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Secularism permeates the nation’s liberal founding documents — the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights — even as the history of Saint-Gaudens’ statue of my pious ancestor demonstrates the idealistic tenacity of religious faith.

In a double whammy to the pious, the shoes were seen as both demonic and vain and were eventually banned from London.

Al-Sharaa was referring to the fact that many Syrians, not just in the majority Sunni Muslim community, are pious.

Married life was difficult for Abida, not just because of her young age but also because of her strict, pious upbringing.

These were events when communities felt committed to a very pious way of Christianity.