" religion "

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1: 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

  * e.g.,  ... She practices religion by feeding the fatherless children in China every week. 

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1: 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.

  * e.g.,  ... "pure religion, and undefiled before God, is this; to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction." 

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1: Is a form of a group of persons that shares the same beliefs

  * e.g.,  ... Christianity is a religion,all christian believes that Jesus died for us. 

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1: A set of beliefs to explain life's questions. Religion does not mean Christianity, as there are many different religions, and different ways of following each. Contrary to what some think, religion does not cause wars or fighting, as most religions say that fighting is bad. It is, instead, the inability of people to cope with contradicting beliefs.

  * e.g.,  ... Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Shintoism are all religions- each has different ways of answering questions such as, "What happens to our spirit when we die?", "Why are we here?", etc. 

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

  * e.g.,  ... hospitals, peace treaties, schools...just to name a few 

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2: 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 wouldn't be where we are today.

  * e.g.,  ... Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Ghandi, Thomas Jefferson, Darwin(!), Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Kennedy, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr. 

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1: The source of all morality, reasoned thought and social cohesion in the last 3000 years.

  * e.g.,  ... MAN 1 - Let's go kill some shit. 

 [ "religion" ]

1: religion:exist

  * e.g.,  ... if you dont vote for me you are anti semetic 

 [ "religion" ]

2: politician:i can exploit that

  * e.g.,  ... religion 

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1: 1)Devotion to and observance of ANY metaphysical belief system

  * e.g.,  ... Confused individuals use religion for suppression and bigotry. 

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2: 2)serious commitment to something besides metaphysics -- NOTE: religion does not include just Christianity, yet so many people take the subject too personally and too many above posts seem to refer directly (and usually vehemently) to Christianity...makes you think about so-called "free thinkers" who think they're so smart yet seem to be unable to provide correct and objective definitions of "religion".

  * e.g.,  ... he doesn't believe in God; science is his religion. 

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1: Something cowards try and avoid because it often seems too much of a burden.

  * e.g.,  ... Religion is the lifeblood that continues to carry oxygen to this broken world. But this blood also carries a toxin called human depravity. 

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2: Religion is the systematic approach to participation in the "anti-fall".

  * e.g.,  ... You don't get the venom out of a man's bloodstream by cutting out his heart; you get it out by giving him the antidote. 

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3: It's our means of curing a world laced with death.

  * e.g.,  ... Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. 

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4: Man up and stop complaining about past evils committed under the umbrella of religion. I'm sick of cheap excuses to abandon it. Good religion is the only thing that can unwind the misery of bad religion.

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5: And drop the 'religion is a delusion/lie' mantra. One could flinch at the thought of such frivolous naivety. Dim, inarticulate notions of truth and reality quail before the stark actuality that religion burns with.

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1: Something that stupid atheists keep bitching about. They say it has killed more people than anything else but when you mention communism and fascism (which were historically proven to be satheist ideologies!) killed over 100 million people in the 20th century alone which is more than what christianity and islam have done combined, they stop talking ot copme up with lame excuses.

  * e.g.,  ... Stupid Atheist: religion is evil! it kills people!