Faced with the slippery slope, as they see it, of one-off acts of torture in extreme emergencies transmogrifying into institutionalised torture, and/or simply appalled by the inherent evil of the practice of torture, many theorists (Davis (2005); Luban (2005); Brecher (2008); Matthews (2008)) have opted for the opposite extreme and argued that torture can never be morally justified.
It is a mark of evil when profit and greed infect the practice of medicine.
In the last 15 years or so, the practice of reshaping a child's skull -- so evil that many people choose to call it rumor -- has been snuffed out, said Mian Ubaidullah, a Pakistani historian who studies the chuhas.
Towards the end of his reign, Henry may have taken up the practice of curing sufferers of scrofula, often called "the King's evil", by touching them, possibly emulating Louis, who also took up the practice.
From Reagan's "evil empire" to Bush's "axis of evil," clarity of purpose is now the posture, if not always the practice, of American policy.
The practice of enforced disappearance ranks as one of the most heinous forms of conduct imaginable, even in the context of truly deep evil.
But Google spurns the practice, calling it "evil".
He demanded the abolition of evil practices such as opium smoking, gambling, and prostitution and promised an ultimate reward to those who followed the teachings of the Lord.
One of the main activities of shamanism, which is still practiced today, is the exorcism of evil spirits; this can often involve trance dances in which the shaman performs acrobatics, juggling, or vigorous dancing for long periods, demanding a facility and stamina that seemingly would not normally be possible.
