The law or state policy must have been adopted with a neutral or non-religious purpose.

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The law or state policy must have been adopted with a neutral or non religious purpose.

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The artistry bolsters the theory of scholars that the Chimera had a religious purpose.

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On the theory that its activities were fulfilling a religious purpose, Zen Center filed no business-income tax returns.

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Likewise, Carol Delaney, a cultural anthropologist at Stanford University, concludes that Columbus was a deeply religious man whose purpose was to sail to Asia to obtain gold in order to finance a crusade to take back Jerusalem and rebuild the Jews' holy Temple.

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Second, the use or threat of action is for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.

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Chelsea Garbell, president of Bridges and a junior at NYU, said the main purpose of the trip was to facilitate religious dialogue.

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For Alliance Stephen Farry said that the binary system used to monitor the religious makeup for equality purposes was no longer fit for purpose.

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Osbert's purpose was to enhance Westminster's reputation as a place of religious awe (or holy terror).

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But because of my religious upbringing, I was able to draw to fact that our lives have purpose and God allows things in our lives.

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Camp Moshava is a religious Zionist camp sponsored by Bnei Akiva of the US and Canada for the purpose of furthering the educational and ideological goals of Bnei Akiva.

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"Religion and connection to something higher than oneself, connection to the sacred, connection to a tight-knit religious community allows you to modulate your reactions and your emotions to believe there is a broader purpose, " says Dr Kerry Morton, who is involved in a longer-term study on Adventist health.

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That purpose was not to sit around in a hair shirt and feel lousy about ourselves, as per some religious interpretations.

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