Reports Of Religion's Extinction Exaggerated

[Cal]

Originally Posted by countmeworthy

So would you all be so kind as to share with me YOUR definition of religion ?

Thanks.

Carol

I have no problem with your definition. It's just that we need to realize that people may have other definitions, and so we need to be careful when we start slamming "religion." Other people may not know what we are talking about.

On that subject, a Catholic friend of mine wrote the article this link points to. That's me with the long comment at the end of it:

http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Add...3-01-2011.html

What's my definition of religion? I have several, depending on context. I use it positively many times, because that's the context my audience may be working under.

My negative definition is it's anything we do independently of God but that's supposed to be "spiritual."