
Judaism -- What Is It and Where Did It Come From?
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Is X or Y a Religion?
There is a certain common set of questions that people tend to ask, is this body of thought a religion? Well, does it talk about gods or deities? Does it have a mythology about creation? Does it has teachings about the soul? Does It have set rituals or prayers? DoesIt have a holy book? Doesit have a clergy? Right? These are the sort of questions people go through. And all of these things that people look for as sort of qualifications that make something a religion are all recognized features of christianity rite. So, so religion is just another word for stuff that looks like christianity. That's basically what religion really means in practice.
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