A new Pew Research Center survey of 18 Latin American countries and Puerto Rico asked people about their religious affiliation, beliefs and practices.

Nov 29, 2017 · Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible.

In Latin, “religio” means “something that binds.” For Romans, religion was a force that bound families together, bound subjects to their ruler and bound men to the gods.

Roman religion was practical and contractual, based on the principle of do ut des, “I give that you might give”.Religion depended on knowledge and the correct practice of prayer, ritual, and sacrifice, not on faith or ma, although Latin literature preserves learned speculation on the nature of the divine and its relation to human affairs.

Concept and etymology. Religion (from O.Fr. religion religious community, from L. religionem (nom. religio) “respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods”, “obligation, the bond between man and the gods”) is derived from the Latin religiō, the ultimate origins of which are obscure.

definition of religion. Definitions of the word “religion”Problems. Some dictionary definitions. Problems with definitions of “Religion:”

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Religion, or at least religious inquiry, is something that nearly all humans share in common.In all corners of the world and in all eras of history, people have wondered about the meaning of life, how to make the best of it, what happens afterwards, and if there is anyone or anything “out there.”

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Nearly 40% of the world’s Catholics live in Latin America, but many people in the region have converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, while some have left