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Main Entry: re·li·gion Pronunciation: ri-'li-j&n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at RELY 1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance 2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS 4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith from www.w-m.com secularism falls under #4 definion of religon.. yet calls itself non-religion based on #1, secularism/athiesm just annoints man (by default Government) highest authority.

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secularism falls under #4 definion of religon.. yet calls itself non-religion based on #1, secularism/athiesm just annoints man (by default Government) highest authority.

I understand that. But the argument that secularism and Christianity are both religions is an exercise in sophistry, easily demonstrated by the fact that the same definition of "religion" is not being applied to both.

I work in IT, and it's fairly common among programmers to speak of strict adherance to a particular programming methodology or structure as "religious". That doesn't mean that anyone went out and joined the Church of Python.