Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

Many of the population of the Western hemisphere could broadly be described as cultural Christians, due to the predominance of the Christian faith in Western culture, as well as widely celebrated religious holidays such as Easter and Christmas.

Many citizens are deeply religious, regularly going to church.

Many states at this time functioned as theocracies, with codes of conduct largely religious in origin or reference.

Many Christian Scientists thought the book violated the church's by-laws, and the editors of the church's religious periodicals and several other church employees resigned in protest.

Many other " community day schools " that are not affiliated with the Solomon Schechter network take a generally Conservative approach, but unlike the Schechter schools, these schools generally have " no barriers to enrollment based on the faith of the parents or on religious practices in the home.

Many of these religious edifices are Christian in origin, with Roman Catholic structures particularly prevalent.

Many international religious leaders have visited Chicago, including Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama.

Many types of content-control software have been shown to block sites based on the religious and political leanings of the company owners.

Many religious leaders focusing on the wrath of God instilling a fear in their members.

Many religious and mythological systems contain myths about a paradise.

Many definitions of music implicitly hold that music is a communicative activity which conveys to the listener moods, emotions, thoughts, impressions, or religious, philosophical, sexual, or political concepts or positions.

Many of the German religious houses that lodged women had been home to communities of women, such as Beguines, that became Dominican once they were taught by the traveling preachers and put under the jurisdiction of the Dominican authoritative structure.

Many, but not all, special schools are religious in nature.

Many rituals can sometimes be considered folklore, whether formalized in a cultural or religious system ( e. g. weddings, baptisms, harvest festivals ) or practiced within a family or secular context.

Many religious mythologies had a view of Earth as being a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts ( e. g. some Native American religions and various forms of shamanism ).

Many English settled then in North America for religious or economic reasons.

Many people who come close to death and have near death experiences report meeting relatives or entering " the Light " in an otherworldly dimension, which share similarities with the religious concept of Heaven.

Many medieval religious movements emphasized mysticism, such as the Cathars and related movements in the West, the Jews in Spain ( see Zohar ), the Bhakti movement in India and Sufism in Islam.

Many religious homes in Russia have icons hanging on the wall in the krasny ugol, the " red " or " beautiful " corner ( see Icon Corner ).

Many of those described as " Islamists " oppose the use of the term, and claim that their political beliefs and goals are simply an expression of Islamic religious belief.

Many religions popular in ethnic regions of the Soviet Union, including the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Baptists, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism underwent ordeals similar to that which the Orthodox churches in other parts of the country suffered: thousands of monks were persecuted, and hundreds of churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, sacred monuments, monasteries and other religious buildings were razed.

Many young churchmen and others enquiring about their faith visited him and sought his advice, including such well-known social figures as the writer and philanthropist Hannah More, and the young Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, who had recently undergone a crisis of conscience and religious conversion as he was contemplating leaving politics.

Many Westerners who first encountered the practice believed it was a sign of worship, but kowtowing does not necessarily have religious overtones in traditional Chinese culture.

Many philosophies and worldviews have a set of classical elements believed to reflect the simplest essential parts and principles of which anything consists or upon which the constitution and fundamental powers of anything are based.

Many unions are a blend of these two philosophies, and the definitions of the models themselves are still debated.

Many Oriental philosophies equate weakness with femininity and strength with masculinity ; this is not the prevailing attitude in paganism and Wicca.

Many secular philosophies also take a morally absolutist stance, arguing that absolute laws of morality are inherent in the nature of human beings, the nature of life in general, or the universe itself.

Many Monist philosophies clearly demarcate illusion from truth and falsehood.

Many philosophies and religions seek to " pierce the veil " of māyā in order to glimpse the transcendent truth from which the illusion of a physical reality springs, drawing from the idea that first came to life in the Hindu stream of Vedanta.

Many ancient Indian philosophies advocate the notion that all matter ( and thus humans ) is subtly interconnected with not only one's immediate surroundings, but with everything in the universe.

Many have evolved in depth to include more people, topics and philosophies.

Many episodes also feature some moral lesson, usually based upon Buddhist and / or Taoist philosophies, which are spoken by the narrator at the end of various scenes.

Many Greek people recognized the major gods and goddesses: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Demeter, Hestia and Hera though philosophies such as Stoicism and some forms of Platonism used language that seems to posit a transcendent single deity.

Many traditional ( non-Suzuki trained ) music teachers also use the Suzuki repertoire, often to supplement their curriculum, and they adapt the music to their own philosophies of teaching.

Many existentialist critics, notably Jean-Paul Sartre, considered the novel to be a forerunner of existentialist thought and an inspiration to their own philosophies.

Many philosophies exist about deploying a team's 11 ( or, in Canada, 12 ) players.

Many therapeutic systems and self-help books offer methods and philosophies espousing strategies and techniques vaunted as effective for further improving the mental wellness of otherwise healthy people.

Many of the traditions and philosophies that embody The Walden School program originated during the Junior Conservatory years.

Many of the teaching philosophies that BHSEC has implemented were developed at Bard College at Simon's Rock, the oldest and most highly regarded early college entrance program and the only accredited four-year early college to date.

" Descending " philosophies are those that embrace the Many, or Plenitude.

Many forms of alternative medicine are based on philosophies that oppose vaccination and have practitioners who voice their opposition.

Many internal corporate philosophies of Disney theme parks were borrowed ; in an Incredible Universe store, retail departments were ' scenes ,' employees were ' castmembers ,' uniforms were ' costumes ,' and so forth.