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The meaning of the word taboo has been somewhat expanded in the social sciences to strong prohibitions relating to any area of human activity or custom that is sacred or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs, or cultural norms. [3]
Religious behaviours are behaviours motivated by religious beliefs. Religious actions are also called ' ritual ' and religious avoidances are called taboos or ritual prohibitions. Religious beliefs can inform ordinary aspects of life including eating, clothing and marriage, as well as deliberately religious acts such as worship, prayer ...
Food taboos can help utilizing a resource, [citation needed] but when applied to only a subsection of the community, a food taboo can also lead to the monopolization of a food item by those exempted. A food taboo acknowledged by a particular group or tribe as part of their ways, aids in the cohesion of the group, helps that particular group to ...
Religious censorship is defined as the act of suppressing views that are contrary of those of an organized religion. It is usually performed on the grounds of blasphemy, heresy, sacrilege or impiety – the censored work being viewed as obscene, challenging a dogma, or violating a religious taboo.
A state religion (or established church) is a religious body officially endorsed by the state. A theocracy is a form of government in which a God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. In both theocracies and some religious jurisdictions, conscientious objectors may cause religious offense.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), as originally passed by Congress in 1993 with bipartisan support, was designed to protect the people from the government imposing its will on an ...
When I was a kid, my parents briefly moved the family to a conservative border town just off the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona so my dad could work in a lumber mill.
Talking about money is more taboo than politics and religion. Only 38% of U.S. adults are comfortable discussing their bank account balances with family members or close friends, a smaller ...