Many people believe it is good to be respectful to your parents, but under the Noahide Laws, cursing your parents could lead to capital punishment, according to Michael Dallen and his book The Rainbow Covenant.
"God gives no child the right to either strike or (even) curse a parent. The law on this point logically and obviously relates to prohibitory Torah Commandments — two of Israel's 365 Negative Commandments — that forbid such behavior as criminal acts, which (Israel's) courts may punish capitaly. So these two bad acts both must be Noahide crimes. We can argue about how these two holy prohibitions are best classified — that is, about which of the Seven Commandments most logically includes them — but God's laws against cursing or assaulting one's parent are clearly universal." (Dallen, 2003, pp. 65-66)
SOURCE: Dallen, Michael E. (2003). The Rainbow Covenant. Light Catcher Books & The Rainbow Covenant Foundation.
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