excommunicated

The few exceptions to this rule — Bruce Bartlett and Richard Posner, the authors of two bravely dissident books, come to mind — find themselves excommunicated from the conservative movement.

Matthew Yglesias » Democratic Presidents’ Base Problem 2010

The American press sometimes talked about it as a holy war, but the Fenians were excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

Matthew Yglesias » Supporting George Mitchell 2009

Only recently has the Catholic Church recognized that the earth revolves around the sun; and Judaism forgave the philosopher Spinoza, who was excommunicated from the Jewish community in Amsterdam because he believed that god was everywhere in nature; indeed god was nature and vice versa.

Saul Friedman: Let's Hear It For the Atheists Saul Friedman 2010

Yes, her adoring base will support her no matter what, but she cannot win a national office outside Alaska (and maybe not even there as even AK Republicans seem fed up with her), she HAS to draw major support from moderate Republicans (the few who haven't been excommunicated from the party yet) and independents.

Palin defense fund may be unethical, investigator says 2009

Only recently has the Catholic Church recognized that the earth revolves around the sun; and Judaism forgave the philosopher Spinoza, who was excommunicated from the Jewish community in Amsterdam because he believed that god was everywhere in nature; indeed god was nature and vice versa.

Saul Friedman: Let's Hear It For the Atheists Saul Friedman 2010

I see in the news article that the creator of these calendars not only was excommunicated from the LDS church, but that Brigham Young University withheld the diploma that he had earned.

Is this funny? « Dating Jesus 2009

Blackmore lost a large portion of his workforce when he was excommunicated from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Accused polygamist looking for legal aid from B.C. 2009

And lastly he has been excommunicated from the Cherokee nation for fraud.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

• Sarah Barlow Draper, 37, who was reassigned to a different man after her former husband, Dan Barlow, was excommunicated from the church.

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, 5 others indicted 2008

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University has yanked the diploma of a man who created a calendar featuring shirtless Mormon missionaries and was later excommunicated from the church.

Ex-Mormon calendar-maker has BYU diploma yanked 2008