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  2. Cultural depictions of blindness - Wikipedia

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    In each of these stories, a blind beggar hears that Jesus is passing by, and cries out "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me". The crowd rebukes the beggar, but Jesus calls him forward and heals him with a word, or by touching his eyes. [13] In another story in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus heals a blind man of Bethsaida by rubbing spittle into ...

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    A Dutch profanity sometimes appearing in English as "downy" and generally considered derogatory [32] Dumb: Especially when preceded by "the" [17] [22] Dummy and dumb Used of people with mental disabilities, or more generally people perceived as stupid or ignorant.

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Many a true word is spoken in jest; Many hands make light work; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; Marriages are made in heaven [17] [18] [19] Marry in haste, repent at leisure; Memory is the treasure of the mind; Men are blind in their own cause – Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist

  5. Faith and rationality - Wikipedia

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    Faith and rationality exist in varying degrees of conflict or compatibility. Rationality is based on reason or facts. Faith is belief in inspiration, revelation, or authority. The word faith sometimes refers to a belief that is held in spite of or against reason or empirical evidence, or it can refer to belief based upon a degree of evidential ...

  6. Fideism - Wikipedia

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    Fideism (/ ˈ f iː d eɪ. ɪ z əm, ˈ f aɪ d iː-/ FEE-day-iz-əm, FAY-dee-) is a standpoint or an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths (see natural theology).

  7. Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people ...

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    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...

  8. Misplaced loyalty - Wikipedia

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    It can also mean loyalty to a malignant or misguided cause. Social psychology provides a partial explanation for the phenomenon in the way that the norm of social reciprocity motivates people to honor their agreements , and shows that people usually maintain an agreed deal even when it changes for the worse. [ 1 ]

  9. Blind Faith (McGinniss book) - Wikipedia

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    Blind Faith maintains that to the affluent residents of Toms River, New Jersey, Marshall was a devoted family man and respected member of the community. But soon after his wife's death, Marshall's perfect image began to unravel as the police investigation uncovered debt, infidelity and a $1.5 million insurance policy. [ 2 ]