The Feri Tradition is very open to all sexual orientations and some sources encourage bisexuality during rituals to reach states of ecstasy.

The Apostolic Tradition, attributed to Hippolytus of Rome ( died 235 ), describes how to perform the ceremony of baptism ; it states that children were baptised first, and if any of them could not answer for themselves, their parents or someone else from their family was to answer for them.

In " Bentham and the Common Law Tradition ", Gerald J. Postema states, " No moral concept suffers more at Bentham's hand than the concept of justice.

Tradition states that Palden Lhamo, the female guardian spirit of the sacred lake, Lhamo La-tso, promised the First Dalai Lama in one of his visions "... that she would protect the reincarnation lineage of the Dalai Lamas.

Tradition states that Dewi ( Saint David ) was born to Saint Non at what is now St Non's, just to the south of the city, in about AD 500.

Tradition states that he was deserter during the Revolutionary War.

Tradition states they will not be opened until a Stuart again sits on the Scottish Throne.

Tradition states that the colours of the flag were given to Malta by Roger I of Sicily in 1090.

Tradition states that on this winter day, seniors are allowed to pull pranks on their teachers and fellow students.

James Sharpe, in The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: the Western Tradition, states: " Folklorists began their investigations in the 19th Century found that familiars figured prominently in ideas about witchcraft.

Tradition states that Festivus is not over until the head of the household is pinned in a wrestling match.

Tradition states that first time visitors to the Sanctuary place a crown of flowers on their heads.

Tradition states that a monastery was built in the area by St. Cenydd, but this claim lacks support.

Tradition states his sons Rufus and Alexander became missionaries ; the inclusion of their names in Mark suggests that they were of some standing in the Early Christian community at Rome.

The content of Christ's divine revelation, as faithfully passed on by the Apostles, is called the Deposit of Faith, and consists of both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition ( as John 21: 25 states, " Jesus did many other things as well.

Perkey Avot, the Jewish Sages guide for living, states that, " Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth, vows a safety fence for abstinence ; a safety fence for wisdom ..... is silence.

Tradition states that one knight, Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, was responsible for the successful storming of the Moorish castle.

Tradition states that certain illnesses are due to “ bad air ” or to supernatural forces that become offended if certain courtesies are not observed.

Tradition states that Yared was a favorite of the Emperor Gabra Masqal.

The Southern Tradition at Bay, the title under which Weaver's 1943 doctoral dissertation was published in 1968 after his death, surveyed the post-Appomatox literature of the states that were part of the Confederacy.

Tradition states that Ezana succeeded his father Ella Amida ( Ousanas ) while still a child and his mother, Sofya served as regent.

Tradition also states that a buffalo led the Emperor Fasilides to a pool beside the Angereb, where an " old and venerable hermit " told the Emperor he would locate his capital there.

In summary, Hinton states, " The Typhonian Tradition should be seen then as the transforming effect of contact, with those forces that lie beyond human awareness.

Tradition states that the first kontusze were worn by szlachta who captured them from Ottomans to display as loot.

Ultramontanism is not recognised by either Eastern or Oriental Orthodox churches, which see it as unsupported by Scripture or Tradition ; these Churches regard the Pope as having been primus inter pares when the two churches were in communion, and do not recognize the doctrines of infallibility or the Pope's alleged jurisdiction over patriarchates or autocephalous Churches other than that of Rome, except insofar as this is part of the concept of primus inter pares

His Marrow of Tradition was based on the Wilmington Massacre of 1898, when whites took over the city and threw out the elected biracial government.

The Sacred Tradition of the Orthodox Church teaches that the Apostles themselves established the practice of anointing with chrism in place of the laying on of hands when bestowing the sacrament.

* Water: Tradition holds it that the medicinal plants mentioned above are most effective when dipped in water collected from seven different springs.

He was taken on at Tubby's as an assistant, performing tasks such as winding transformer coils, and began working as a mixer in the mid-1970s, initially creating dubs of reworked Studio One riddims for Don Mais ' Roots Tradition label, given his chance when Prince Jammy cut short a mixing session for Mais because he was too tired to continue.

His 100th career win came the next year, when he won the Tradition for the fourth time, and second time in succession.

In the Judeo-Christian Tradition, this is held as the origination of the concept that it is required to hold a sacred object in one's hand when taking an oath.

The Russian Tradition of the The Knights Hospitaller ( the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes ) emerged when the Mediterranean stronghold of Malta was captured by Napoleon in 1798 when he made his expedition to Egypt.

Tradition holds that when Musa ( Moses ) left Egypt, he took Joseph's coffin with him so that he would be buried alongside his ancestors in Canaan.

But pro hockey started a new life in Danbury in 2005, and in 2080 when someone writes the “ 75 Years of Hockey Tradition in Danbury ” ( They have my permission to paraphrase my title ), they will also speak of the rich history.

Tradition has it that Digenis Akritas's hand gripped the mountain to get out of the sea when he came to free Cyprus from its Saracen invaders, and this is his handprint.

This Tradition dates back to 1823, when the town of Hatillo was founded.

Tradition has it that Ottakoothar was ahead of Kambar as the former had already finished 5 Cantos but when the king asked for an update, Kambar, a master of words, lied that he was already working on the Setu Bandhalam, upon which Ottakoothar feeling dejected threw away all his work.

Tradition dictates that you start the ride by dipping your back wheel in the Irish Sea and only ends when your front wheel gets a dip in the North Sea at the finish.

Tradition within the Tracy family suggests that he assisted Samuel F. B. Morse with the development of the Morse code when in New York, despite Morse's well-known unorthodox ideas.

Tradition has it that when a priest arrived late for the anointing of a dying man, the dead man's relative cursed the priest, who replied " May God amend thee!

This was put to the test when MEPs attempted to create a far-right Group called " Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty " ( ITS ).

Tradition says " that it was erected in consequence of a vow made by the donor, who, in the earlier part of his life, had once to wait a considerable time in a cart upon London Bridge, without being able to learn the hour, when he made a promise, that if he ever became successful in the world, he would give to that Church a public clock ... that all passengers might see the time of day.

Tradition marks its founding in the 10th century with a legend, according to which on the day of the Assumption of the year 968 the local inhabitants held a mass in the Church of Santa Lucia de Garay, when an eagle picked up a skull from an opened tomb and dropped it in the place where the Collegiate Church is situated today.

Tradition has it that Robertson himself was never beaten as an individual when playing for money.

The Tradition superseded the Regions Charity Classic, a regular Champions Tour event which had been played since 1992 when it began as the Bruno's Memorial Classic.

Thus, when Wesley speaks of " Tradition ," he does not merely refer to ancient Church Tradition and the writings of the great theologians and Church Fathers of days past, but also of the immediate and present theological influences which contribute to a person's understanding of God and of Christian theology.