1.   And religion is becoming less of a factor in all marriages.

2.   As religion becomes an increasing part of the national conversation, he said, many Christians will admire Lieberman for his religious convictions.

3.   As religion becomes more prevalent in public life, Johnson believes that the atheists will be pushed to become more politically active and overt about atheism.

4.   But after the Civil War, organized religion became a less propulsive force in U.S. politics.

5.   But now religion had become more personal than simply going to church.

6.   But no other non-Christian religion has become highly influential as such, and there are no organizations representing people with no religious affiliation.

7.   But religion has become an instrument of oppression, he said, and the people are unwilling to put up with that.

8.   But the religion has become tame and domesticated over the centuries.

9.   Either the church could triumph, and academic freedom would surrender, or academic freedom would be victorious and religion would become irrelevant.

10.   Her religion suddenly became a security issue.