My mother and my spiritual adviser taught me the truth about these things, and our gathering of spiritual elites has decided you're a heretic. (redeeminggod.com)
These things, Jones believes, are not reserved for a spiritual elite, but contribute to the balance necessary for a healthy personal life and a vital congregation. (religion-online.org)
In the view of even the most faithful and sophisticated church members, including those who are close friends of the clergy, the theological seminary is a mysterious and awesome institution — familiar only to the privileged and spiritual elite, speaking an esoteric tongue, and turning out men and women in a highly specialized field — ... (religion-online.org)