The fundamentalist - literalists (Baptists, Church of Christ, certain Methodists) have marvelously deep traditions of piety and sincerity, but my study of theology and science has inoculated me from the simplicity of their belief system. (religion-online.org)
With deep tradition as a functional food and medicine, nearly all parts of the coconut can be utilized in some way - from the hydrating clear liquid found within to the fibrous exterior shell. (blog.radiantlifecatalog.com)
(Consider also, if you want, how quickly the Cherokees transformed themselves into good [slaveholding sometimes], agrarian Americans, with their really deep traditions both adapting and sometimes disappearing.) (firstthings.com)