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The decision to ban sheesha cafes by various provincial governments was always contested, with proponents pointing to the business the activity generates, the communal nature of sheesha smoking amidst a dearth of social activities, or denouncing the overly moralistic language of the authorities and the rise of the 'nanny state' that polices, lectures and infantilises.

He did well to follow his much maligned predecessors by announcing a scheme to whiten black money, thus setting aside his earlier moralistic objections.

But far from being a didactic and moralistic story, this is anything but.

The Prophet offers a dogma-free universal spiritualism as opposed to orthodox religion, and his vision of the spiritual was not moralistic. In fact, he urged people to be non-judgmental.

Piers put his head in his hands in despair before repeating: "It's moralistic...

I KNOW Max Branning of EastEnders was hardly intended to be the most moralistic and sensitive of characters but is he not going a little too far in his efforts to alienate everybody?

A bill on the treatment of people with HIV/ AIDS put forward by Panama's health ministry, the Ministerio de Salud, in August 2017 has drawn criticism from human rights groups, which have raised concerns over its "moralistic" and religious overtones.

His appearance in the title role of Poldark last year turned him into a major heart-throb and the series ended with his character, the wealthy but moralistic Ross will Poldark, facing execution for murder.

GCC Secretary General Abdulatif Al-Zayani, in a statement, denounced the terrorist explosions "which are horrific crimes that contradict humanitarian and moralistic values and principles.

The translation includes the original Chinese and incorporates results of recent Japanese studies that challenged the traditional, Confucian approach to the text, emphasizing the original meanings of the songs, rather than allegorical or moralistic readings.

Summary: There are better ways to make children responsible and moralistic human beings and add value to the world than to restrict them based on their gender

I would be quick to argue that "moralistic therapeutic deism" is the demon Belcher suggests.