I've seen this too often to post links or cite references, but religions have tenets, not tenants.
tenant n. 1. a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another, usu. under the terms of a lease; lessee. 2. an occupant or inhabitant of any place. -- v.t. 3. to hod or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit. --v.i. 4. to dwell or live (usu. fol. by in).
tenet n. any opinion,principle,doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
(Definitions from my copy of Random House's Webster's College Dictionary; title of post stolen unashamedly from Mark Twain.)
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