Difference between revisions of "Religion"
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'''Religion''' is a system of belief and practices shared by a community that attempts to answer the ultimate questions of life and death, and, in doing so, goes beyond the verifiable. Religions frequently involve [[supernatural]] elements such as [[gods and goddesses]], [[angels]] and [[demons]], ancestors, transmigratory souls, and [[heaven]], [[purgatory]] and [[hell]]. Developed religions generally consist of a central creed or body of beliefs, an ethical component (i.e. a code of morals), a body of literature or holy texts or stories, a set of individual and communal practices. Religion played a major role in all human societies prior to the twentieth century. It is a core belief of [[conservatives]] that the recent decline in religious observation are a key source of the undermining of social and moral order. | '''Religion''' is a system of belief and practices shared by a community that attempts to answer the ultimate questions of life and death, and, in doing so, goes beyond the verifiable. Religions frequently involve [[supernatural]] elements such as [[gods and goddesses]], [[angels]] and [[demons]], ancestors, transmigratory souls, and [[heaven]], [[purgatory]] and [[hell]]. Developed religions generally consist of a central creed or body of beliefs, an ethical component (i.e. a code of morals), a body of literature or holy texts or stories, a set of individual and communal practices. Religion played a major role in all human societies prior to the twentieth century. It is a core belief of [[conservatives]] that the recent decline in religious observation are a key source of the undermining of social and moral order. | ||
| − | [[Evangelicals]] disparage the term "religion" as a system of works by which human beings attempt to approach [[God]] without a personal relationship with [[Jesus Christ]]. | + | [[Evangelicals]] disparage the term "religion" as a system of works by which human beings attempt to approach [[God]] without a personal relationship with [[Jesus Christ]]. According to them, for the person who is born again, religion can only interfere and distract from that prayerful union. |
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* [[Rastafari movement]] | * [[Rastafari movement]] | ||
* [[Satanism]] | * [[Satanism]] | ||
| − | * Scientology | + | * [[Scientology]] |
* [[Shamanism]] | * [[Shamanism]] | ||
* [[Shintoism]] | * [[Shintoism]] | ||
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*[[Secular Humanism]], an approach to moral philosophy | *[[Secular Humanism]], an approach to moral philosophy | ||
*[[World Religions by Number of Followers]] | *[[World Religions by Number of Followers]] | ||
| + | *[[Flying Spaghetti Monster|The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster]], a parody of religion. | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
Revision as of 02:22, June 21, 2007
Religion is a system of belief and practices shared by a community that attempts to answer the ultimate questions of life and death, and, in doing so, goes beyond the verifiable. Religions frequently involve supernatural elements such as gods and goddesses, angels and demons, ancestors, transmigratory souls, and heaven, purgatory and hell. Developed religions generally consist of a central creed or body of beliefs, an ethical component (i.e. a code of morals), a body of literature or holy texts or stories, a set of individual and communal practices. Religion played a major role in all human societies prior to the twentieth century. It is a core belief of conservatives that the recent decline in religious observation are a key source of the undermining of social and moral order.
Evangelicals disparage the term "religion" as a system of works by which human beings attempt to approach God without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. According to them, for the person who is born again, religion can only interfere and distract from that prayerful union.
Religions
- Animism
- Bahá'í
- Buddhism
- Cao Dai
- Christianity
- Discordianism
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Jainism
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Juche
- Judaism
- Mormonism
- New Age beliefs
- Paganism
- Rastafari movement
- Satanism
- Scientology
- Shamanism
- Shintoism
- Sikhism
- SubGeniism
- Wicca
- Zoroastrianism
References
See Also
- Atheism, a lack of belief in the existence of a god or gods
- Agnostic, can't make one's mind up about the existence of a god or gods
- Naturalistic religions
- Secular Humanism, an approach to moral philosophy
- World Religions by Number of Followers
- The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a parody of religion.
