Sentence examples for religious standing from inspiring English sources

The monarchy traces its lineage back to the Prophet Muhammad, giving it religious standing shared by very few others in Islam.

A previous attempt to improve the Panchen Lama's religious standing in 1998 did not end well.

The leadership's sensitivity over Montazeri – even in death – reflected the reality that religious standing remains important in Iranian politics.

Yet an unscientific straw poll suggested there were few among the crowd who were there because of Mr Trump's religious standing, or lack of it.

U.S. officials and Sadr's rivals have dismissed the 30-year-old cleric as a firebrand with little religious standing and dwindling popularity, and rumors swirl of a crackdown.

Yet it has become increasingly clear that the appeal of the Islamists stems not so much from their religious standing or their promises to impose sharia law as from their superior ability to harness the resentments of Egypt's poor.

He came to stand up to all the religious bullies standing behind their pulpits and holy robes, obsessed with twisting the God of love into some kind of split-personality mental case.

Lord Carey's intervention exemplifies religious thinking standing athwart history, yelling Stop! Quite why the former Archbishop's knowledge of the Gospels, and love of Jesus, enhances his authority on this subject is unclear to me.

"Throughout his career, Judge Moore has been a tireless champion of religious liberty, standing down those who want nothing less than to rid our nation of its Judeo-Christian foundations," said Dobson, who has known Moore for more than 15 years.

But you won't hear certain self-described "progressive religious leaders" standing up or speaking out for these issues.

The power of the event was twofold: the symbolism of religious leaders standing together with a peaceful, silent call for peace resonated.