Since the 18th century, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some wealthy or ennobled families embraced Catholicism, including branches of the Asquith, Bellingham ( Ireland ), Bowyer ( England ), Calvert ( Maryland ), Cary-Elwes / Elwes ( since 1872 ), Feilding ( England ), Forbes ( Ireland ), Leslie ( Ireland ), Fraser ( Scotland ), Lane-Fox, Meynell, Noel ( Gainsborough ), Ashton Case ( or Ashton-Case ; England ), Radcliffe ( England ), Monckton, Pakenham ( Ireland ), Pontifex ( England ), Crichton-Stuart ( Scotland ) and Strickland ( Counts of Catena, Malta ) families.

Since its inception in 1994, the UW had to cope with internal frictions between various factions: liberal socialists ( such as Leszek Balcerowicz ), those proposing a more liberal economic agenda in a more conservative, bourgeois guise ( such as Donald Tusk ), more progressive social democrats such as Jacek Kuroń, and intellectual former civil rights activists such as Bronisław Geremek or Tadeusz Mazowiecki, who also has a strong background in liberal Catholicism and leans towards Christian democracy.

Since Portuguese settlement in Macau-dating from 1557-included a strong Catholic presence, a number of Chinese converted to Catholicism.

Since the 1960s, Catholic thinkers have integrated left-wing thought and Catholicism, giving rise to Liberation Theology.

Since the start of the pontificate of Pope Pius XII ( 1939 – 1958 ), exceptions may be allowed for married Protestant ministers or Anglican clergy who convert to Catholicism and wish to become priests in the Catholic Church, provided their wives consent.

Since the 13th century the Karelians have lived in the tension between the East and the West, between Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism, later Lutheranism.

Since then several similar actions have been held by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, a group in favor of women's ordination in Roman Catholicism ; this was the first such action.

Since then several similar actions have been held by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, a group in favor of women's ordination in Roman Catholicism ; this was the first such action for female bishops.

Since then several similar actions have been held by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, a group in favor of women's ordination in Roman Catholicism ; this was the first such action for female deacons.

Since his return, he and his wife had been having trouble and she discussed leaving him with Carmela Soprano, who dissuaded her because of their Catholicism.

* Roman Catholicism: Since the dismemberment of the Archdiocese of Campinas in 1976, Americana fell under the Catholic diocese of Limeira.

Since Sister Princess utilizes Catholicism whenever it deals with the religious faith the sisters follow, it's arguable to say she is a Catholic nun trying to " fit " in a Japanese environment.

Since both were educated by Jesuits, Joyce and Sollers have strong ties to Catholicism.

Since then, the Jesuit presence has been in decline, but the school continues to place Catholicism and Jesuit philosophy at its core under the guidance of a Jesuit-led chaplaincy team and the involvement of the Jesuits in its governance.

Since then, the college has been lauded for expanding and enhancing the curricula and educational facilities to include a graduate school for each the four departments, enriching the educational program and providing an education based on the spirit of Catholicism.

Since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 by the Communist Party of China, Catholicism, like all religions, has only been permitted to operate under the supervision of the State Administration for Religious Affairs.

Since returning to Catholicism, Montano has made numerous videos exploring the faith, including Father Lebar: Catholic Priest and Exorcist ; Saint Teresa Of Avila By Linda Mary Montano, and currently Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

Since Roman Catholicism is the predominant Christian denomination in Austria, most of the public holidays are Catholic ones.

Since the Protestant Reformation ( c. 1517 ), studies of Paul's writings have been heavily influenced by Lutheran and Reformed views that are said to ascribe the negative attributes that they associated with sixteenth-century Roman Catholicism to first-century Judaism.

Since its origins in the 19th century, Mormonism has been compared to Islam, often by detractors of one religion or the other.

Since John Wansbrough's contributions to the field in the early 1970s, though, scholars have become much more attentive to the emergent nature of early Islam, and less willing to accept back-projected claims of continuity:

Since the 7th century, Islam has always placed a strong emphasis on hygiene.

Since the population had not been exposed to Islam before, they may not fit into the traditional definition of dar al-Harb.

Since Shehri's family adhered to the Wahhabi school of Islam, he grew up in a very conservative household.

Since Sunni Islam was the religion of Iran's main rival, the Ottoman Empire, Abbas often treated Sunnis living in western border provinces harshly.

Since this event, he has often been accused of being the party's specialist on Islam and its link with the new Pagan Movement.

" Since the Arabs had reached their greatest glories through the expansion of Islam, Islam was seen as a universal message as well as an expression of secular genius on the part of the Arab peoples.

Since Article 160 defines a Malay as " professing the religion of Islam ", those eligible to benefit from laws assisting bumiputra are, in theory, subject to religious law enforced by the parallel Syariah Court system.

Since May 2002, the government has only authorised four religions to exist in Eritrea: Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Sunni Islam.

Since Islam strictly prohibited figurative and expressive symbols as idol worship, all the traditional emblems used in Iranian flags were eliminated.

Since appearing on the Ottoman flag, they were widely adopted by Muslim countries, and have become known as symbols of Islam, when in fact, they may be cultural symbols.

Since the 8th century people belonging to different religions, particularly Buddhism and Islam, have been living in harmony in Leh.

Since Rahman's death his writings have continued to be popular among scholars of Islam and the Near East.

Since the sixteenth century AD Iran has been the only country in the world having Shi ’ ah Islam as its official religion, consequently the general principles of its legal system differed somewhat from those of other countries which followed Islamic law.

* On the separation of state and church ( secularism ): " Since Islam is a comprehensive system of ` Ibadah ( worship ) and Shari ' ah ( legislation ), the acceptance of secularism means abandonment of Shari ' ah, a denial of the Divine guidance and a rejection of Allah ’ s injunctions.

Since the 9th century, Islam has dominated the country's religious landscape.

Since the 17th century it has been a stronghold of Islam.

Since then, Islam has been steadily growing in Korea and adopted by a fairly significant number of indigenous Koreans.

Since fixed income, interest bearing bonds are not permissible in Islam, Sukuk securities are structured to comply with the Islamic law and its investment principles, which prohibits the charging, or paying of interest.

Since that time, Islam has become an integral part of Tajik culture.

Since 2008 the city administration has banned Valentine's Day and New Year's celebrations as they consider them not in line with Minangkabau traditions or Islam that can lead to " immoral acts " such as young couples hugging and kissing.

Since then, both that mosque and Masjidul Islam in Johannesburg often have women speakers for jum ' ah.