In Judaism, the central affirmations of belief are parts of worship; e.g., the confessions of the oneness of God in the Shema (Deuteronomy 6 4 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord") and of the resurrection of the dead in the amidah (standing prayer).
Jil Sander's return to her brand was a pure and polished affirmation of her belief in sophisticated minimalism, stroked with color.
From those representatives of religions that have spent centuries waring with each other, the pope sought affirmation of the belief that there was "no religious goal that can possibly justify the use of violence by man against man".
Mourinho, however, will see this victory as an affirmation of his belief that Chelsea remain the team to beat domestically and that he is the manager others must muscle out of the way to get to the major trophies. .
For Roye, this moment was a powerful affirmation of his belief that seeing people who look like you do positive things can have a profound impact on how you see yourself.
But the only thing such people are saying with their arguments is "look at me!" Online communication makes easy the simple affirmation of our beliefs, the monetisation of strident "opinion" and the anonymous onanistic expression of inchoate hostility.
For those who put on tefillin every day, it is a continuous affirmation of their beliefs, of their devotion.
Belief in a spiritual afterlife is a requirement for most religions, and in every instance where a spirit had supposedly manifested itself in the real world, the event was cherished as an affirmation of such beliefs.
"We are united in the affirmation of a positive belief -- the belief in socialism," stated the journal's first "Word to Our Readers".
