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Originally Posted by Paully
I mean faith by it's own definition is a belief system. Right? Maybe you organize it differently. No matter.
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There can be huge differences between them. I know people who believe in God, but they don't go to church, don't preach it, and don't push it on people. I also know people who are militant in their beliefs and go to church three times per week and the church comes first. If they move to a new city they don't make the move unless they have found a church there that they want to join.
A guy who believes in God and lives his life in a good way harms nobody. A guy who is part of an organized religion that preaches hate and encourages its members to harm those who don't believe is a very bad thing.
Religious wars aren't started by guys who believe in God and just want to be happy (meaning religious moderates). They are started by extremists who either feel that God wants them to do this or that they need to force their beliefs on the infidels. A person can be religious without being part of an organization or an extremist.