宗教传统在指导暴力力量方面发挥了主导作用。

Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence.

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在另一方面，它也不能强制宗教信仰、法定假日或者生活习惯，所以它必须鼓励宽容。

On the other hand, it cannot enforce religious practices and holidays, or different ways of life, so it must preach tolerance.

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他们命令所有公民在穿着方面，一律配戴西方服饰，如边帽等；在欣赏音乐方面，只能听西方音乐，如歌剧；他们还解散了国内几乎所有的宗教团体机构。

They ordered citizens to wear Western clothing, such as the brimmed hat, and listen to Western music, such as opera, and they disbanded almost all religious institutions.

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I mean, in some ways, for all of the European criticisms of the United States, we've in some ways incorporated different religious traditions better than the Europeans.

我是指，在一些方面，尽管欧洲对美国有诸多批评，我们在一些方面融合了,不同的宗教传统，我们做得比欧洲人要好。

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but I think I'm going to be, um, I'm double concentrating in economics and religious studies.

不过我想我该做出选择了，目前我在学习的是经济和宗教方面的内容。

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And in important ways, the Israelite cult is strikingly similar, particularly in the sacrifices I've just described.

在一些重要的方面，以色列宗教仪式很明显地，类似于我刚刚我说的那些献祭活动。

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