Albert Einstein Quote

Religion is: an object of conscience, an ethic(s), a moral(s), a value (system) or an orientation of correctness / enlightenment, believed sufficiently conventional and sacrosanct as to enable an attributable action. Religion’s foundation, through fruition, encompasses self obligated pursuits and devoted interests based on here identified enablers. When those enablers are drawn upon or referenced as authority, power or reason to enforce, a formal religion is established. A ‘god’ or other ‘relegated source’ of such enablers may or may not be instrumental, or even helpful in defining religion. An object of conscience, an ethic(s), a moral(s), a value (system) or an orientation of correctness / enlightenment (“religion”), can not lawfully be legislated.

Religion is: “ real piety in practice, consisting in the performance of all known duties to ⋯ our fellow men.” (Bouviers Law Dictionary) Religion is: “a) any specific system of belief and worship, often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy [the Christian religion, the Buddhist religion, etc.] b) any system of beliefs, practices, ethical values, etc. resembling, suggestive of, or likened to such a system [humanism as a religion] ⋯ any object of conscientious regard and pursuit” (Webster’s New World Dictionary - Fourth College Edition)

Christianity, Islam, Atheism, Humanism, etc. are NOT religions in and of them selves - they are simply sets of beliefs that individuals formulate from that which they accept as knowledge. It is when those belief sets are morally or, as an orientation of correctness acted upon, that a religion is defined and recognized. Buddhism and Humanism religions, like atheism have no extra human source of moral endowment but, that makes them no less religions. Atheism as an establishment of religion does not allow knowledge of competing religions, promotes moral activities such as baby sacrifice, feeding the hungry, financing the indigent, abnormal deviant behavior, defines religious sacraments like marriage, etc., etc., etc. ! ! !