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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Despite his rhetoric over the last week, the 85-year-old cleric is probably still trying to figure out a response.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Sue Parfitt, Coleman’s fellow cleric, was also arrested at the Insulate Britain protests.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted but never returned to his homeland.
—Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Part of the group then took the stage in one of the more striking scenes ever seen at a big Republican presidential rally: a row of clerics in Islamic garb and caps strode on stage as Trump greeted them with smiles, shaking their hands.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Sue Parfitt, Coleman’s fellow cleric, was also arrested at the Insulate Britain protests.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted but never returned to his homeland.
—Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Part of the group then took the stage in one of the more striking scenes ever seen at a big Republican presidential rally: a row of clerics in Islamic garb and caps strode on stage as Trump greeted them with smiles, shaking their hands.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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