In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the open area (sometimes raised) before the altar.

This religion is derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ based on the bible as sacred scripture.

a Humanist funeral is known to be absent of what?

The seating section of a church.

A prescribed order or form of worship specific to a particular denomination that will have Eucharist or Holy Communion as its central theme:

This fraternal organization focuses on citizenship of the United States as one of its requirements for membership. 

The branch of Judaism that is considered less scholarly, more emotional, tends toward mysticism, and is often referred as the “Pious Ones” is:

The traditional mourning period for the Buddhist faith is:

In the Jewish faith, a person’s blood is thought to be just as important as their life. 

Pertaining to the church or clergy.