I often see Christians saying that Christianity is not a religion. What makes them think this nonsense?

Religious people like to think their own religion is special or privileged or better than anyone elses. Christians tend to take it to an extreme. They may also have a nagging suspicion that religion is a load of bovine excrement and want to elevate out of that category. Of course it doesn't work.

No you don't. It's only a few nutters playing word games here who say that -- and we'll add you to that category for calling the Almighty a "pixie." How childish.

Of course Christianity is a religion.

They are regurgitating the teaching of some trusted religious teacher.

That is: for those Christians it is a religious belief.

Religion involves man trying to reach God or a better afterlife by doing good works. Religion cannot save you; only Jesus saves.

Because we have all sinned against a perfectly holy and righteous God, we all deserve eternal separation from God in hell (Rom. 6:23). However, God loves us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to die on the cross as our Substitute. Christ died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and rose from the grave (1 Cor. 15:3-4). The Bible is clear that salvation is not by our good works. The only condition for receiving everlasting life is to believe in Jesus for that free gift! It really is that simple.

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life" (John 6:47).

Keep making atheists look ignorant.

Most aren't too bright.

They are correct! Christianity is a RELATIONSHIP with the Lord Himself. To be born again, simply means that a person is born spiritually when the Holy Spirit indwells the believer and this is the RELATIONSHIP Christians have with the creator as we know Him on a personal level and the relationship continues to grow

You are correct, Christianity IS by definition a religion, and it's nonsense to state otherwise. I have a theory why some think it's not a religion.

In the RCC, you have something called "religious orders" where nuns and priests are considered "religious". Then you get a Catholic who for whatever reason has rejected the RCC (e.g. he was molested by a priest), and he or she feels compelled to throw the baby out with the bath water, now being anti-"religion". It's sort of a Pavlov's dog thing. They've been brought up to associate the word "religion" with the RCC, so when they later reject the RCC, they reject the word "religion" thinking it is some sort of nomenclature stain upon Christ's true church.

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

It's obvious that true Christianity, including helping others, IS a religion; the Bible even uses the term.

God is not a pixie. God is an all powerful supreme being. Christians have a personal relationship with God the Creator.

If that is what you believe that is what you will see and if there is more it depends on the level of love in your heart to make it so.

I think they must think that 'religion' is defined as a set of rituals.