In a situation where, let's say, female genital cutting is going on and some people perpetuate on theological grounds.

比如说，女性割礼,这种仪式仍在进行,有些人一味地强调神学的地位。

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Canaanite religious ritual took place in small temples that housed cultic statues. There were stone pillars, perhaps symbols of the gods, or memorials to the dead.

迦南的宗教仪式在小庙中进行,里面有宗教神像，有石柱，它们也许代表上帝也可能是祭奠死者。

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And it is also said if you had a spiritual practice feel, you have the practice of praying, or any other kind of spiritual practice, take it outside sometimes.

有人也说，如果,你有特定的感受灵性的仪式，比如祈祷，或是其他的仪式，那么应该时常在户外进行。

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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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And that was accessible only to the high priest and only on the Day of Atonement following a series of heightened purity observances.

只有大祭司再赎罪日当天能够进入,在里面进行一系列的更高纯度的仪式。

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There are cultic and ritual texts that prescribe how some ceremony is supposed to be performed.

有讲宗教崇拜的,规定一些特定仪式要如何进行。

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Now, texts from Ancient Near Eastern cultures suggest that a central function of the rituals that were performed in sanctuaries was to secure the perpetual aid and blessing of a well-disposed deity.

古近东文化的课文中提出,在圣所里进行的仪式的一个主要功能,是保证能够向神灵获得永久地帮助和祝福。

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