Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reality, the average atheist is not much different from the average Christian or other monotheist. Christians reject many gods and think nothing of it. Atheists simply believe in one fewer god than they do, and want to have the same rights and show of respect that Christians expect. Like Christians, we value moral excellence and the common ethical teachings of men like Socrates, Buddha and Christ. Of course, we do have our differences: we do not worship Christ as divine and find some of his teachings, like those about hellfire and eternal punishment, very harmful. But on the whole...
...interested in studying the health ofcommunities and individuals," Narayan said. "Oftenadverse health in marginal communities is due to alack of respect for human rights...
Despite great strides forward, the black middle class enjoys neither the financial security and community resources nor the elemental social respect enjoyed by their white counterparts. The American racial dilemma has transformed, not disappeared. Most of the black middle class knows this all too well; this is precisely the reason for the much commented-upon sense of black middle class rage...
...thing the article did successfully convey was the amount of division and misinformation that exists even within the Jewish community about Chabad and religious Judaism more generally. I believe that many serious critiques of religious Judaism and religious Jewish beliefs are quite valid, and I highly respect the opinions of those quoted in the article. But the way their quotes were presented and the general tone of the article hinted at the viscerally negative reaction many Jews have toward Chabad. This reaction is the product of misinformation and prejudice and not a small amount of "ethnic self-hatred"--the feeling...
...which allows for nonchalance. Whether it happens after a party, on a date or in the middle of the day, each rape is like a little murder, killing off the person who was there before with persistent emotional trauma, grief and hopelessness, as well with a loss of self-respect, hope and pride. It's hard to find focused campus efforts or even discussions whose aim is to eliminate sexual assault. Perhaps too many people still trivialize acquaintance rape as differing from "real" rape. In fact, it is when the victim knows the rapist, as is reportedly the case...