Many faiths around the world — from Japanese Shinto and Chinese traditional religion, to certain African practices and the faiths derived from those in the Caribbean, to Native American beliefs — hold that ancestral or household spirits offer daily protection and blessings.

Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions ( see etymology above ).

Many UU congregations have study groups that examine the traditions and spiritual practices of Neopaganism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Pantheism, and other faiths.

Many Christian faiths emphasize the raising of children as a priority in a marriage.

Many of its feasts ( e. g., Christmas, Mardi Gras, Saint Patrick's Day ) remain holidays, and are now celebrated by people of all faiths and none — in some cases worldwide.

Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Greek and Norse religion.

Many Orthodox ( along with peoples of other faiths ) were also subjected to psychological punishment or torture and mind control experimentation in an attempt to force them give up their religious convictions ( see Punitive psychiatry in the Soviet Union ).

Many early settlers were Huguenots or Swiss or German Mennonites and several church congregations of various faiths formed during the 1760s.

Many of these chaplains, particularly those serving with the military or other large secular organizations, are specifically trained to minister to members of many different faiths, even faiths with opposing religious ideology from that of the chaplain's faith.

Many religious communities have their own histories of inquiry into bioethical issues and have developed rules and guidelines on how to deal with these issues from within the viewpoint of their respective faiths.

Many faiths also offer private college and graduate-level religious schools, which may be accredited as colleges.

Many private schools have a stated religious character, although this does not generally aim at pupils ' religious indoctrination and does not preclude pupils of other faiths attending if they wish.

Many bodily fluids are regarded with varying levels of disgust among world cultures, including the Abrahamic faiths ( Christianity, Islam, Judaism ) and Hinduism.

Many poor citizens found radio as an escape and used it to restore their own faiths in a brighter future.

Many people from many faiths contend that their faith brings them fulfillment, peace, and joy, apart from worldly interests.

Many Tenctonese of different faiths observe the same secular holidays, such as the Day of Descent.

Many pupils received confirmation into the Church of England in the school chapel, and some others have had religious backgrounds from faiths other than the Christianity.

Many of these people had turned to revivalist faiths such as the Methodists and the Baptists, and most found spiritual homes within those groups, or others deriving from the ferment started by the Great Awakenings.

Many Westerners who call themselves Buddhists regard the Buddhist tradition, in contrast to most other world faiths, as nontheistic, humanistic and experientially-based.

Many forms of religions, including the Eastern faiths and Abrahamic faiths, do not support gay sex.

Many of them have drifted into the cities and towns and seaports.

Many years later I went to see S.K. in England, where he was living at Whiteleaf, near Aylesbury, and he showed me beside his cottage there the remains of the road on which Boadicea is supposed to have travelled.

Many readers of this department no doubt discount certain of my opinions for the simple reason that they can guess pretty accurately, even if they have never actually been told, what my age is.

Many styles have perforations and an almost weightlessness achieved via unlined leathers.

Many such loans have been made to establish small concerns or to aid in their growth, thereby contributing substantially to community development programs.

Many mills have already placed firm orders for this machine.

Many states have laws regulating the use of boat trailers and some have restrictions regarding the age of motor boat operators.

Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling, distribution, and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge.

Many companies have systems, particularly in R & D, which work more or less well, depending upon size and actual belief in the policy on the part of administration, as will be abundantly apparent in subsequent quotations.

Many of the men on our campus have a pretty set curriculum, especially in the various engineering fields, with few electives till the senior year.

Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent.

Many rate increases already have been put into effect.

Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable.

Many studies have observed the effects of volunteerism ( as a form of altruism ) on happiness and health and have consistently found a strong connection between volunteerism and current and future health and well-being.

Many of them also have infixes.

Many aquatic salamanders and all tadpoles have gills in their larval stage, with some ( such as the axolotl ) retaining gills as aquatic adults.

Many songs have used this term, including the American patriotic songs " America, The Beautiful " and " God Bless the USA ".

Many amateurs are beginners or hobbyists, while others have a high degree of experience in astronomy and often assist and work alongside professional astronomers.

Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values.

Many of the recent TV Games series of old Atari games have included either the 2600 or arcade versions of Asteroids.

Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.

Many species have an erect woody stem which is covered with persistent dried leaves unless there have been fires, topped by a crown of long thin leaves.