| I think that there is a difference between religeon and faith. Religeon seems to be more ritualistic, where as faith seems more personal. Religeon can be a forced faith, in which case it is used by crafty power-hungry people to control those below them (ie- the dark ages). However, faith is what religeon was, but is no longer. Faith is the roots of religeon, but man has turned religeon into a meaningless ritual in most cases with little to no faith.
As for me, I don't have a religeon, which binds me to certain rules. I have a faith, and in that faith I choose to follow which morals/upstandings/actions as those that I have been lead to by faith itself. This faith (which seems to be mentioned under attack for these last few posts), is not forced by Jesus, he gives us a choice.
To understand it, think of it more like you as a kid being told not to touch a candle. Despite your mother's warnings, you touch it anyway and burn your finger. It's kinda like that. You are entitled to your own opinion, but just because the child doesn't believe that it will hurt him to touch the candle, doesn't mean that it won't.
This little speech is not trying to "convert" anyone, or to attack any ideas or opinions. For after all, you do have your own decisions to make in this life, but you must also reap the consequences...
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