religious titles –
Capitalise religious titles when they immediately precede a personal name, otherwise use lowercase.
Capitalise names of denominations and religious movements, e.g., Baptist, Buddhist, Christian, Church of England, Islamic, Jew, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox. But nondenominational references are lowercase, e.g., adult baptism, orthodox beliefs, built a temple.
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Reuters: Names of divinities are capitalised but unspecific plurals are lower case, e.g. Allah, the Almighty, God, but the gods, the lords of the universe.
Capitalise religious titles when they immediately precede a personal name, otherwise use lowercase.
Capitalise names of denominations and religious movements, e.g., Baptist, Buddhist, Christian, Church of England, Islamic, Jew, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox. But nondenominational references are lowercase, e.g., adult baptism, orthodox beliefs, built a temple.
AP: The first reference to a clergyman or clergywoman normally should include a capitalized title before the individual’s name.
In many cases, the Rev. is the designation that applies before a name on first reference. Use the Rev. Dr. only if the individual has an earned doctoral degree (doctor of divinity degrees frequently are honorary) and reference to the degree is relevant.
