Word: disrespectfulness
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...from his debate about whether to circumcise his son: Jews, for almost all their history, have suffered persecution and died for the sole purpose of making sure that their descendants could uphold their traditions, including circumcision. By even entertaining thoughts of leaving his son intact, he pays the ultimate disrespect to his Jewish identity, something that has been desperately fought for and preserved for millenniums. Jonathan Nathan, NEW YORK CITY...
...show their bodies or use their bodies as political statements? If people choose to use their bodies and sexuality to convey a message, aren’t those of us who censor them—even if our motives are good—also somewhat guilty of disrespect and repression...
...ingrained - even fundamental - religious belief," the court said, before adding that religious views are nonetheless mixed on the subject. "As a result, civil marriage must be judged under our constitutional standards of equal protection and not under religious doctrines or the religious views of individuals. This approach does not disrespect or denigrate the religious views of many Iowans who may strongly believe in marriage as a dual-gender union, but considers, as we must, only the constitutional rights of all people, as expressed by the promise of equal protection for all. We are not permitted to do less and would...
...Europe, sparked an outcry in Tehran. About 300 people were gathered around noon on Wednesday in front of the British Embassy in Tehran to protest the E.U. decision. Some in the crowd threw stones at the embassy, while others held up shoes on sticks in a show of deep disrespect in the Middle East...
While it's clearly not a mark of esteem anywhere in the world, in the Arab world, tossing your shoes at someone is an act of extreme disrespect. Shoes, and feet in general, get a bad rap in Arab culture. The language is peppered with insults referring to feet. To say that someone or something is "like my foot" or "like my shoe" means that the person or object is of no importance and beneath you. Sitting cross-legged in a manner in which the sole of a foot is pointing toward an Arab is also a grave insult...