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Seixas, who referred to his co-religionists as the "children of the Stock of Abraham," wrote of his community's gratitude to be able to behold "a Government, which to bigotry gives no sanction, to persecution no assistance."
A Missing Monument to Religious Freedom Seth Lipsky 2011
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First, we can see how members of different religious groups rate their co-religionists—a test of “groupness.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Figure 9.20 shows us that as a group Latino Catholics consistently adopt a more orthodox perspective than their “Anglo” co-religionists, although neither group could be characterized as hewing closely to the official teachings of the Catholic Church.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Exposure to political ideas from people with whom you know you share other values—which for co-religionists is true almost by definition—is likely to lead you to adopt their politics too.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Although we have focused here on how religious social networks can serve as political echo chambers, this reverberation effect is not limited to networks formed by co-religionists.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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On average, they told us that 2.6 of their five closest friends are co-religionists.11
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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All of us have co-religionists who have used religion to justify violence.
Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Keith Ellison and the Tea Party's View of Sharia Sumbul Ali-Karamali 2010
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All of us have co-religionists who have used religion to justify violence.
Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Keith Ellison and the Tea Party's View of Sharia Sumbul Ali-Karamali 2010
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A more universalist understanding of virtue was probably essential as interactions with both out-group members and widely-dispersed co-religionists became more common.
Matt J. Rossano: Who is My Neighbor?: The Best and Worst of Religious Morality Matt J. Rossano 2010
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Have Mr. Peretz's critics tried to show that Muslims really do value the life of their co-religionists?
At Harvard, Groupthink About Islam Ruth R. Wisse 2010
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