religion noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods: ideas about the relationship between science and religion.
• details of belief as taught or discussed: when the school first opened they taught only religion, Italian, and mathematics.
• a particular system of faith and worship: the world's great religions.
• a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance: consumerism is the new religion.
(from my MAC dictionary which is, I believe, an Oxford Dictionary product. The third example obviously is irrelevant to our discussion)
Communication is the conveying and sharing of ideas and feelings. It is meant for clarification . . . not obfuscation.
Simply put . . . One’s belief in God (or gods) is called “religion.”
“I can see no way of escaping that Jesus came to make ALL RELIGION obsolete.. AND DID!...”
Odd. You scorn “religion” . . . and reference scripture from the Judeo-Christian religion of our forefathers in support.
What I have said about the source and inspiration of our government stands. I take it that your insistence on a “generic” god being the source and inspiration of our government likewise stands. Very well.
On this we shall remain eternally apart.
[ Simply put . . . One’s belief in God (or gods) is called “religion.” ]
That of course is WRONG... it is not their belief it is their practice.. that makes religion..
Belief is just momentary mendation, practiced cyclic action is religious..
It is practice that makes religion.. belief and degrees of belief are momentary..
Its not what you say or think that makes you religious..
It is what you DO(or don’t do) that makes you religious,..
Literally everyone is a Preacher preaching something..
Not by what they say, but by what they DO.. or do not do..
Even Atheists are preachers.. preaching daily moment by moment(something)..
If what you say matches what you do or do not do.. you’re merely efficient.. at preaching..
Not all preachers are religious.. but all of the religious are preachers..