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The new policy grants a religious exemption for the kirpan, a sacred article of faith traditionally worn by Sikhs, and answers longstanding concerns about access and religious freedom.—James Taylor, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 In Islam, the afterlife is one of six articles of faith.—Greg Burton, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026 Swap lines across the international financial system have been staples of past rescues, and articles of faith for scholars of monetary systems like Charles Kindleberger.—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 This is a respected conservative jurist who is appealing to our common article of faith in the Constitution.—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025 Some articles of faith are easier to read than others.—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 There’s real consolation to be found in these articles of faith, but there are also obvious limitations; the world and its meanings, Phạm seems to suggest, will never conform to a single tradition or doctrine.—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024