Moreover, as a translator, I'm a purist and avoid productions that threaten to deconstruct a sacred text or tamper with the author's intent.
But he was also disturbed by the cavalier use of LSD as a drug for entertainment, arguing that it should be treated in the way that primitive societies treat psychoactive sacred plants, which are ingested with care and spiritual intent.
As currently written and interpreted, the blasphemy laws violate the spirit and intent of both the Prophet himself (PBUH) and the sacred teachings of the Holy Quran.
The structure of the St John Passion, BWV 245, a sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, is "carefully designed with a great deal of musico-theological intent".
Our founders, with great intent, designed a system that makes it very hard for government to infringe on our most sacred value: personal freedom.
"Our intent is to make deep but manageable cuts in nearly every area of government, leaving no stone unturned and allowing no agency or program to be held sacred," Representative Harold Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who leads the committee, said.
"How about sacred songs?" "Hank Williams is sacred".
Nothing is sacred anymore, even the sacred.
