But undoubtedly they will also consider geography, doctrinal approach and style.
A conflict with authority ensued when he disputed the orthodox doctrinal approach.
China is particularly cagey about the size, status and capabilities of its nuclear forces and opaque about the doctrinal approach that might govern their use.
Although more fundamentalist, doctrinal and/or dogmatic approaches to religion may be more vocal in their reaction to postmodernism and the emerging church, this does not necessarily mean that they are gaining popular momentum.
His eclectic approach to doctrinal questions meant that he was able to rally wide support for the worship of Rama in northern India, and the success of the Ramcharitmanas has been a prime factor in the replacement of the cult of Krishna (another popular avatar of Vishnu) with that of Rama as the dominant religious influence in that area.
Cardinal William J. Levada, an American who until June was in charge of the church's doctrinal office, called the nuns' approach a "dialogue of the deaf".
In overturning the convictions of the two other traders, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, the court derided the "doctrinal novelty" of Bharara's approach, and held that it is not enough to prove that someone traded on a tip that she should have known constituted material nonpublic information; instead, prosecutors need to prove that she was affirmatively aware of the dodgy provenance of the tip.
This difference does not reflect any doctrinal disagreement with the Japanese approach, but rather the differences in financial and economic conditions between the two episodes.
Sister Carol Zinn, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the umbrella group of American nuns that came under harsh doctrinal scrutiny under Pope Benedict, said Francis' approach to the papacy — listening to laypeople and practicing the Jesuit discipline of gradually discerning direction — indicated that he intended to make more than tonal changes.
This set up a doctrinal clash between Kenney, an attack aviator, and Walker, the bomber advocate.
There is no indication, despite his verbal embrace of gay people and his declaration that the church has become too "obsessed" with gay people and abortion, that any doctrinal changes are underway regarding the church's approach to homosexuality, same-sex marriage or gay adoption.
