Sentence examples for religious importance from inspiring English sources

But the religious importance of the Middle East, he conceded, is "a very important part of, if you like, the emotional context in which I decided, crazy though all my friends told me it was, to do this".

The religious importance of the Ganges may exceed that of any other river in the world.

He adds: "The site of the water source was also of great religious importance".

The city's religious importance greatly increased with the birth of Muhammad about 570.

The turban is of religious importance for Sikhs as it protects their hair which they do not cut.

For most Hadhramis, this means never discussing with a stranger anything of political or religious importance, and certainly nothing to do with the bombing of the Cole.

He was appointed in 1975, and for nearly 35 years he has represented a nation whose oil wealth and religious importance to Muslims remains unrivaled.

By the 12th century, according to the chronicles, the city's wealth and religious importance was attested to by its more than 400 churches.

Attesting to the city's historic and religious importance, Pope John Paul II visited the town during his trip to Ireland in 1979.

Stars and Stripes reports:Does the danger of terrorist attacks go up during Christmas because al-Qaida understands the holiday's religious importance to Christians? Perhaps.

Socio-demographic information was obtained, including gender, age, educational background, monthly income of the household and various variables concerning religion (religious affiliation, importance of religious/spiritual beliefs, and number of weekly religious activities).