In this environment where civilization has rested for thousands of years on a religious base, three well-known world religions arose.

The African-American community has maintained its social and religious base, while it is currently experiencing an economic revitalization.

They also question the constitutionality of giving tax money to private schools with a religious base.

They claimed an army on a national, or religious base only serve the rise of nationalism under the Ottoman Empire.

Democrats could easily pick up moderates and independents turned off by the demands of the Republican Party's religious base.

Instead they closed with what the announcer said was one of the finest operatic choruses, which, like the first encore, had a solid religious base.

King Fahd could pursue modernization goals, like educating more women, only to the extent that they did not provoke his religious base.

He inherited a political and religious base of power at Thebes.

This history repeats itself every political cycle: the conservative religious base turns out for its party and soon finds itself betrayed.