How to Use Christianity in a Sentence
Christianity
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The film is also about the role Christianity plays in people’s lives.
— Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Like Christianity, the church promotes a faithful covenant between man and wife.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 -
In Christianity, the day is a remembrance of the sacrifices of Jesus Christ.
— Joyce Orlando, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 -
He’s photographed many of the tableaus amid the backdrop of local beaches, giving a homey touch to one of Christianity’s grand traditions.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023 -
Easter is one of the most important days in Christianity.
— Alison Fox, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024 -
What happened to Isiah is like what happened to the Jews when Rome converted to Christianity.
— Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Both signal the presence of pilgrims, who grew in greater number as Christianity spread.
— Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 30 July 2023 -
The heart of Christianity is forgiveness, Jesus on the cross dying as a sacrifice for our sins.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 15 July 2023 -
This version of Christianity has toned down the emphasis on the afterlife for an understanding of the world here and now.
— Elle Hardy, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023 -
Frank Williams said the minister, the grandson of a slave who was raised in the segregated South, embodied the spirit of Christianity.
— Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 -
The film expands into a debate on the ethics of missionary Christianity.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023 -
The whole better-to-give conceit was a core tenet of Christianity even before those tedious 14-day return windows.
— Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023 -
Bethlehem is home to one of the most sacred locations in all of Christianity: the Church of the Nativity, which was built to mark the spot where Jesus is believed to have entered the world.
— Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024 -
With Trump positioned as a symbol of the faith, an attack on him was cast by some supporters as an attack on Christianity.
— Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 -
The nonprofit's latest research mapped support across all 50 states for a set of religious beliefs that used to belong to the fringes of Christianity in the United States.
— Lisa Hagen, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Their worries now are about the political climate hostile to their daughter, and the fact that both their children have walked away from Christianity.
— Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024 -
There’s not a lot of saintliness here but plenty of blood and treachery as Hild navigates the warring kingdoms of 7th century Britain at the dawn of Christianity.
— Ivy Pochoda, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Haley was raised Sikh and has publicly talked about converting to Christianity.
— Abc News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023 -
While the idea that overdrive and a sizzling beat might fuel crises of faith may seem laughable, the history of Christianity’s interminglings with rock is indeed a fraught one.
— Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024 -
Only a forceful reinvigoration of Christianity stands a chance against the pretender faiths of our time.
— Jack Butler, National Review, 7 May 2023 -
The African Gods are forever tethered to this Christianity because they were hidden, merged or entwined within these Catholic saints.
— Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2023 -
Its penal code has been used to punish actions that insult Christianity.
— Armin Langer, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2023 -
Built during the reign of Constantine in the fourth century C.E., the structure sheds light on the empire’s transition from pagan worship to Christianity.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 -
This mockery of Christianity highlights a troubling reality that disrespect is not the exception but the norm in the Olympics.
— Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024 -
Experts noted that the engraving lacks a connection to Christianity, and instead might be a reference to Janus, a Roman god with two faces.
— Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024 -
In the past, Christianity was the source of common identity across Europe, even amongst its burgeoning and often warring nation-states.
— Jared Marcel Pollen, The New Republic, 12 July 2023 -
Disputes within Christianity could be part of the problem, Carroll Rivas said.
— Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023 -
So often, the language of religion, and particularly Christianity and the book of Genesis, is used as a weapon against Black women.
— Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Legend has it that in the early 300s, a saint known as Gregory the Illuminator converted Tiridates to Christianity.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024 -
Movement leaders embraced the public critiquing of Christianity and challenged laws that favored Christians, such as blasphemy laws and mandatory Bible readings in public schools.
— Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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