Sentence examples for religious responsibility from inspiring English sources

Despite some initial fear and trepidation, she came because she felt a religious responsibility to help.

The rite is both a social and a religious responsibility enjoined on all male Hindus (with the exception of some sannyasis, or ascetics).

"Getting the independence of the country from occupation is considered to be the national and religious responsibility and obligation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," a spokesman for the group, Mohammed Naim, said at the opening.

However attenuated personal religious responsibility may have become, the intention of the Halakhic structure, the hallowing of the individual's total existence, remains a potent force within the Jewish community.

"The mujahedeen have to take every step to protect the lives and wealth of ordinary people in accordance with their religious responsibility," said his statement, which was unusually long, about 2,000 words, and issued in five languages.

He said: "We are proceeding on the kingdom's religious responsibility; subsequently, we have laid down the foundation stone for expanding the Grand Mosque [and] inaugurated a number of improvement projects in the Two Holy Mosques.

Instead, in Philadeplhia, Francis set religious rights in the context of religious responsibilities.

Religious leaders are of the view that this is lust, which turns you away from social and religious responsibilities.

Men in zizit (fringed scarves worn to remind them of their religious responsibilities) run on treadmills and often form a minyan of 10 or more men for a communal evening prayer before going home.

The use of the phrase "chosen people" in a pejorative way has occurred in the Guardian before, and three years ago I wrote: "'Chosenness', in Jewish theology, tends to refer to the sense in which Jews are 'burdened' by religious responsibilities; it has never meant that the Jews are better than anyone else.

Cultural traditions, religious responsibilities, and family expectations just add to the list of things that must be perfect.