Tolbor's religious state was more severe than Cal had realized.

The Congress was secular and strongly opposed having any religious state.

"I am afraid we are now standing at the gates of a religious state," he added.

"I believe in a religious democratic state," he said.

But a religious state is possible only when it is elected and governed by the people.

This does certainly not mean that he favors a religious state.

"Israel has no right to exist except as a religious state."

The consequences have led steadily to a religious state.

It is, of course, too early to tell how long-lasting the effects will be on the nation's religious state of mind.

She was expecting some religious state in him.