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A.Mercer
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A.Mercer asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 6 years ago

Is it possible for a person to not belong to a religion?

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Some person on here has been trying to paint atheism as a religion. So the question popped into my mind, if atheism is a religion as this guy makes it out to be then how can a person not belong to a religion? Atheists do not follow any religion but there are some theists who insist that they do. By that standard how does a person completely opt out of religion?

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  • ?
    6 years ago
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    Yes. You don't have to be an atheist not to belong to a religion. Some people believe in God(s) but simply disbelieve in what religion says about them.

  • Lost in time
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Happens all the time -- There is no where in the New Testament that say -- we "have to belong to" a religion -- All we have to do is believe in what Jesus taught while He was here -- And there are churches that teach this -- So now what one to belong to is your choice

  • ?
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Yeah. It's called atheism.

  • ?
    6 years ago

    Yes. Many people I know are atheist or agnostic, you don't have to have religion in your life.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    Theists call atheism a religion because they are so dependent on religion that the idea someone can function without it is unfathomable to them.

  • Moi
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    No. The second oldest religion is "me, me, me-ism." Self worship. I. me, my and mine.

    Phl 3:19 Their end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things

    Rom 1:25 They changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Atheism is not a religion. Anyone who claims it is is either ignorant or desperate.

  • Keith
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Free Will allows this.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Yes, it is possible, and this possibility has already been accomplished.

    Atheism

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    yes

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