Stuart's Daily Word Spot (Antonyms): Taboo/Permitted

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Taboo/Permitted:
Taboo: verb - to place under a literal taboo; todebar or forbid by influence; to place under a social ban; to ostracize orboycott; to award a sacred status to something, thereby restricting its use; toprohibit.
Permitt(ed): verb - to allow; to give permission; to consentto a person doing or experiencing something.
'In many religions, theeating of certain foods is taboo. These restrictions stem mostly from ancientobservations of health risks associated with the consumption of the foods, butmodern methods of cooking, along with other safeguards, now render the taboosirrelevant. However, the religious organisations concerned, having built theprohibitions into the very structure of their dogma, find themselves incapableof admitting the truth and freeing up their adherents to sample foods that arenow known to be safe to eat.'
'Long before Nataliediscovered that nude swimming was permitted in the private pool, she'd abandonedher costume and taken to the waters in her skin to enjoy the delights of skinnydipping.'
1777 - Kiritimati, alsocalled Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook, who therefore decided toname it after the celebratory day of his chosen moral leader.
1939 - World War II: PopePius XII made a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. The war had been under way foronly a few months, so perhaps the world in general, having convenientlyforgotten the mass death and destruction of the previous world war, wasn't yetready to gang together to defeat the evil that was Nazi aggression led by themadman, Hitler.
2011 - It's Christmas Eve,and the occasion for joy, celebration and merriment the world over for allthose who live in a state formed or dominated by Christian beliefs. As anagnostic, I no longer follow the man who became unwittingly responsible forthis once wonderful celebration of goodwill and peace. It doesn't prevent meenjoying the ideas held within that celebration, however. Much as I detest theabsolute commercialism that's now replaced any form of spiritual awareness forthe mass of the population, I still enjoy the idea of giving. And my past, as aonce active member of the Church of England, catches up with me to make meenjoy the music and spiritual richness of the occasion. So, I wish allpeace-loving, caring and kind individuals, whatever their faith or philosophy,a very Merry Christmas, and hope they receive those things they most desire.