Quotes about Traditions

I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story—that is to say, thirty or forty years ago.

It often runs in families," she remarked: "just as a love for pastry does.

Oh, as Dean says, nobody is free - never, except just for a few brief moments now and then, when the flash comes, or when as on my haystack night, the soul slips over into eternity for a little space. All the rest of our years we are slaves to something - traditions - conventions - ambitions - relations.

While a culture may be defined by the customs and accepted practices of its people, it is critical to understand that it is the thinking of its people that creates a culture in the first place.

Indeed, as some of the Protestant traditions recognize, the symbol of a cross per se can all too readily become a mere token or amulet leading to superstition and magical thinking. Even worse, when detached from its significance, it can and often has become a sign denoting allegiance to a cause that mocks the very One who died in that way — the cross of Constantine, the Crusaders, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Questions are disturbing, especially those which may threaten our traditions, our institutions, our security. But questions never threaten the living God, who is constantly calling us, and who affirms for us that love is stronger than hate, blessings stronger than cursing.

Is this really the church of Christ, or are we just calling it the church because of our traditions and history?

Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting traditions of Western thought.

What was left of the little world he had grown up in, and whose standards had bent and bound him?

Yes, transformation is often more about unlearning than learning, which is why the religious traditions call it "conversion" or "repentance.

I am grateful for the Christmases of my life