Sentence examples for be a divisive topic from inspiring English sources

Public assistance programs such as unemployment benefits and food stamps can be a divisive topic for American voters, inspiring ugly fights about the "needy poor" and "welfare queens".

Truly a two-birds-with-one-stone product, the Baby Mop concept seems to be a divisive topic.

The science academies' public declaration is particularly notable as experts in both developed and developing countries have joined forces on what used to be a divisive topic.

Payday lending is a divisive topic, and legislators are vigorously lobbied by the business community.

At least one thing is clear: climate change is a divisive topic.

CAPITAL punishment is a divisive topic in this country, and recently a heated debate has arisen about whether convicted murderers who are mentally retarded should be executed.

"Sex work is a divisive topic that I think no political party really wants to take on," she said.

But religion is a divisive topic, and, unfortunately in a post-9/11 U.S., Islam is a particularly sensitive faith to discuss.

The negotiations were a divisive topic among the militants, with Pakistan attempting to pressure Taliban members it can influence to attempt a settlement, while hardliners were balking at the talks. .

If the agreement seemed reserved, it is not because it was a divisive topic of conversation, but rather that they had no idea who could be sat in the café, listening in.

The use of musical instruments in worship was a divisive topic within the Stone-Campbell Movement from its earliest years, when some adherents opposed the practice on scriptural grounds, while others may have relied on a cappella simply because they lacked access to musical instruments.