I was making the observation that there had/have been quite a few people on this forum who have claimed that although they believe in God, believe that Jesus was sent to save us from original sin, that they believe that the Bible is the revealed word of God and that they follow its teachings, still claim that they are in no way religious and even go so far as to say that they don't like religion.
As far as I can see, if you adhere to a supernatural belief system and follow it's doctrines then it's pretty reasonable to say that you are exhibiting religious behaviour.
I was wondering why, when it seems so obvious, that some people claim the reverse.
Also, I'm sure there are many religious who are also atheist, this has nothing exclusively to do with Christianity, Islam etc.
Being religious does not require a belief in a god or gods. People may well want to distance themselves from organised religion, especially the catholic church for example, but that does not mean they are not, in themselves, religious if they adhere to a certain set of beliefs that I have outlined previously.
As far as I can see, if you adhere to a supernatural belief system and follow it's doctrines then it's pretty reasonable to say that you are exhibiting religious behaviour.
I was wondering why, when it seems so obvious, that some people claim the reverse.
Also, I'm sure there are many religious who are also atheist, this has nothing exclusively to do with Christianity, Islam etc.
Being religious does not require a belief in a god or gods. People may well want to distance themselves from organised religion, especially the catholic church for example, but that does not mean they are not, in themselves, religious if they adhere to a certain set of beliefs that I have outlined previously.
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