How does the following definition of religion fit with your own beliefs about what religion is?

Question

Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that (generally) involve a faith in a spiritual nature and a study of inherited ancestral traditions, knowledge and wisdom related to understanding human life. The term "religion" refers to both personal practices related to faith as well as to the larger shared systems of belief. - wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_basic_religious_topics)

Please no preaching... I know you Christians intend well but I was asking this from an intellectual position rather than as an invitation for my soul to be saved... ta

To AdoreHim: I never said I didn't want your opinion, I just don't need to hear about how Christianity is the only real religion and how the rest of us are going to go to hell if we don't believe etc etc... Now don't get me wrong I have lots of friends who are christians, just not the shove it in your face kind.

Answer 1

I agree???


Edit: Religion is inherited. If the environment around you hadnt prepared you for (a religion) you wouldnt be (that religion). If you had no knowledge of (a religion) there you would never become (that religion).

Yes wikipedia is wise.

Answer 2

I have modified the defination, added a word in the begining -

Pseudo religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that (generally) involve a faith in a spiritual nature and a study of inherited ancestral traditions, knowledge and wisdom related to understanding human life. The term "religion" refers to both personal practices related to faith as well as to the larger shared systems of belief.

Answer 3

because of the fact what you're describing sounds lots like early Christianity, and that they have got been given away with it, then no, it is not a cult. countless religions that are practiced by utilising human beings in the West pontificate hate...i will think of of a minimum of two denominations of Christianity which hate homosexuals and forces conversion via financial potential (missionaries) and would not enable women folk to be clergymen, and so forth. And no the place in the form does it say it should be what a western society considers to be a faith. that would desire to probable go away out A HELL OF countless human beings, pondering all considerable religions of the international started in the EAST, consisting of Christianity.

Answer 4

Religion is a madmade belief system to control the minds of the masses with rituals and dogmas. On the otherhand Deen is a way of life consistent with the upliftment of humanity.

Answer 5

it never ceases to amaze me that people ask us a question and does not want to hear our answer. As a Christian I have to answer from a biblical point of view- otherwise I would not be true to what my God teaches and wants from us.

I believe that religion is man's attempt to find God, while Christianity is God reaching down to man in Christ.

Answer 6

I believe that "religion" is more complicated than one definition. I can buy this definition as a part of the overall picture, but all by itself it seems like just one, anthropological piece of the puzzle.

Answer 7

Let me simplify it for you! Religion is mans way of reaching up to God and trying to put things right by his own efforts. Christianity is the Lord bringing salvation down to man and making things right.

Answer 8

Can't argue with Wikipedia!

Answer 9

I think it is fairly accurate man made traditions but that is not what God wants he wants us to know him and give our lives to him.

Answer 10

Good concept very Good
Who ever said that was very wise