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Quote by: technosoul I hope everyone had fun debating this topic |
As a "thinking" Christian, I find this thread depressing.
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Quote by: delta one The real definition of a religion is man's attempt to connect with God |
I'm looking at the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
This is what religion is:
(1): the service and worship of God... (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
Let me phrase this as clearly as I possibly can.
Do you serve and worship God? Do you commit/devote yourself to the Christian faith and it's practices?
If so, then you believe in a religion.
If you are attempting to say....
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for it is not an attempt; it is an actual reestablishment of the connection with God lost by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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Then fine. That is what Christianity is, however, it doesn't mean that (According to the Webster dictionary) it isn't a religion.
If you mean the Bible, then point out the verse.
It may be the "Truth", but we need to see how you came to this conclusion.