Sentences with phrase «sanctuaries of places of worship»

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Leviticus 26:27 - 31The Crystal Cathedral, being a high place built for the worship of Self, is being destroyed, its blasphemous altars where the incense is burned to the god of Flesh are being cut down, and the sanctuary set aside to glorify the idol of Self - Esteem is being brought to desolation.

No such written protocol exists today in the United States, but a surge in churches offering sanctuary kicked off in the 1980s, when places of worship began opening their doors to refugees from Central America.

The floor, representing the earth, is divided into three parts: the entrance or narthex, the place for those who do not yet believe (historically, the place for the catechumens); the nave or sanctuary, where the people of God worship under the observance of their heavenly King; and the sanctuary or altar area, where icons, ecclesial furniture and the altar table represent the things that connect heaven and earth.

Alongside immigration activists, Gonzalez and Schneiderman advocated that ICE consider courts «sensitive locations,» such as sanctuary spots like schools, hospitals and places of worship.