1.   Gradually, Christian rites displaced paganism.

2.   Israel has been negotiating with the three major Christian rites and with the two minor denominations, and the Muslim families have sought assistance from the Palestinian Authority.

3.   It is also the name of a Christian rite performed for the dying.

4.   Three major Christian rites and several other denominations share it.

5.   Today, most Japanese follow a loose mix of Buddhist, Shinto, and Christian rites, but with little ideology attached.

6.   Distanced from missionaries, autonomous of large Western-based churches and often combining African traditions with Christian rites, these churches have swept the continent.