Sentences with phrase «surrounding religious practices»

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Surrounded by Muslims and their religious practices — including the daily prayers, announced across the centers — Christians stick out as the exception, becoming easy targets for mockery and worse offenses.

Central to Summerland, the exhibition, is the legacy of certain religious and spiritual practices which are inscribed in the geographic region surrounding Bard College.

His research centers on several main issues: (1) the implications of religion and spirituality for mental and physical health and mortality risk; (2) religious variations in family life, with particular attention to intimate relationships and childrearing; (3) the role of religious institutions, practices, and values among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States; (4) the influence of religious factors on political attitudes and policy preferences; and (5) public opinion surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the contemporary United States.