If you get punished for your beliefs, you are getting punished for what you believe in.
eg. In roman times, people would get punished for being christian
The services the settlement houses provide to the new immigrants was persecution which means being punished for your beliefs.
heretics, moors, and jews
Some are burned at the stake, others just get the 'cold shoulder' treatment.
Yes, gay couples were punished, they were often inflicted by means of fire so as to purify the unholy actions
Corruption of Blood
why Galileo Galilei was punished by the roman catholic church for his beliefs
Winston Smith is punished in "1984" by the Thought Police for rebelling against the Party. He is subjected to physical and psychological torture in the Ministry of Love, where he is broken and forced to betray his beliefs, ultimately becoming a loyal supporter of Big Brother.
Global Jihad means (betraying god in Islam) Even if you're a Muslim and you betrayed god you will get punished by god.
it means that if your doing what your told to do you will not be punished for it unlike if you were dong something bad and being punished for t
http://wiki.answers.com/beliefs/chi.htm(Which in concept means Energy flow!)http://wiki.answers.com/beliefs/death_afterlife.htmhttp://wiki.answers.com/beliefs/immortals.htmhttp://wiki.answers.com/beliefs/immortality_and_purpose_of_life.htmhttp://wiki.answers.com/beliefs/tao.htm
A tradition.
The past participle of "punished" is "punished."