Sentence examples for morally obscene from inspiring English sources

When does a moral obscenity become so morally obscene that it not only justifies but demands an armed response?

He says that the use of chemical weapons in Syria is "undeniable" and "morally obscene".

Howe was forced to respond to members of Nationwide who attacked the multimillion pound remuneration of the board as "morally obscene".

Kerry described his own emotional reaction to images from the aftermath of the attack, which he called a "cowardly crime" and "morally obscene".

The rhetoric increased several notches last night with a speech by the US secretary of state, John Kerry, who described the attack as "cowardly" and "morally obscene" and said there seemed little doubt it was carried out by the forces of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad.

That's morally obscene and spiritually profane.

Morally repugnant?

Saucier puts it this way:

"They are committing acts of obscenity...They are morally bankrupting society...It's obscene like kiddie porn is obscene...On the financial front that's what [corrupt financiers are] guilty of".

Until comparatively recently, the main opposition to pornography came from moral and religious conservatives, who argue that pornography should be banned because its sexually explicit content is obscene and morally corrupting.

For Lady Birdwood, "it was grossly obscene and erotic it has no justification in any art form it is produced by persons who are morally corrupt".

Obscene profit.