Serious Irish writing must involve a solitary hero coming to self - consciousness, throwing off the dead weight of tradition (especially Catholicism), and having sex happily ever after. (firstthings.com)
This was the issue when Martin Luther stood unafraid against the full weight of tradition and dogma, and in the name of God's Word insisted that the Church was wrong. (religion-online.org)
It would be a rash man indeed who would attempt to toss away the vast weight of a tradition which insists on the role of Moses as law - giver. (religion-online.org)