It is almost as old as the counter-conviction that alcohol has sovereign remedial powers, and, thought equally fallacious, it is even more stubbornly rooted.
The first woman President would provoke less scrutiny and media or political opposition to her counter-constitutional convictions and actions because she is less overtly feral than Trump and presumptively less ruthless or megalomaniacal because she is female.
"I informed the prime minister.... that if he deemed my convictions counter to the direction of the government he leads, then in that case I thought it necessary for me to be let go".
But he countered he was a "conviction politician", adding: "Families all across Britain know that things don't come easy and that there are things worth fighting for".
In an interview last night, Mr. Falwell said his remarks on Mr. Robertson's program ran counter to his lifelong theological conviction that it was impossible to know whether an event reflected God's judgment.
His conviction comes after counter-terrorism chiefs boosted their resources to monitor a surge in the number of suspected far-right plotters.
This ambivalence is evident especially when scientific findings run counter to religious or philosophical convictions.
Because the Alternative for Germany at this point is gaining support for two political positions that run counter to Merkel's core convictions: First, Merkel wants to defend the Euro at any cost -- the AfD wants to get rid of the Euro.
But it is profoundly undemocratic to oblige any community to employ someone whose views are either directly opposed to, or destructive of their fundamental and defining convictions and it runs counter to the spirit of our human rights which safeguards the freedom of worship and convictions.
Jarecki has heard all the counter-arguments, but remains firm in his conviction.
Robert Quick, former assistant commissioner and head of counter-terrorism at Scotland Yard, said the conviction and sentencing of Mahmood demonstrated that "clearly there is a strong case" for holding the second part of the inquiry.
