Letter: Is religion fact or fiction? You decide

Published 10:28 am Friday, January 10, 2014

There are over 300 million people in this county.

I wonder how many of them believe in our flag, our country, our constitution and our people.

Religion:

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1. A particular system of beliefs built around moral ideals, philosophy of life.

2. A state of mind expressing love for our way of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, and trust in themselves and their fellow man.

3. A belief in one self, knowing right from wrong, truth from lies.

These words come from the heart, the mind and the body, not from any book, or group of gods. This is a fact.

Religion:

A belief in a superhuman power to be obeyed and worshiped as creator or ruler of the universe. A god or group of gods. This is fiction.

How can a superhuman have the power to rule the universe when he can’t even run our country?

You decide.

Gene Seavey,

Austin