Religiously Logical

Religion is defined as "the service and worship of God or the supernatural (Merriam-Webster)." Simply, religion is a person's beliefs and their way of expressing it. While many religions believe in a supreme being, almost all religions will encourage their own forms of worship in buildings, such as a church, synagogue, mosque, or many kinds of temples from other religions. Approximately 85% of the people in the modern world are religious (The World Factbook). Amongst these are 19 major world religions, which are subdivided into a total of 270 large religious groups (David Barrett). Of these religions, if the rituals, celebrations, traditions and other things that define each particular religion are stripped away, the remains will be the fundamental concept that every organized religion emphasizes: goodness. Religion is a guide, much like a parent or a teacher, for people to be good. All people are human, and