Wait a minute. Are you guys telling me that, when I fill out a form that asks for religion, I can fill in secular humanist or libertarian or environmentalist? Surely not. Communism may be a belief system with many of the same characteristics as religions, but any good commie would you punch you in the snoot for calling him religious.
Karen
edit--from Websters
Main Entry: reúliúgion
Pronunciation: ri-'li-j&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at RELY
Date: 13th century
1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
- reúliúgionúless adjective |
