Posted by Steve on 09/20/07 04:48

"Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
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> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>> Sorry, religion requires neither ceremonies or rites.
>
> From www.m-w.com
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> Main Entry: re�li�gion
> Pronunciation: ri-'li-j&n
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin
> religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice,
> perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at RELY
> 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
> - re�li�gion�less adjective
>
> #1 - This involves "service" to God or the supernatural. Service means
> actually DOING something!
> #2 - INSTITUTIONALIZED .... AND PRACTICES! (aka dogma and practices)
> #3 - archaic meaning
> and finally, we get to your position (note that it is last even after the
> archaic meaning).
>
> You will get more or less the same results if you go to
> www.dictionary.com.

thanks shelly...i like 4 best, since it requires neither ardor nor faith to
reject a posit without evidence. ;^)

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