Sentence examples for on a perversion from inspiring English sources

He said the extremism was "based on a perversion of the true faith of Islam but nonetheless is real within parts of our community here in this country".

The network would go into communities to actively confront what he called an "evil ideology" based on a perversion of Islam, and "defeat it by the force of reason".

"The lesson of those countries that are taken over by this ideology based on a perversion of the religion of Islam, the fact is, they are extraordinarily well motivated, unfortunately they are well armed, they are sometimes well financed and they have a fanatical belief in what they do".

But he must have smelled doubt in the crowd, for before long he was saying, "I do not deny for a moment that religion can be a force for evil, but I claim that where it is, it is based essentially on a perversion of faith, and I assert that at least religion can also be a force for good".

He added, "The idea of not wanting to go after the senior leadership of a paramilitary group that has declared war on you is such a perversion that it's mind-boggling.

But they kept the judicial system functioning even when the Nazis insisted on a fundamental perversion of justice, using new laws to impose death sentences retroactively on French hostages.

Same-gender attraction was mostly deemed to be a perversion in judgment on the part of weak minded individuals.

Isabelle is experimenting, embarking on a journey, her foray into prostitution is not a perversion.

The upheaval was viewed as a perversion of the moral order proof that "concentration on the earthly, rather than the heavenly flower could have dire consequences".

It is a perversion of faith".

It is a perversion of Islam.