traditions

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traditions. See also ceremonies; cults; Judaism: oral law; mores
compelling force of (51:6.5)
custom establishes institutions of survival (69:1.3)
Jesus disregarded superstitious t. (149:2.10)
Jesus warned against using t. to guide and control believers (140:8.26) (141:5.4)
no obligation to accept outworn (155:6.5-7)
oppressive and enslaving (175:1.8)
permit not reverence for t. to pervert understanding (157:2.2)
philosophy struggles for emancipation from (12:9.5)
pitiful to behold giant intellects in cultural bondage (101:7.4)
produces stability but stifles initiative (66:6.2)
religious t. are untrustworthy guides for living (4:5.1)
religious t. is imperfectly preserved record of experiences of God-knowing men (4:5.1)
ritual sanctifies custom; creates and perpetuates myths (90:5.2)
safe refuge for fearful, halfhearted souls (155:5.11) (191:5.3)
sentimentally link past with present (66:6.2)

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