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[quote=Anonymous]There are many definitions and nobody has a lock on what “religious” means. From Dictionary.com….

Religious as an adjective:
1. of, relating to, or concerned with religion:
a religious holiday.
2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly:
a religious man.
3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious:
4. religious care.
5. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.

Religion as a noun:
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

2. A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects:
the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.

3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.

4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.

5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience: to make a religion of fighting prejudice.

So, minister pp is certainly welcome to her view that the word “religion” means man-made rules, corruption and control. But  that’s not a widely-shared linguistic understanding and conflicts with other views on this thread.

The pp who keeps claiming the word religion is “uncool” is speaking from his pov as an atheist. Cultural appropriation aside, he can’t speak for people who call themselves “religious” and who may mean any of the other definitions above. [/quote]

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