desecrating

  • 1Desecrating — Desecrate Des e*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de + sacrare to… …

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  • 2desecrating — des·e·crate || desɪkreɪt v. defile, violate, profane, pollute …

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  • 4Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 — The Qur an desecration controversy of 2005 began when Newsweek s April 30 issue contained a report about U.S. prison guards or interrogators deliberately damaging a copy of Islam s holiest book, the Qur an.A week later, the charge that Americans… …

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  • 5Self-sacrifice in Jewish law — Although rare, there are instances within Jewish law that mandate a Jew to sacrifice his or her own life rather than violate a religious prohibition. One of these prohibitions is that no life should be taken, including one s own. Many more ritual …

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  • 62005 Quran desecration controversy — The 2005 Qur an desecration controversy began when Newsweek s April 30 issue contained a report asserting that United States prison guards or interrogators had deliberately damaged a copy of Islam s holiest book, the Qur an. A week later, Hendrik …

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  • 72006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra — In November December 2006, the desecration of a Ambedkar statue in Kanpur triggered off violent protests by Dalits in Maharashtra, India.BackgroundThere was resentment among the Dalit in Maharashtra, due to murder of four Dalits, allegedly by a… …

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  • 8Caste-related violence in India — Caste related violence and hate crimes in India have occurred despite the gradual reduction of casteism in the country. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, Dalits and indigenous peoples (known as Scheduled Tribes or adivasis) continue to …

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  • 9TRANSPLANTS — Advances in medical knowledge and technology have made possible the transplantation of organs from a deceased (or, in the case of some organs such as a kidney, from a living) person into another individual stricken with disease, and this… …

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