31.   Some Asian Buddhists and Hindus dismiss American practitioners as dilettantes, a sentiment echoed by some religious scholars.

32.   The controversy over whether the prince or religious scholars should interpret the faith erupted in ninth-century Baghdad.

33.   The Internet, the network of computer networks, provides a platform for religious scholars to exchange ideas and texts.

34.   The religious scholar said he finds pregame prayers potentially offensive to non-Christians and questions the appropriateness of the venue.

35.   The religious scholars have also permitted the killing of a hostage if he insists on withholding information from Muslims.

36.   The response of many of the delegations to the speeches was surprisingly enthusiastic, dealing at least a temporary psychological setback to the Vatican and Islamic religious scholars.

37.   Ullah said his father, a Muslim religious scholar, was neither moderate nor radical, left nor right.

38.   Wahid received his Islamic education in Egypt and Iraq and he is noted as a religious scholar.

39.   While no figures are available, local ministers and religious scholars say religion classes held at companies or aimed at professionals are growing dramatically.

40.   Peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war in Afghanistan hinged Tuesday on whether the warring factions could agree on the definition of religious scholar.