Word: moral
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chinese government must recognize that it committed a moral wrong," he said. The implication was that it was largely up to "us"--business exceutives, politicians and students alike--to make them realize this...
When it came time to make the decision whether or not to go in the fall, I questioned the moral and political repercussions of my going to Beijing...
...conclusion I came to was that my going had no political or moral repercussions. I was going to experience China's culture and hopefully come to a better understanding of it. My going was not an act of support of the current Communist regime, any more than my not going would have been an act of protest against...
...much as 40% of a worker's compensation comes in the form of fringe benefits, the issue is partly one of economic equity: Is it fair to provide more for a married employee than for a gay colleague who does the same work? There is also a larger moral issue. Health plans, pension programs and inheritance laws are designed to accommodate the traditional family. But nowadays, only 27% of U.S. households consist of two parents with children, down from 40% in 1970. Is the goal of encouraging traditional families therefore obsolete? Is it discriminatory? Or is it now more necessary...
...other major objection is a moral one. Social conservatives object to policies they see as sanctifying homosexuality and further threatening the traditional family. John R. Quinn, the Archbishop of San Francisco, was in the forefront of the fight against the proposal on that city's ballot last week to provide certain domestic-partnershi p rights to municipal workers. He called the idea a "serious blow to our society's historic commitment to supporting marriage and family life...