see that over 50 % of marriages now end in divorce, and no matter how many tips you find online to spice up your marriage, address the communication problems you may have, or just how many more hours you are working than the average person 20 years ago, is there a way to fight back against this two - year itch?

There are many legal incentives and it's just plain efficient to specialize in a marriage, and that works against dads, who are often the breadwinners and not the primary caretakers:

Article 11 (2) In order to prevent discrimination against women on the grounds of marriage or maternity and to ensure their effective right to work, States Parties shall take appropriate measures: (a) To prohibit, subject to the imposition of sanctions, dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave and discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status; (b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances; (c) To encourage the provision of necessary supporting social services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities and participation in public life

Rebel, rebel I disagreed with him [Cameron] about House of Lords reform, I disagreed with him about gay marriage... I voted against gay marriage because a huge number of my constituents were very, very worked up about it and I just saw no need to upset them in that way.

But deep divisions in the Tory party were highlighted in the commons when Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, and his long standing ally Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, joined more than 100 Tory MPs to vote against Cameron in favour of an amendment that would allow registrars to opt out of conducting same sex marriage ceremonies.

Those who disagree with what she has fought for — namely equal marriage, the campaign against FGM and work to reduce gender and racial bias — are merely taking an easy shot at a political opponent.

As will - they - or - won't - they speculation about the Senate gay marriage vote reaches a fever pitch at the Capitol, a source working closely with the Cuomo - estimablished New Yorkers for Marriage Equality coalition is warning the backlash against GOP lawmakers will be unlike anything seen before if a bill fails to reach the floor amarriage vote reaches a fever pitch at the Capitol, a source working closely with the Cuomo - estimablished New Yorkers for Marriage Equality coalition is warning the backlash against GOP lawmakers will be unlike anything seen before if a bill fails to reach the floor aMarriage Equality coalition is warning the backlash against GOP lawmakers will be unlike anything seen before if a bill fails to reach the floor and pass.

Log Cabin Republicans facilitate Laguna Beach resolution against anti-gay marriage amendment: «Working with the City Council, California Log Cabin Republicans helped secure a resolution at the city council meeting this evening reiterating it's opposition to anti-marriage equality ballot measures.

Cabrera, who is a longtime foe of marriage equality and a leader in the effort that recently overturned the public schools» policy against church congregations using their space for worship services, has for years worked with the Family Research Council, an organization condemned as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In addition, they felt that marriage provided them the sense of security and a fence against work place harassments.

Voiceless (PG - 13 for violence and mature themes) Pro-life drama about a Born Again war veteran (Rusty Joiner) who relocates with his wife (Jocelyn Cruz) to Philly where he puts his marriage and new job in jeopardy by taking a stand against an abortion clinic opening across the street from the church where he works.

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Houston Matters» Edel Howlin talks with Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Duncan Klussmann about this «marriage» of two approaches to education which are sometimes perceived as working against one another.

We have different outlooks on how money is supposed to work to say the least but through the years of our marriage, we've had to learn the hard way on how to make money work for us and with us in our marriage instead of against us.

Notable mandates: Counsel for the successful appellant at the Supreme Court of Canada in Housen v. Nikolaisen; counsel for Potash Corp. in matters relating to the expansion of its Rocanville mine; ongoing work in the restructuring of the pork industry, including CCAA proceedings and receiverships; acted for Northland Power in the development and construction of two gas - powered generating plants; represented Great Western Diamonds in its recent acquisition of the Brazilian operations of Santa Elina Mines; appointed as counsel by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to argue on a reference against the constitutionality of proposed legislation permitting marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same sex marriages.

Even though all the statistics are stacked against second marriages — even more fail than first marriages — with lots of hard work and love, success is possible.

I've worked with some of the craziest situations, like extreme abuse in a marriage, in which against all odds, I helped the couple turn their marriage into one of the most profound and beautiful relationships I've ever seen.

Even with equitable distribution, the dynamics of marriage can work against a woman when the marriage ends in divorce.

In a strange twist on logic and common sense, it is possible for marriage to work against your efforts to adopt.

If one partner has legal action going against the other then marriage counseling won't work.

He said that, despite the odds against their marriage, children of divorce are often more motivated to make marriage work in order to «redeem what they've lost» in the divorce of their parents, namely stability and the chance at a conventional family home.

Although healthy competition can be a good thing in other areas of your life, ideally in the marriage, it is best if you can work together as a team without competing against each other.

However, if you have 6 out of the 11 scores in the red area you may have a «negative pile - up» of challenges that could work against your efforts in dating and marriage.

Marriage counselors can assist parents in learning to work together so they aren't competing against one another.

These ideas are also the foundation of my community work for marriage in The Family Formation Project, where we work with urban unmarried couples who have a child and a desire to make their relationships work against great odds.

Don't talk just with persons who side with you against your partner but talk with couples who love each other and recognize about the challenge of making a marriage work when there are differences.