Noun

religion (plural religions)

  1. A collection of practices, based on beliefs and teachings that are highly valued or sacred.
    • Rather than being diligent and mindful of the way he practiced religion, he chose to stir up quarels by ridiculing the manner in which others do.
  2. Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.
    • At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
  3. Any ongoing practice one engages in, in order to shape their character or improve traits of their personality.
  4. An ideological and traditional heritage.
    • If you examine various churches throughout the world, you will find religion expressed in diverse ways.

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Fri Sep 3 05:48:40 2010

Religion is the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or a set of beliefs concerning the origin and purpose of the universe. It is commonly regarded as consisting of a person’s relation to God or to gods or spirits. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories associated with their deity or deities, that are intended to give meaning to life. They tend to derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle from their ideas about the cosmos and human nature.

The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system, but it is more than private belief and has a public aspect. Most religions have organised behaviors, congregations for prayer, priestly hierarchies, holy places and scriptures.

The development of religion has taken different forms in different cultures. Some religions place greater emphasis on belief, some on practice. Some emphasise the subjective experience of the religious individual, some the activities of the community. Some religions are said to be universalistic, intending their claims to be binding on everyone, in contrast to ethnic religions, intended only for one group. Religion often makes use of meditation, music and art. In many places it has been associated with public institutions such as education and the family and with government and political power.

One of the more influential theories of religion today is social constructionism, which says that religion is a modern concept that developed from Christianity and was then applied inappropriately to non-Western cultures.

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Thu Sep 2 21:14:35 2010

What religion do you follow and how open are you to other religions?
Q. Are you willing to hear other peoples spiritual views or are you sure that your religion is the only way to God?
Asked by Lauren - Mon Jun 14 04:44:27 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I am Christian. I ask about different religions ALL the time. My friends are muslim,buddhist, catholic,etc. I love hearing the differences and comparing. I have no true way of know which way is right, though. I DO believe there is only one way and we all have to choose the one we think is right.
Answered by Tyler - Mon Jun 14 04:51:16 2010

What is the difference between Religion and Faith?
Q. My understanding is that Faith is a personal trust in God, Religion is something you do to show others what tribe you belong to. I read somewhere that there are 320 Religions around the world, each one claims to be the right one. It's obvious they can't all be the right, so is there such a thing as true and false religions.
Asked by handyman - Tue Dec 23 08:37:53 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see. (Hebrews 11:1). In other words, through and by your personal relationship with God, you know that you know, that you know...your needs are met, and all things are possible to them that believe; this is because He loves you. Religion...is ritualistic. It is based on the premise that if we conduct ourselves and our lives in a certain manner, we will earn God's love. Most people do not see the difference between faith and religion; but, there is clearly a marked difference. Yes...there is a false religion. Any religion that preaches works above faith, is a false religion. Any religion that does not preach Jesus as being the Way, the Truth and the Life is a… [cont.]
Answered by mj_lee209 - Tue Dec 23 08:53:31 2008

How would your religion or faith system be effected by the discovery of life on other planets?
Q. Suppose we confirmed that there is life elsewhere in the Universe, other than on planet Earth... How would your faith system respond to this information? Does your religion presuppose that we are alone in the Universe? And how would your faith system or religion be effected or changed by such a discovery?
Asked by "Kh a a a a a n n" ! ! - Fri May 15 00:27:32 2009 - - 11 Answers - 2 Comments

A. I don't think mine would change. Some of us already believe in life in another universe anyway.
Answered by Moony the Witch - Fri May 15 00:37:49 2009

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Religion

From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, search It is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be judged. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Religion is a word which refers to approaches to human spirituality which usually encompass a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth. It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.

See also Religiousness and Irreligiousness for additional quotations on religion.

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