He was known for his " free soil " stance of opposing both slavery and abolitionism.

The formality of their stance seems to be related with the Egyptian precedent, but it was accepted for a good reason.

Sagan said he took this stance not because he thought astrology had any validity, but because he thought that the tone of the statement was authoritarian, and that dismissing astrology because there was no mechanism ( while " certainly a relevant point ") was not in itself convincing.

The dance was initially met with tremendous opposition due to the semblance of impropriety associated with the closed hold, though the stance gradually softened.

Some of his policies, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and welfare reform, have been attributed to a centrist Third Way philosophy of governance, while on other issues his stance was left-of-center.

However, most of this aid has been targeted at the Federation ; the previous government of the RS was anti-Dayton and not assisted by the U. S. The election of the " Sloga " or " Unity " Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Dodik, has shifted the balance of power in the Republika Srpska ( RS ) to a pro-Dayton stance and will result in an upsurge of funding to the RS from the international community.

Because less defensive emphasis was placed on the use of the forearms and more on the gloves, the classical forearms outwards, torso leaning back stance of the bare knuckle boxer was modified to a more modern stance in which the torso is tilted forward and the hands are held closer to the face.

" This stance was frequently questioned by some member states.

This tradition was interrupted for several decades in mainland China, where the official stance of the Communist Party and the State was that Confucius and Confucianism represented reactionary feudalist beliefs which held that the subservience of the people to the aristocracy is a part of the natural order.

The editorial stance was that the Boston populace feared that inoculation spread, rather than prevented, the disease ; however, some historians, notably H. W. Brands, have argued that this position was a result of editor-in-chief James Franklin's ( Benjamin Franklin's brother ) contrarian positions.

On December 6 the Pope issued a statement to further emphasize that the Church continued to support its traditional stance that salvation was available to believers of other faiths: " The gospel teaches us that those who live in accordance with the Beatitudes -- the poor in spirit, the pure of heart, those who bear lovingly the sufferings of life -- will enter God's kingdom.

This document, which was accepted by the Palestinian National Council ( PNC ) after lobbying by Fatah and DFLP, cautiously introduced the concept of a two-state solution in the PLO, and caused a split in the organization leading to the formation of the Rejectionist Front, where radical organizations such as the PFLP, PFLP-GC, Palestine Liberation Front and others gathered with the backing of Syria, Libya and Iraq to oppose Arafat and the mainstream PLO stance.

Around 1900, Germany in particular was taking a more aggressive stance towards the territory and was accused of sabotage and of obstructing the administrative process in order to force the issue.

His extensive campaigning on this stance was widely seen as swinging the election to the SPD in the weeks running up to the election.

This was considered essential for the Conservatives, as the EPP was generally seen as quite favourable to European integration, a stance at odds with their core ideology.

Protestant missionaries campaigning against it tried to gain support from humanitarian and women's rights groups in London, where the issue was raised in the House of Commons, and in Kenya itself a person's stance toward FGM became a test of loyalty, either to the Christian churches or to the Kikuyu Central Association.

On the other hand, if someone adopts a simple relativist stance as an ad hoc defense of a controversial or otherwise compromised position — saying, in effect, that " what is true for you is not necessarily true for me ," and thereby attempting to avoid having to mount any further defense of the position — one might be said to have committed a fallacy.

All three types of Humanism ( and all three of the American Humanist Association's manifestos ) reject deference to supernatural beliefs ; promoting the practical, methodological naturalism of science, but also going further and supporting the philosophical stance of metaphysical naturalism.

Van Gennep further argued that Durkheim demonstrated a lack of critical stance towards his sources, collected by traders and priests, naively accepting their veracity, and that Durkheim interpreted freely from dubious data.

There was, however, a further level of animosity from the view of the Mesdames raised by this situation – they felt somewhat ' betrayed ' in their stance against du Barry.

Morrissey brought a political stance to many of his interviews, courting further controversy.

Events in Czechoslovakia further reinforced Brzezinski's criticisms of the right's aggressive stance toward Eastern European governments.

