What is the difference between religion and sentimentality?

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Primarily definition 2, below:

Sentimental:

1. a. Characterized or swayed by sentiment.
b Affectedly or extravagantly emotional.
2. Resulting from or colored by emotion rather than reason or realism.
3. Appealing to the sentiments, especially to romantic feelings: sentimental music.
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sentimental. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sentimental (accessed: December 06, 2007).

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Answer 1

Being sentimental doesn't require tithing.

Answer 2

Do you mean socialist, or are you really asking about communist... There is, after all, quit the difference, & it seems.... Over the years, it can, & has changed... That, & it depends on who's interpretation of socialism, or communism, you wish to take as gospel... Socialism, is anything & everything paid for, with tax payers money... From paying our congressmen, senators, President, supreme court justices, military, FBI,CIA, AFT, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, subsidy to big oil, & all other corporations... Hitler was a fascist, as was Saddam Hussein, & his Republican Guard... Generally the fascist, are into ethnic cleansing... Killing the groups of people, they disagree with... More of a hate group, not unlike the KKK, or other groups like that, that are now, radical right... Funny actually, a lot of those very groups, use to be left... Until the 60's... There was a strange evolution, in the 60's... LBJ, started having sympathy, for the blacks, in America... Something that was pretty much unheard of, until the 60's... Prier to the 60's, the Democrats, were pretty much in line, with the old southern slave owners... I'm sure you remember the Democrat Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, & what a racist, he was..... During the 60's, the old southern Democrats, started moving over to the open arms, of the Republican party... That was strange, in its self... Being the party of Lincoln... In the 80's, the Republican party moved yet closer, to Fascism, or a better word, corporate fascism... To a point were the wealthiest Americans, & corporations, had, or have, all the political power... Screaming socialism, is a bad word... Unless they need a bail out... Then, its to big to fail, & would wreck the economy... As strang as thing have been, look for them to become stranger still, in years to come...

Answer 3

Sentimentality appeals to romantic feelings. Religion appeals to feelings like anger, guilt, self-righteousness, and whatever you call the emotion that urges you to boss other people around and attempt to control their lives.

Answer 4

Sentimentality is controlled by our five senses which we have control over. Religion to me is man made and doesn't have a place in sentimentality.

Answer 5

Sentimental = a Hallmark commercial

Religion = Having someone cram the Bible down your throat... hard

Answer 6

Ever growing knowledge of your own self worth or good selfesteem since I believe there is a thin line between love and faith.

Answer 7

None. They are ruled by their emotions and think its a good thing to be so. Its rather disturbing.

Answer 8

i don't see the word "emotion" not even once, in this def:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion

Answer 9

religion can be destructive, oppressive, manipulative, deceitful, greedy and disdainful. sentimentality is none of those.