RE: Why are some moderates insistent on religious rituals?
February 4, 2019 at 11:23 am
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2019 at 11:25 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Ritual and ritual observance is the part of religion that provides tangible benefits, so it's not surprising to see them continue even when they've been divorced from their ideological underpinnings.
We just had one this weekend. Groundhog day, candlemas, and imbolc are all the same holiday. Structure, community, continuity.
We just had one this weekend. Groundhog day, candlemas, and imbolc are all the same holiday. Structure, community, continuity.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
