The sociologist Durkheim, in his seminal book The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life, defined religion as a " unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things ".

Religious beliefs and practices may include the following:

Religious practices were usually held in local shrines and sacred areas, which contained sacrificial altars.

Religious freedom and the right to worship freely were practices that had been appreciated and promoted by most ancient Indian dynasties for over 5, 000 years.

Religious intolerance is intolerance against another's religious beliefs or practices or lack thereof.

Religious intolerance, rather, is when a group ( e. g., a society, religious group, non-religious group ) specifically refuses to tolerate practices, persons or beliefs on religious grounds ( i. e., intolerance in practice ).

* Religious practices

Religious practices are unclear.

Religious practices and ecclesiastical organisation in Ireland had evolved divergently from those in areas of Europe influenced more directly by the Holy See, although many of these differences had been eliminated or greatly lessened by the time the bull was issued in 1155.

The court ruling that the Merced case of the freedom of exercise of religion was meritorious and prevailing and that Merced was entitled under the Texas Religious Freedom and Restoration Act ( TRFRA ) to an injunction preventing the city of Euless, Texas from enforcing its ordinances that burdened his religious practices relating to the use of animals, ( see Tex.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali was a firm advocate for music, and believed that wajd aroused passionate love for God Al-Ghazzali wrote a chapter entitled " Concerning Music and Dancing as Aids to the Religious Life ", where he emphasized how the practices of music and dance are beneficial to Muslims, as long as their hearts are pure before engaging in these practices.

Religious activists, upset over the pamphlet's frank discussion of sexual practices and advocacy of condom use, called for Koop's resignation.

Religious practices surrounding Nehalennia were at their peak in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, at which time there were at least two to possibly three temples located in the area of what is now Zeeland.

Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on culinary practices.

Religious practices are still often tightly controlled by government authorities.

Religious rituals encompass a wide array of practices, but can be defined as the performance of similar actions and vocal expressions based on prescribed tradition and cultural norms.

Religious persons acquire religious ideas and practices through social exposure.

" Religious groups became concerned that this case would be cited as precedent for further regulation of common religious practices, and lobbied Congress for legislative protection.

The Singapore Jain Religious Society actively engages in keeping traditions and practices alive by transmitting Jain principles to the next generation.

However, it is independent from other yearly meetings, and has some beliefs and practices distinct from other branches of the Religious Society of Friends.

In 1978, the United States Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ( AIRFA ) which legalized Native American worship practices which had been banned for over a century.

Religious practice in the north is more mixed with animism and shamanist practices, giving worship there a resemblance to Siberian religious practice.

The court ruled that the Merced case of the freedom of exercise of religion was meritorious and prevailing and that Merced was entitled under the Texas Religious Freedom and Restoration Act ( TRFRA ) to an injunction preventing the city of Euless, Texas from enforcing its ordinances that burdened his religious practices relating to the use of animals, ( see Tex.

Religious and philosophical influences on art were common ( and diverse ) but never universal.

Democrats were rarely invited to speak at the university, in part because they took political and social positions ( especially support for abortion rights ) opposed by the Religious Right.

He took vows as a canon regular at the canonry of Stein, in South Holland, and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood at about the age of 25, but he never seemed to have actively worked as a priest for a longer time, and certain tenets of life in Religious Orders were among the chief objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon Church excesses.

Religious works by Botta, including the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center were shown in London at the Royal Institute of British Architects in an exhibition entitled, Architetture del Sacro: Prayers in Stone.

Religious compositions in vernacular languages were often called madrigali spirituali, " spiritual madrigals.

Religious beliefs were deeply instilled in the people of the time, which gave much influence to the clergy, and the prosecution of poets who made statements contradictory to religious messages were prevalent, as was the case with Hafiz ( whose house was raided several times, and was forced to burn some of his more liberal poems ) and Ferdowsi ( who was branded a heretic and was not permitted to be buried in the Muslims graveyard ).

Religious leaders, who had gained influence under Habibullah Khan, were unhappy with Amānullāh's extensive religious reforms.

Religious minorities were also free to do whatever they wished in their own homes, provided they did not publicly engage in illicit sexual activity in ways that could threaten public morals.

Religious leadership resided in priests who were associated with sanctuaries, and also in prophets, who were bearers of divine oracles.

Most prominent among the latter in Maryland at the time were members of the Religious Society of Friends, often called Quakers.

Church meetings typically allow all present to speak, a practice similar to the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, although these two groups were also never affiliated.

Religious artefacts and remnants of ceremonies found at locations such as Big Springs and Fountain Cavern suggest that the pre-European inhabitants were extremely religious in nature.

Religious elements also were antagonized by Dorji's efforts to reduce the power of the state-supported religious institutions.

Towards the end of 1976 his coalition government with the religious parties suffered a crisis: A motion of no confidence had been brought by Agudat Israel over a breach of the Sabbath on an Israeli Air Force base when four F-15 jets were delivered from the US and the National Religious Party had abstained.

Religious pluralism existed in classical Islamic ethics and Sharia law, as the religious laws and courts of other religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, were usually accommodated within the Islamic legal framework, as seen in the early Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Indian subcontinent, and the Ottoman Millet system.

Religious officials and shepherds in charge of flocks were exempt from military duty.

Religious concepts were tied into all of these symbols and titles.

( Religious tensions occurred in the 1930s, but were the norm only in Northern Ireland ).

Religious beliefs were a starting point in many nations for legally granting conscientious objector status.

The National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom called for a boycott of the movie soon after its release, citing fears that these communities were being " overrun by tourists " as a result of the popularity of the movie, and worried that " the crowding, souvenir-hunting, photographing and trespassing on Amish farmsteads will increase ".

Religious rites, including bloodletting, were performed to each of these four Cocijos.