Religion

[Sarah]

A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode oflife; the religious state; as, to enter religion. Trench.A good man was there of religion. Chaucer.

[Sarah]

Webster's Dictionary 1828:

1. religion in its most comprehensive sense, includes a belief in the being and perfections of God, in the revelation of his will to man, in man's obligation to obey his commands, in a state of reward and punishment, and in man's accountableness to God; and also true godliness or piety of life, with the practice of all moral duties. It therefore comprehends theology, as a system of doctrines or principles, as well as practical piety; for the practice of moral duties without a belief in a divine lawgiver, and without reference to his will or commands, is not religion

[Sarah]

VERB; pure religion, and undefiled before god is this; to visit the fatherless and the widow in their affliction and to keep oneself unspotted from the world; humble charity. This is the definition of religion found in the Bible

[Sarah]

The biggest lie in human history. It has been responsible for more deaths throughout human history than all other unnatural causes combined. For a thousand years the Church was a tyrannical dictatorship that used religion to control the uneducated masses. Free your minds and come into the 21st century

[Sarah]

A sociological institution that's true purpose is to protect the family structure (by alienating homosexuals) through guilt, self-doubt and fear by spouting the dogma of a man-made God in order to increase the reproductive rate of pre-industrial or medieval civilizations, which in turn increases a species overall chance of survival.

Up until about two hundred years ago religion was needed in order to keep high birth rates and control the masses; however today, religion is used as a tool to make war, confuse and psychologically damage people and promote hatred towards diversity

[Sarah]

A cult that dosn't end with suicide.

[Sarah]

1. the source of most of the world's problems (ei-discrimination, holocaust, homophobia, terrorism, etc...)
   2)a common belief by a large group of weak minded people in an imaginary being that helps them cope with the fact that their miserable lives will end eventually
   3)hipocrasy (ei-virginity=priests raping little boys, all are equal=gays should burn)
   4)islam, christianity, wicca, satanism, jewdism
   5)cults and a form of brainwashing

[Sarah]

verb: an act or act(s) of humble charity, giving to someone in need, selfless acts of kindness.~adapted from the KJV of the Bible.

[Sarah]

A lame excuse for abstaining from sex

[Sarah]

A series of fanciful concepts that people believe as to:

• Help themselves get up in the morning, achive inner peace, etc.
• Keep their family happy, because all their family are in the religion.
• Feel superior to other people.
• Provide moral guidance because common sense would render them otherwise lame.
• Justify war or general hatred of other groups.

[Sarah]

An organized group of people with a common belief. Most religions strongly stress ethics and morals along with setting guidelines for people to follow in their day-to-day life.

[Renato]

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

[Merna]

Belief of a higher power. This can range from on god to millions. [Monotheism] means believing in only one god while Polytheistic is the belief of more than one god. The three largest being Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.
Examples of religions that believe in more than one god are Hinduism, [Buddism], and [Shinto]. Many religions do things to please their gods, goddesses, by having sacrifices, festivals, gifts, fasting, etc.
Religion is NOT evil. The people who taint religion are known as extremists, these people believe that they are doing whats right but kill many in the process.
So please dont be ignorant and be respectful!

[Hina Muqadas]

A set of core beliefs that someone believes;
commitment or devotion to religious faith or [observance].
There are many religions in the world and many have a common background. The most prevalent religions of the world are; Christianity, Islam, Judaism, [Buddhism] and [Hinduism].

[Tanya Shivari]

Is a [form] of a [group] of [persons] that shares the same beliefs

[Kai]

The true defininition: a cause, [principle], or system of beliefs held to with [faith].

Essentially: yes, [those people] who are religious have caused death, but this is not due to the religion itself. Imagine how many lives have been saved by religion! The reality is that religion is the principle by which all institutions are created Without it, we wouldnt be where we are today.

[Couch Potatoe]

Can be seen as both a blessing and a curse. Religion is not inherently evil, its is people that make it what it is. It is only the biggest lie in human history if one allows a large bureaucratic organization to take control of it and make people believe under pain of death or some other unfortunate punishment.
In an ideal world religion should be a personal experience, but that is not part of [the human condition] as a whole. Religion brings hope in times of great duress and it can bring inspiration. Dont forget that it was the people of the Islamic faith who developed and pursued [germ theory] while Christians were wallowing in the Dark Ages.
Religion is ingrained in all of humanity, even atheists, who do not believe in a higher power still engage in religion like activity, such as rituals (taking a shower or bathing) and/or holding [preconceived] notions about Humanity (inherently good or evil). All things revolve around religion, no matter how much we distance ourselves from it.
People do terrible things in the name of religion, but they also do terrible things in the name of ideologies or creeds, such as skin color or capitalism vs. communism. Lets all just take a breath and accept that this is who we are, and try to enjoy the short time on this pale [blue dot] in the inescapable lens of the human experience and the human condition.