The Church is after all an institution that has seen to its own survival for century after century under a great variety of political, economic, and geographical conditions, sometimes admirably, sometimes perhaps not so admirably, without benefit of counsel from the likes of me. (firstthings.com)
Islam turned its back on the science (mostly lifted from the Greeks and Romans) and the math (stolen from the Hindus that Islam was merrily murdering for being polytheists) and retreated into century after century of violent religious bigotry and intolerance. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
But even in the corporate application which was originally intended, the principle became increasingly difficult to maintain, as century after century passed, and the Jewish people found themselves in a worsening situation of poverty and oppression, in spite of their endeavours to keep the law of God. (religion-online.org)