Word: genuflection
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...Given Gibson's fervent Christianity, you might have expected JP to run up and genuflect. Why does he turn away...
...usually recommend the best bacon cheeseburger in the square, the “Alan Dershowitz” at Bartley’s. Before breaking bread, we make sure to lead the group in a good ol’-fashioned Harvard prayer, so we face the B-school and genuflect five times to the gods of mammon and usury...
...Mass together. She was barely literate, the seventh of 13 children. And she could rattle off the Hail Mary with the speed and subtlety of a NASCAR lap. There were times when she embarrassed me--with her broad Irish brogue and reflexive deference to clerical authority. Couldn't she genuflect a little less deeply and pray a little less loudly? And then, as I winced at her volume in my quiet church, I saw that she was utterly oblivious to those around her. She was someplace else. And there were times when I caught her in the middle of saying...
...forbids any visual depiction of the Prophet, even benign ones. Should non-Muslims respect this taboo? I see no reason why. You can respect a religion without honoring its taboos. I eat pork, and I'm not an anti-Semite. As a Catholic, I don't expect atheists to genuflect before an altar. If violating a taboo is necessary to illustrate a political point, then the call is an easy one. Freedom means learning to deal with being offended...
...Thanks, Confused Dear Confused, We’ve all walked in your shoes. Many times I’ve told my parental units’ friends that I attend Harvard. They stare in shock and awe when I drop that bomb like I’m over Baghdad. They genuflect. They whisper “genius,” or “beatific,” or “God-like,” or “God.” They replenish my table with roasted meats and fine wine. Then, they create a feudal system...