The relative prosperity of the city's residents, compared with those of other Israeli-Arab communities, is directly linked to the fact that the religious sites draw tourists like bees to nectar.
Other religious symbols draw protest — a nativity scene in front of City Hall, say, or a cross on a mountaintop — but they, unlike the minaret, are not part of a house of worship.
India is a secular country, but religious beliefs draw deep political lines.
While some religious traditions draw closure upon truth claims from closure upon learning, with Confucius there remains an openness that discourages the absolute claims of a religious fundamentalism.
Israel began excavation work near Jerusalem's most fiercely contested religious shrine, drawing Palestinian protests.
The town prospered, but its rapid growth and strong voting power, along with further religious bias, drew outsiders' antagonism.
The gathering, known as the Kumbh Mela, is the world's largest religious festival, drawing millions of people over 55 days.
It is also the site of many Shiite religious schools, drawing students from around Iran and elsewhere, who study full time and receive financial support from political leaders.
Mr. Mori's comments, to a Shinto religious group, drew widespread criticism for violating the spirit of the postwar Constitution guaranteeing a secular state.
The religious right drew a line in the sand over the disabilities treaty – and all but eight Republican senators couldn't muster the courage to step over it.
