Indeed, underlying it is the old conservative cliché that what is, and especially what is blessed by tradition, is good and natural and any tampering with it is bound to make things worse.
"They're not blessed with that tradition we've got.
At that first ceremony in 1995, though legal marriage was not an option, the partners wanted their relationship to be blessed by our tradition.
Helpfully every song, in the best folk tradition, is blessed with a droll, eloquent preamble.
Meanwhile, international research confirms that countries blessed with a strong tradition of publicly funded media are more cohesive, better informed and less polarised.
Wednesday at 9 and 10 30 p.m., Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village, (212) 675-7369, smallsjazzclub.com; cover, $20. (Chinen) SCOTT HAMILTON GROUP WITH HARRY ALLEN (Tuesday) Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen are tenor saxophonists deeply conversant in swing and bebop traditions, and blessed with the rare ability to carry them into the present tense.
The country is blessed with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, a relatively well-educated labor force and a natural resource more valued in the Middle East than oil: water.
In Scotland, we're blessed with a rich royal architectural tradition.
Through March 23 Loren MacIver (1909-1998) belongs to a tradition of often overlooked painters blessed with a light, graphic touch.
And I am blessed to live in the greatest nation, with a tradition of civil liberties, the greatest tradition of civil liberties in the world, and a country which provides so much to its people.
"I feel really blessed to be a part of this great tradition, legacy of the Yankees," Ibanez said.
