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Word: nonforbidden (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...possible, human transplants are a legitimate life-saving tool. The meeting dealt similarly with a rather improbable dilemma involving dietary law. Lost in the desert and near starvation, a devout Moslem is suddenly confronted by two bits of unexpected sustenance: a stray piece of pork and some nonforbidden food in the hands of a traveler. Which should he take? He could not snatch the other man's food, the conference agreed, because that might cause the traveler's death. On the other hand, since it was the Moslem's religious duty to preserve his own life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moslems: Determining Allah's Will | 5/9/1969 | See Source »

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