No, because I never stated that.
For a religion you must:
- Have a set of beliefs regarding the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe.
- Have some sort of ritualistic / devotional observance.
- Optionally have a moral code derived from your beliefs / rituals that governs how humans conduct their affairs.
Just because someone believes in God doesn't mean they have a set of beliefs regarding anything to do with the universe, or that they have ritualistic / devotional observances. If they read scripture, you could argue that the first requirement is fulfilled, but possibly not the second (it depends on what type of reading / studying we are talking about).
To put it simply, categorising someone as religious is a complex issue. You can't simplify it down to "people who believe in God are religious, people who don't are not"...it doesn't work. Religions are more complicated than that.
For a religion you must:
- Have a set of beliefs regarding the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe.
- Have some sort of ritualistic / devotional observance.
- Optionally have a moral code derived from your beliefs / rituals that governs how humans conduct their affairs.
Just because someone believes in God doesn't mean they have a set of beliefs regarding anything to do with the universe, or that they have ritualistic / devotional observances. If they read scripture, you could argue that the first requirement is fulfilled, but possibly not the second (it depends on what type of reading / studying we are talking about).
To put it simply, categorising someone as religious is a complex issue. You can't simplify it down to "people who believe in God are religious, people who don't are not"...it doesn't work. Religions are more complicated than that.
