Sacred Noise is authority to make sound without censure

Evidence

The important thing to realize is this: to have the Sacred Noise is not merely to make the biggest noise; rather it is a matter of having the authority to make it without censure. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 264

The association of Noise and power has never really been broken in the human imagination. It descends from God, to the priest, to the industrialist, and more recently to the broadcaster and the aviator. The important thing to realize is this: to have the Sacred Noise is not merely to make the biggest noise; rather it is a matter of having the authority to make it without censure. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 264

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: who currently holds the uncensored-authority-to-make-noise in your city, neighborhood, or industry?
• DEFINE: Defines the critical distinction between noisy power and legitimate, authoritative masked sound.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 264
• XREF: connects to: Industrialists inherited the clergy’s license to make noise — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 263; Proscription’s honor makes silence the ultimate acoustic power — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 665; Distinctions between music and noise are always politically constructed, not neutral — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 166 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Industrialists inherited the clergy’s license to make noise #corroborates (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 263