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To: Ilaine who wrote (23191)4/26/1999 12:26:00 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
That derivative is certainly a charming possibility, but I don't think it's definitive. Religo-are means to bind, but there is also religio which means conscience or scruples, or sometimes ceremonies or worship and is just as likely to be the source.



To: Ilaine who wrote (23191)4/26/1999 6:25:00 PM
From: BlueCrab  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
>>At its best, the Church is about the ties that bind, us to each other, and us to God.<<

At its best, yes. At its worst, a sanctimonious country club. Without the pool. Or the bar.