Sentence examples for on religious studies from inspiring English sources

Am I being unfair on religious studies teaching?

Kate Bielby and her 12-year-old daughter, Daisy, from Frome in Somerset, are one of three humanist families bringing the case to try to have non-religious beliefs included for in-depth study on religious studies courses.

It is understood that would mean a greater emphasis on religious studies, as well as girls and boys being taught separately in some classes.

"Anything that can be demonstrated to reduce suffering, especially of a bodily illness, or one of the mind, would be more or less kosher," Dr. Ajay Chaudhary, a lecturer on religious studies at Columbia University and founder of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, told me on the phone.

In January Mr. Sadr returned to Iraq from his exile in Iran, although he has since gone back to Qum, Iran, to carry on his religious studies.

"It is important to note that Ms. Remini desperately did not want to be expelled, so she voluntarily participated in a Church ethics program that consisted of religious study on morals and ethics, a Confessional similar to what other religions practice, and cooperation with a Church Ethics Officer.

The problem is not simply the sheer volume of material: Saudi high-school students spend as much as a quarter of their time on obligatory religious studies.

Curriculum should focus largely on Islamic religious studies, Koranic Arabic and learning basic cooking, knitting and other skills, in order to prepare women for their role at the centre of the household.

In my case this became clear when I sat in on a religious studies class during a college visit.

"When is a train most free," he asks, "on or off the tracks?" There is a small shrine to the Virgin Mary tucked away in the corner of the living room, a sculpture of hands clasped in prayer on the coffee table and religious studies books on the shelves.

Six months after his last encounter with the F.B.I., on his way to Saudi Arabia to pursue a doctorate in religious studies on a scholarship, Mr. Kidd was arrested at Dulles Airport based on a government affidavit saying he was "crucial to the prosecution" of Mr. Hussayen.