What Is Religion?

Religion

What is religion? According to http://www.religioustolerance.org/rel_defn.htm, religion is any specific system of belief about deity, often involving rituals, a code of ethics, a philosophy of life, and a worldview. There are many different types of religion. I am going to be go into more detail about the top three major religions in the world. The top three religions are Christianity, Islam, and Atheism.

Christianity is the worlds largest religion. If ones religion is Christianity then her or she is considered a Christian. Christians follow the teachings of, and about, Yeshua of Nazareth, commonly referred to as Jesus Christ. Christians regard him as the son of God. They further believe that he is God, the second person in the Trinity. (The Trinity consists of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.) Most Christians believe that Jesus co-existed with God before the creation of the world, was born of a virgin, was bodily resurrected about a day and a half after his death, and later ascended to Heaven. He or she also believes Christian sexual morality is based on the idea that sexual pleasure is holy and good; that God created it; that its purpose is to unite husband and wife and, at appropriate times, to pro-create children; and that it has spiritual as well as physical significance. It is not a mere physical thrill, nor is it something to be ashamed of. Most Christians believe that Hell awaits anyone who has not repented of their sins and trusted Jesus as Lord and Savior.

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What is Islam? The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which h revealed to his last prophet, Muhammad. If one goes by the Islam religion there are considered Muslims. Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but him alone. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone. Islam rejects that God rested on the seventh day of the creation, that he wrestled with one of his angels, that he is an envious plotter against mankind, or that he is incarnate in any human being. Islam also rejects the attribution of any human form to God. God is the Exalted. He is far removed from every imperfection. He never becomes weary. He does not become drowsy nor does he sleep. Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey him, and act only by his command. Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Muslims believe in the Day