我现在认为宗教是无害的，只要它不强迫其成员改变宗教信仰。

I now take the view that religion is harmless so long as it does not compel its members to proselytize.

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“这种现象不是因为人们不愿意自认为宗教信仰者，而是因为无宗教信仰的人更愿意说他们有精神信仰。 ”DUKE社会学家马克·凯文斯说。

The growth is not because people are less likely to identify as religious, but because nonreligious people are more likely to say they are spiritual, says Duke sociologist Mark Chaves.

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他们认为，宗教和政治应该明确分开，且他们普遍反对人道主义立法。

Religion and politics, they believed, should be kept clearly separate, and they generally opposed humanitarian legislation.

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So Klawans follows earlier scholars in suggesting that the rituals and sacrifices performed in this sanctuary were designed to ensure God's continued residence within and blessing of the community.

克洛文和一些早期的学者一样，认为,在圣所里进行宗教仪式献祭仪式,都是为了确保上帝长久地呆在这个地方,并祝福他的子民。

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They don't legislate compassion. It's likely that these were considered acts of, who knows, personal conscience, religious conviction, something that was between the individual and society and their God.

也没有给同情立法，这可能是由于人们认为这些行为,只关乎个人良知，宗教信念或者是，介于个人，社会和上帝之间的某一事物。

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With the scene of the flight of the pagan gods at the nativity of Christ Milton is also depicting a scenario that, I think, on some level he's hoping will occur within himself.

在《圣诞清晨歌》中有一个无宗教信仰的人逃跑的画面,我认为弥尔顿同时也在描绘一个剧情，某种程度上他希望这样的事情也会发生在自己身上。

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