The exploration of subnational variation will also be illuminating for further comprehension of the articulation between the transnational, national and local level in the incorporation process of religious minorities.
Saint, and Elizabeth Eliot, both from the evangelical Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), moved in with a Huaorani clan in 1959, and begun the process of religious conversion.
Islamization of the populace after the invasion was certainly rapid, but it has been argued that this reflects an exponential social process of religious conversion rather than a substantial immigration; a sizeable proportion of the indigenous population (the so-called Mozarabs) was allowed to retain its Christian practices, as a result of the religious tolerance of the Muslim rulers.
Popular troupes began the process of secularizing religious masked dances (such as the narye, which formerly was performed to exorcise evil).
This defection from the Covenant obligations to Yahweh is viewed by the Deuteronomic historian as a continuance of Israel's constant flirting with apostasy, which had occurred under the judges, and the beginning of a long process of internal religious and political disintegration under the monarchical system.
The lower federal courts make tens-of-thousands of decisions each year on issues as wide-ranging as freedom from discrimination, due process of law, religious liberty, freedom of speech and press, crime and punishment, the environment, immigration, workplace safety, privacy, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and access to the political process, to name just a few.
The blogger praised the pope's "conciliatory agenda" and suggested that visiting regions with a high Muslim population "should provide him with an opportunity to reach out to Muslims, and set the stone rolling for a process of inter-religious unity in the fight against extremism".
At a press conference to announce the release of the report Wednesday, the US's ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, David Saperstein, called on Vietnam to loosen restrictions on religious freedom when its National Assembly meets this month to debate a new law that streamlines the complicated process of registering a religious organization.
The Chick-fil-A vision as described in the selection process for franchisees is disrespectful of religious pluralism both in terms of belief and practice.
Ed Kountz, a mobile technologies analyst with TowerGroup, a research and consulting firm in Needham, Mass., describes the use of palmtops as "just a step further in the process of democratizing access to religious information".
Rather than anticipating a clash between monolithic civilizations, we should expect a continued process of political disintegration as religious and ethnic conflicts challenge the integrity of existing multicultural nation-states.
