Sentences with phrase «does sacred cows»

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The real reason pork was outlawed is similar to the reason cows are sacred in Hinduism (and yet calves are often killed so they don't nurse): raising pigs, which require massive amounts of water so they don't overheat and die requires excessive amounts of capital and water resources, of which the region has been sorely lacking for a long long time.

A perfect counter-example is Hinduism, which by construction is more spiritual than religious — it's adherents do not have strict rules or norms, and there is incredible diversity of norms within one umbrella (some who believe in caste system, even though a large majority of urbanites study in Christian missionary schools; some who believe cows are sacred though 2/3 of Indians are actually non-vegetarian).

All that's being» willfully destructed» here are the sacred cows so many of the «institutionalized» believe in... A wise woman once said: «The truth will set you free... but first, it will piss you off...» And do I think MLK, Jr. was a saint / bodhisattva?

It is easy because it doesn't touch on our sacred cows.

«We do have sacred cows that will never go away, but we're always adding and subtracting to keep it fresh.»

Astro: If they go through the process of asking whether marriage is working for them without the fear and shame that the sacred cows produce, they'll still probably have some soul searching to do and maybe a lot of pain to go through, but it would be less than it would be otherwise and they'll probably end up in a happier place if they can make that decision free of that fear.

Though a satirist always risks blowback, both from those who don't get the joke and from some who do, when it comes to social criticism, I tend to follow what we might call the Joe Bob Briggs Doctrine: think of the social critic as a machine gun spraying fire across the cultural landscape, and «when a target screams, you've found the sacred cow.

How did the NHS become a sacred cow?

«The governor has basically said, You Republican conference, if you don't do that, we're going to dramatically reduce public education, which is a sacred cow.»

«Our members view the benefit fund as a sacred cow and they don't want to risk anything negative happening to it.»

I don't think IF is a magic bullet but I do appreciate how it completely destroyed the sacred cow bodybuilding diet of eating 5 - 6 small meals a day.

How do we work around busing schedules, part - time specials / arts teachers, or sacred cows that have previously required time?

Do you need to kill the sacred cow?

I do feel it is a sacred cow in need of tipping.