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"'''Religion'''" refers to a set of core [[belief]]s upon which people base their lives, usually involving a deep personal [[Commitment as a virtue|commitment]], dedication, devotion, even variant degrees of [[worship]], [[emotion]]ally and mentally, of something or someone, which may or may not be a [[Other gods|deity]], or even [[God]] the [[Trinity|Holy Trinity]].
"'''Religion'''" refers to a set of core [[belief]]s upon which people base their lives, usually involving a deep personal [[Commitment as a virtue|commitment]], dedication, devotion, even variant degrees of [[worship]], [[emotion]]ally and mentally, of something or someone, which may or may not be a [[Other gods|deity]], or even [[God]] the [[Trinity|Holy Trinity]].
For [[Christians]], the [[Bible]] teaches the triune [[Fall of man|nature of man]], and Jesus said the greatest commandment in the Old Testament was to love God with all your heart, all your [[mind]] and all your [[soul]]. The Christian religion employs the use of [[logic]] and [[faith]]. Morality has often historically been based on religion, but many movements such as the [[secular humanism|secular humanists]] hold that morality does not depend on religion, and secular views of morality have existed as far back as ancient Greece.<ref>Humanism A new Religion. Simon and Schuster. pp. 64–69.</ref>
For [[Christians]], the [[Bible]] teaches the triune [[Fall of man|nature of man]], and [[Jesus Christ]] said the greatest commandment in the Old Testament was to love God with all your heart, all your [[mind]] and all your [[soul]]. The Christian religion employs the use of [[logic]] and [[faith]]. Morality has often historically been based on religion, but many movements such as the [[secular humanism|secular humanists]] hold that morality does not depend on religion, and secular views of morality have existed as far back as ancient Greece.<ref>Humanism A new Religion. Simon and Schuster. pp. 64–69.</ref>
== Criticism of classifying [[Christianity]] as a species of genus religion ==
== Criticism of classifying [[Christianity]] as a species of genus religion ==