doctrines

Instead of racing to put the fire out immediately, as was the practice for decades, they deferred to the doctrines of modern fire science.

White people are not born with corrupted souls, contrary to the Nation of Islam’s doctrines.

Instead, he launched his entire political career after joining a religion that famously does not like it when people push back against its doctrines.

He told Miller to consider the “spiritual ramifications” of his behavior under church doctrines, to repent and make restitution.

Although he followed the church’s conservative doctrines on abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, he shook up the conservative norms of the church when he told clerics not to be “obsessed with” those issues.