On Defense of Faith: Religion is social

An interesting exchange regarding defense of faith. -gw
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Re: Defending the Faith of God
From: Kent
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...So I need to remember that religion is personal, only for me, and not push it on anyone, not defend it to anyone. And try not to be shocked by how badly anyone treats my religion, or our fellow humanity.
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http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.religion.bahai/2008-02/msg00083.html

Dear Kent, I would have to disagree with you there. Beliefs and faith is personal, but religion is social. The term religion comes from the Latin word *religio* which means to link or bind. It is what links us in community. But belief is a matter of personal conscience. Warmest, Susan
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http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.religion.bahai/2008-02/msg00085.html