[bagster]

Oh, that. Yay, Jeremiah. I was gonna follow up on that but shoes to boycott the controversial topic. I don't believe it is, but that Satanism is. Both Satan and God come from the same storyline. Belief in one MUST accompanied by a belief in the other, correct? I could be totally wrong on that score, but it makes logical sense to me.

You are honest, Jeremiah. I admire intellectual honesty. And open mind is a mind capable of growth. I have a lot of growing to do. I wont be done until I croak. :)

[reasonisfaith]

I’ll jump in here again if I may, because this question is far from trivial. The word religion is used to enact legislation with a tremendous effect on lives. The malignant activism of atheists is often grounded in their false claim of being “nonreligious.”

Clarifying terms will help:

The word religion is not equivalent to “belief in God.”

The word religion is equivalent to “a system of belief establishing worldview, and the behavior patterns derived from such belief.”

Worldview means most basic view of how reality is structured. Behavior pattern means the things a person does, says, thinks and feels.