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The phrase "allowed to preach" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission or authorization to deliver a sermon or religious message.
Example: "In many communities, only those who are formally trained and ordained are allowed to preach in the church."
Alternatives: "permitted to preach" or "authorized to preach".
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He was allowed to preach and set up a church in Birka, but the Swedes showed little interest.
He preached in 87 countries worldwide and was the first evangelist to be allowed to preach in Angola and Mozambique.
To suggest she could just be allowed to preach hate and fade into the background is ludicrous.
Under Sisi, strict new rules limit who is allowed to preach Friday sermons, effectively removing Salafis and other radicals from the pulpit.
US authorities were exasperated at the way that Abu Hamza was allowed to preach to a large crowd of radical followers every Friday outside the Finsbury Park mosque.
It is not clear whether women were ever allowed to preach, but it appears that all the pastors since then have been men.
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Earlier this week, the Prime Minister said in a speech: "I am prepared to consider major changes: from the imams we allow to preach in prison to changing the locations and methods for dealing with prisoners convicted of terrorism offences".
"We will not stand by and watch people being radicalised like this while they are in the care of the state … And I want to be clear – I am prepared to consider major changes: from the imams we allow to preach in prison to changing the locations and methods for dealing with prisoners convicted of terrorism offences, if that is what is required," Cameron said.
They claim that the Muslim clerics, such as Abu Qatada, allowed to openly preach jihad in the UK were in fact spinning a "revolving door" to radical Islam and on to terrorism.
Following a time without employment, he became desperate, writing letters to prominent officials, and was eventually allowed to resume preaching.
Although her professors had allowed her to preach, they refused to license her or allow her to graduate.
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