Oct 1 2012: The government defines religion as "a sincere and meaningful belief that occupies in the life of its possessor a place parallel to the place held by God in the lives of other persons."
I feel this is an accurate definition of religion, but it would also characterize Atheism as a religion as well, which I'm sure many Atheists would protest. As Atheism is a belief that there is no God or gods, it places that belief on the level of God and therefore qualifies as a religion under the governmental definition.
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I feel this is an accurate definition of religion, but it would also characterize Atheism as a religion as well, which I'm sure many Atheists would protest. As Atheism is a belief that there is no God or gods, it places that belief on the level of God and therefore qualifies as a religion under the governmental definition.