However, the further involved that he got, the more Childe became critical of Labor, believing that they betrayed their socialist ideals once they gained political power and moderated to a more centrist, pro-capitalist stance.

Some writers attempted to convey the stance and spirit of the original, while others added further details or anecdotes regarding the general subject.

This code further helps to clarify their stance as an indigenous and environmental alliance.

When they realized that Maercker did not want to take a clear stance they moved further to Stuttgart.

When asked to explain his new stance on homosexuality by gay sannyasins, Osho further reinforced his view by stating that according to him, " as a homosexual, you are not even a human being [...].

By early 1861, settler opinion was evenly divided on Browne's stance against Māori and the fairness of the Waitara purchase and many believed the British had little hope of wearing the enemy down with further military campaigns.

While the party adopted an anti-war stance, the rhetoric of the leadership seemed to these members to be far removed from a principled socialist opposition to the conflict, with Hyndman going so far as to declare in July 1901 that further anti-war agitation was " a waste of time and money.

To further strengthen his stance against the Nazis, Köhler also sought assistance from his colleagues.

The National and MGMT have further solidified New York City's stance as one of the leaders of the indie rock scene.

In contrast, the bourgeois liberals saw the unrests as further proof for what they saw as the short-sighted and irresponsible stance of the left, and of the dangers of a " left-wing mob " spreading anarchy and murder.

This view has caused some controversy, and the likes of R. D. Laing and Richard Bentall ( 1999, p. 133-135 ) have criticised it, stressing that taking this stance can lead therapists into the complacency of assuming that because they do not understand a patient, the patient is deluded and further investigation on the part of the therapist will have no effect.

The General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in November 2007 approved a resolution for further study which stated that the " theological stance of Christian Zionism adversely affects:

During an April 23, 2010, debate for the Republican gubernatorial primary, Gibbons further confused his actual stance on Yucca Mountain by taking positions both favoring and opposing the federal waste dump over a two-minute period of time.

The phalanx of men that convened were inexorable about doing something concerning the direction of the Government under Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and to come, James Buchanan, all of whom made no qualms about their stance on the “ slavery question .” The central plank of these conveners was “ to consider upon the measures which duty demands us, as of a Free State, to take in reference to the late acts of Congress on the subject of slavery, and its anticipated further extension .” Commerce in human bondage was construed by these men as “ a great moral, and social, and political evil ;” It was “ Resolved, that, postponing and suspending all differences with regard to political economy or administrative policy … we will act cordially and faithfully in unison ” to fight the approval of slavery, and “ we will cooperate and be known as ‘ Republicans ’ until the contest be terminated .”

Worse, the military ( in whose name he served ) had become polarized, with some sectors supporting the President and even calling for a further leftward turn ( General Juan José Torres ) and others criticizing Ovando and urging a more conservative, anti-Communist, and pro U. S. stance ( General Rogelio Miranda ).

MST was further influenced to be a movement of anti-hierarchical stance through the teachings of Paulo Freire.

A skilled player can usually overcome the lesser selection of club lofts by reducing their swing speed on a lower-loft iron and / or placing the ball further forward in their stance to get the same carry distance and / or launch angle as the next higher loft number.

This contributed to practitioners ' belief that the media claims against them were false or exaggerated, and that their stance was justified.

Readers should understand that this book is Russell Means ' version of reality, and it does not necessarily bear any relationship to the truth ... Ultimately, this book is a chronicle of Means ' bottomless rage ..." which Brenner notes may have been justified by " the circumstances of his life in particular or American Indian lives in general ," but he thought Means ' stance was overdone.

Paul was positing that the people of such faith are vindicated when Messiah returns, being declared " righteous " ( or in other words, vindicated for their stance ), which is exactly the meaning of the Biblical term " justified ", in N. T. Wright's view.

Paul was positing that the people of such faith are vindicated when Messiah returns, being declared " righteous " ( or in other words, vindicated for their stance ), which is exactly the meaning of the Biblical term " justified ", in N. T. Wright's view.