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We speak of \u201csacred cows,\u201d and think that we are using a dead and meaningless metaphor. But the \u201csacred\u201d of \u201csacred cow\u201d is very real. Lay a finger on the sacred rights of the individual to do anything he likes with his genitals, tread on the sacred ground of individual rights, question the unquestioned holiness of democracy, and you\u2019ll see a reaction that would do the Pharisees proud. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We speak of \u201csacred cows,\u201d and think that we are using a dead and meaningless metaphor. But the \u201csacred\u201d of \u201csacred cow\u201d is very real. Lay a finger on the sacred rights of the individual to do anything he likes with his genitals, tread on the sacred ground of individual rights, question the unquestioned holiness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"yoast_head":"\nSacred Cows<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We speak of “sacred cows,” and think that we are using a dead and meaningless metaphor. 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