Sentence examples for worship figures from inspiring English sources

To make his case that the phrase was inappropriate, he asked the court to consider the reaction of Christians if the nation's currency included calls to worship figures revered by Muslims, Buddhists, observers of Candomblé or Hindus — or a statement endorsing atheism.

It's a name evocative of doves and miraculous acts by much loved and worshipped figures.

We don't worship authority figures anymore.

We worship public figures, wanting them to be perfect, but when we find out Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong have flaws, we're shocked.

The figure was once worshipped almost daily; today however religious ceremonies are only held to worship the figure during times of great crisis.

Heroes (1976) was a revealing memoir, detailing the collapse of his first marriage, alongside his own hero-worship of figures such as the novelist William Styron and Ted Kennedy.

"The key reason is the nationwide worship of GDP figures," chinadialogue wrote, and: "The people can no longer overlook the government's failure to act on the environment".

Thus, the veneration or worship of a figure of death is tantamount to honoring the enemy of Christ, or Satan".

Thus, the veneration or worship of a figure of death puts one in league with the enemy of Christ, or Satan.

And if it turns out that Earth isn't the only planet in the known cosmos on which intelligent life evolved, what are the possibilities that alien civilizations also worship a god figure?

Some observers suggest the Mexican church's apparent reluctance to tackle head on the influence of the Santa Muerte could reflect concern that a harsher response could push some Catholics, who also worship the skeletal figure, to leave the flock.