a sign of religious or cultural affiliation as it did the instrument of subversion. (petesgrillandpizza.com)
Having to identify for purposes of possible repatriation, the «cultural affiliation» of all those artifacts would indeed be an extensive — and expensive — undertaking. (religion-online.org)
It should also be borne in mind that many Armed Forces personnel who identify as «Christian» only do so because they were brought up in the faith, or feel a cultural affiliation to Christianity, not because they actively believe in or practise it. (politics.co.uk)