Define Religion

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by Eusebius

I think of religion as what one must do to appease a god/God.

Religion is the enemy of true Christianity.

True Christianity says it is already done for you through Christ's death.
Religion says what you must do.

You do realize that as a christian, you are in the minority in your beliefs?

Actually you probably don't .............

[SomeGuy0]

religion- noun
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

I highlighted especially and usually to reiterate that these do not imply exclusivity to the following content. Most people think of religion as being ONLY those things. I disagree. Religion is simly "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe". Anything beliefs concerning those things is a religion.

[dtango]

Originally Posted by SomeGuy0

Religion is simply "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe".

That is philosophy. For religion you’ve got to have gods and priesthood and since gods predate priesthood, religion appeared only when the representatives of the gods informed believers that the gods ascended to the skies.