Word: affrontive
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...other, commitment to life. In the case of the Christian Scientists, the use of modern medicine for the sake of supporting life directly contradicts their religious convictions. For the state to dictate that modern science be used in cases of illness is, to the Christian Scientists, a direct affront to their understanding of the inalienable and sacred right of freedom of religion...
...ouster, Bruce believes, will be "a personal affront to all those people who joined NOW since the Simpson verdict'' and serve to hasten its decline. NOW leaders "are practicing the politics of the left as opposed to the theories of feminism," she says. "People don't join NOW to work on a host of social-injustice issues. They join to work on women's issues." Just what those issues are, however, remains open to debate...
...long remembered in Harvard athletic history for the Crimson's amazing come-from-behind victory over Yale, it was marked by a darker event as well. The 98-year-old Carey Cage, an historic structure long associated with Harvard athletics, was razed. We condemn this action as an affront to Harvard's aesthetic and athletic standards...
...letter to the Board of Overseers dated December 1, the HBISA wrote that the proposal memorial is "an affront to African-Americans as well as the brave sons of Harvard who gave their lives to preserve the Union...
...MARCH WAS AN AFFRONT TO ALL THE good and decent people of America who have worked so hard for civil rights and racial harmony over the years. It must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. It is incredible that in 1995 a black separatist and avowed racist like Farrakhan can gather hundreds of thousands of men under the guise of atonement and yet hardly receive a ripple of criticism from across the political landscape. All this chatter about separating the message from the messenger is outrageous and disgusting. There is no separating the message this man brings. LUCI SHAW...