The names on them take on the status of
holy writ and you can get manic about backing them, no matter what.
Verities rooted in religious truth and
holy writ like the Torah, the Bible or the Koran have transcendent sanction.
This will undoubtedly lead to her becoming a national treasure, her every pronouncement being taken as
Holy Writ, whether or not it makes sense.
tribes any Any belief or artefact can be turned to evil use by those who, through either ignorance or near-madness, misinterpret what is perceived as
Holy Writ in their particular faith.
The punishment meted out to those convicted of crimes should be based on our Constitution and the body of laws that flow from it, not a government official's interpretation of
holy writ.
He is no toady; as he writes about Elizabeth Bishop: "Still, it should be possible to admire Bishop's genuine, and considerable, achievement without treating her every scribble as
holy writ."
There was virtually no resistance as
Holy Writ was a substitute for secular law.
(The researchers define normal weight as <25.0 BMI; overweight, 25.0-29.9 BMI; and obese, [greater than or equal to]30.0 BMI.) Nonetheless, the BMI has become
holy writ, and losing weight has become a cultural obsession.
And then it reads, right there in
Holy Writ, "But their story seemed like nonsense." Impossible nonsense.
They are often surprised to learn that the Samaritans, who accept only the Pentateuch as
Holy Writ, are a vital, intelligent group with a rich history and a distinctive language and literature, practicing their own form of worship and following age-old traditions and customs.
But even
Holy Writ must be redacted when it doesn't gibe with military-industrial advertisers.