Any dissenting views expressed, any potentially contrary evidence or information, or further probing by one of the facilitators was simply reframed and reinterpreted to uphold the belief.
Many scientists and nonscientists uphold this method of inquiry.
They want schools for their children that uphold these beliefs, and feel they are facing a "liberal inquisition" in Mr Mears's words, or an "imposed secular viewpoint", according to Sylvia Baker of the Christian Schools' Trust.
Most pieces published this week to commemorate the anniversary have focused on those who continue to uphold the beliefs that informed the muddy, unwashed and drugged-out mass contained by 600 acres of field.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn)., the first Muslim American elected to Congress, issued a statement condemning Lowe's for deciding to "uphold the beliefs of a fringe hate group and not the creed of the 1st Amendment". At a Lowe's store in Burbank, some customers expressed opposition to the retailer's actions.
Furthermore, from generation to generation, children preparing for the Catholic sacraments receive this "sex equals sin" message within the larger context of dogma, which upholds the belief that the holiest human being who ever lived was a virgin mother.
Located on the Esquiline Hill, Santa Maria Maggiore was founded in 432, just after the Council of Ephesus in 431, which upheld the belief that Mary truly was the mother of God; it was thus the first great church of Mary in Rome.
Despite challenges to papal claims from both the Eastern and Western churches throughout the Middle Ages, many popes, canonists, and theologians, including Aquinas, upheld the belief that the institution of the papacy possessed a privileged teaching authority.
Throughout our history, we have upheld the belief: "Of the Most High Cometh Healing". The practice of medicine is a convergence of science, research, and technology, which are elevated, transformed, and given relevance by physicians through compassion, listening, and a desire to reduce suffering and promote health.
It is a story about a struggle that we all face, a story about deciding what you believe is right and upholding that belief to the bitter end, come what may.
India look very strong, Pakistan have several match-winners, and although the West Indies' games were disrupted by rain, they showed enough to uphold my belief that they will play a huge part in this tournament.
