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17. There can be no religious sanction ___ a war ___ secular states just because they are not ‘gov-
erned by divine laws.
18. Originally, burning ___ the stake was primarily used for women convicted ___ treason (men 
convicted ___ treason were hanged, drawn and quartered). Later, burning ___ the stake be-
came a popular punishment ___ men and women accused ___ heresy or witchcraft. ___ the 
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centuries, as many as 200,000 people were burned ___ the stake ___ witchcraft. 
19. If any church is free to influence and control government and thereby achieve a favored sta-
tus, all churches are ___ risk ___ falling into disfavor ___ government and facing ___ discrimi-
natory treatment. One of the primary aims of the First Amendment is to prevent just that. 
20. A public official ___ integrity understands that acceptance of a sworn obligation to uphold 
the Constitution can never be reconciled ___ conduct never intended to come within the 
Constitutional purview. 
21. What happened ___ the Jewish people ___ Hitler should not be seen ___ exceptional but ___ 
exemplary of what can be done ___ the name ___ managing minority populations.
22. ___ ancient Greece and Rome, law, both public and private, was founded ___ religion.
23. While the Charter was ___ of its time in 1945, the reverse is true today, because the world has 
evolved ___ the point that it has entered ___ a post-Westphalia era in which humanitarian law 
is just as compelling as the law of treaties freely entered ___ by States. 
24. The chief Iranian religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once called ___ a holy war ___ the 
West: “The struggle ___ American aggression, greed, plans and policies will be counted ___ a 
jahad, and anybody who is killed ___ that path is a martyr.”
25. The English Reformation had King Henry VIII ___ its side, bringing the great opportunity ___ 
which the Reformers of England had been waiting.
Ex. 37. 
a) In the following passage insert articles where necessary. Account for their use.
b) Reread the passage again and comment on the author’s point of view.