Although the Union later agreed to hold elections, the Union felt their religious beliefs prevented them from being able to make any more concessions.

His religious beliefs effectively prevented him from supporting Darwin's theories after 1859, but Darwin remained a close friend.

Religious beliefs may prevent the individual from seeking help.

As a young man, his Unitarian beliefs prevented him attending university.

If old beliefs and values were preventing Jews from making a productive contribution to modern life, they must be eliminated.

A deep-seated belief that they were soldiers on the same side prevented him from killing cops.

By the same token, I understand his religious beliefs may prevent him from eating certain types of food.

The population could have easily killed Roxxas by transmuting his ships (or him) to a gas, but their spiritual beliefs prevented this.

His strong Catholic beliefs prevented any chance of a divorce but they separated.

Thus, his almost mystical belief in the virtues of democracy did not prevent him from admiring Mussolini.