RE: What makes a religion?
June 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2016 at 3:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 15, 2016 at 12:34 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: The theistic element seems to differentiate religion from other systems such as governments.Except in the case of non-theistic religions, deism, or other*. A religion that does not contain a belief in a personal god is not any less a religion on account of that.
Quote:And yet, throughout history governments have often justified their right to rule by appealing to religious authority. At times even claiming to have its own authority directly from some god.
If religion were just a belief system involving the worship of a god who is outside this world, why are theists so politically aggressive.
They'd really like him to be in this world, just like they say. They're willing to cast his vote for him until that day comes when they won;t need all this voting shit...they'll be in the good graces of the king of kings.
*tedium relating to more exotic religious examples
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