text: Chapter 10
  BELIEF (VALUES)-BASED EDUCATION (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION)
  10-19. Belief-based education occurs for non-religious and religious groups. The education often occurs
  during group gatherings, but it also occurs as part of an individual’s study habit. Groups provide times that
  allow belief-based education to young and more mature adherents. Trained leaders or lay volunteers provide
  instruction on topics and information related to core beliefs and the practice of those beliefs. Belief-based
  education varies from formal instruction with published curricula and examination to informal tutoring and
  mentoring. Training may happen throughout the week or as part of a formal education program with group
  meetings.
  BELIEF-BASED READING AND REFLECTION
  10-20. Non-religious and religious traditions usually reflect on a text, a group of texts, an author, or authors.
  These traditions often consider these texts or authors authoritative. Members use them for teaching, learning,
  personal reflection, spiritual growth, and normative practices in personal and public life.
  10-21. Some religious traditions consider the texts sacred. Such texts require reverent and dignified
  handling ranging from careful handling, to physical touch only by trained clergy reading the document for
  adherents. Texts vary in ease of purchase and cost. Texts regarded as sacred often require special storage and
  handling considerations. Reading and reflection of spiritual or religious texts varies from one group to
  another, with some groups reading these texts on special holy days or in collective gatherings, while other
  groups carry paper or digital copies of their texts for daily reading, reflection, or prayer. Some religious
  groups require a dedicated space for reading and reflection; other groups might read or listen to their
  respective spiritual texts while conducting other activities.
  RELIGIOUS SPIRITUAL READINESS PRACTICES
  10-22. Individuals who practice certain spiritual resiliency disciplines tend to identify with a specific
  religious group. Paragraphs 10-23 and 1-24 cover the more common disciplines.
  SACRAMENTS, RITES, AND ORDINANCES
  10-23. Some religious traditions practice a sacramental understanding that imparts common objects with
  divine significance. Often, these traditions follow a rite or ordered pattern when observing sacraments. Those
  people with a sacramental understanding often view the objects as sacred or consecrated. Leaders and
  Soldiers treat those items according to the rites, rituals, or laws of the respective religious tradition. Alongside
  sacraments and rites are practices by some religious traditions of ordinances. While similar in manner,
  believers do not treat the ordinances as sacred or consecrated. Even so, all people treat those items with
  appropriate dignity and respect. The practice of sacraments, rites, and ordinances requires specific materials
  to satisfy that group’s religious requirements. Successful free exercise might require leaders to use
  appropriated funds to facilitate these spiritual readiness practices.
  HOLY OR SPECIAL DAY OBSERVANCES
  10-24. Most religious groups have key dates celebrating significant events by members of that group in
  individual, familial, or collective observances. Holy day observances range from a simple group meeting to
  an elaborate event over several days with specific dietary, travel, and preparation requirements. Each tradition
  has a calendar identifying holy day observances. Each calendar varies in whether it is lunar, solar, or
  Gregorian based. Some calendars are set with numerical specificity whereas others are based on conditions
  interpreted and defined by religious leaders within that tradition. Some traditions have holy day obligations
  that require certain activities for their members as part of the holy day observance. Similar traditions might
  observe the same holy day but on a different date. Effective leaders facilitate dialogue and flexibility
  regarding free exercise of spiritual readiness practices. While special day observances are typically associated
  with religious observance, other non-religious spiritual traditions may also have certain special days. Soldiers
  desiring to observe special spiritual days plan with leaders in advance.