In a phrase first coined by the Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori, get too human and they fall into the "Uncanny Valley", that point on a graph that plots acceptance against how human like a robot is where acceptance falls through the floor.

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It's based on a backlash against the growing acceptance of birth control and feminism within Christianity.

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Two of the oldest Episcopalian parishes in the United States, with roots in the colonial era, voted to break away from the national church to protest against its growing acceptance of gays and the ordination of women.

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But judging from the lack of a backlash against shows with gay characters, public acceptance has increased over the years.

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Mr Lander witnesses a patron angrily protest against these principles, only to be charmed into grateful acceptance by the proprietor.

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The 10th anniversary of the signing of the ADA is prompting reflection about what the law set out to achieve -- barring discrimination against the disabled -- and how the law has increased awareness and acceptance of those with physical and mental disabilities.

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