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Originally Posted by awareness
Okay bro ZNP I get it. Everybody is religious.
That's a far cry from the definition you've used in the past, that you were so fond of :
Jas_1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
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Not different.
Pure and undefiled religion does not refer to the religion of atheists and hedonists.
This definition is based on the Lord's 2 major commandments. Any religion will talk about their love for God, but religion is what man sees, which is their love for their fellow man.
blowing yourself up based on some religious dogma is "defiled" and it isn't pure, you are being manipulated by those with a political agenda.
The best test for your love for God, the father of all, is that you do unto others as you would have them do to you. Particularly widows and orphans.
But murdering and robbing banks also reveals what you love. It is your religion, but is defiled and impure. The love of money is a root of all sorts of evil.