1.   He has been an observer or participant in many international religious gatherings.

2.   He has expressed remorse and asked forgiveness before religious gatherings.

3.   In some cases, the authorities have even used military forces to block unauthorized religious gatherings.

4.   It has now become routine for the organizers to hail each one as the largest religious gathering of all time.

5.   Joined at the press conference by representative of the National Coalition for Burned Churches, Vivian cited specific threats to religious gatherings of predominantly black worshippers.

6.   Rogers and his wife eventually became well-known for their religious beliefs and spoke at many religious gatherings, including some with evangelist Billy Graham.

7.   The new rules also allow agents to enter public places and events, such as religious gatherings and political events, to investigate possible terrorist activities.

8.   A propane explosion and fire in a cooking tent at a religious gathering injured eight people, including six who were hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns.

9.   Accounts from Uighur exile groups, purportedly from eyewitnesses, said the protests came amid a crackdown on religious gatherings.

10.   All three religious gatherings occurred in just the last week, reflecting a growing voice for militant Islam coming out of Pakistan.