Sentences with phrase «hostile church bodies»
Within a single generation, his movement had subdivided into several distinct and often mutually hostile church bodies» déj vu to anyone familiar with the history of Presbyterians in Scotland, Lutherans in America, Reformed churches in the Netherlands, Anglicans in Africa, and Baptists almost anywhere.
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Even if it is systemic bigotry keeping Muslims from building churches which hasn't been established by the DOJ, FBI or any body, it still doesn't rise to the level of violence people are experiencing in countries currently hostile to their faith.