Experts believe this statue was made by the people of Rhodes about two thousand two hundred years ago as a religious offering to honor a naval victory.

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Friends and relatives said Hernandez is likely offering religious comfort to other prisoners, the newspaper's Web site stated.

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The job of a military chaplain serving in a war zone goes well beyond conducting religious rituals and offering spiritual counseling.

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Mondays, the offering tended toward a religious or scrupulously moral play (to win the support of the local clergy).

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