Although Patrick Michael from the Cato Institute says religious leaders and movies have only a short lived influence, World Watch disagrees.

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As to his son, his son was more under the influence of these traditional religious influences.

而说到彼得的儿子,就是一个深受传统宗教影响的人

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We'll see more about that in a minute, in part because of its overwhelming religious influence and that's one reason, besides the quest for a port on the sea, why he builds St. Petersburg.

稍后,我们会再次谈到这一点,他之所以建造圣彼得堡,除了要建立一个出海口这个原因,还因为莫斯科的宗教势力根深蒂固

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Will the growing influence of the religious left alter the way we look at business and investment?

FORBES: The Religious Left Returns

Now, members of Congress are asking questions, such as how the suspected terrorist could fly in the first place after his own father had warned authorities his son was possibly under the influence of religious extremists.

CNN: The return of terror politics

The influence of foreign religious organisations seems to be growing along with rising government loans from Gulf states.

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