religion // n 1 [U] belief in the existence of a god or gods, who has/have created the universe and and given man a spiritual nature which continues to exist after the death of the body.
2 [C] particular system of faith and worship based on a believe: the Islamic, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish religions * practise one's religion.
2 [sing] (fig) controlling influence on one's life; sth one is devoted or committed to: Football is like a religion for Bill. * make a religion of always beeing punctual.
| That cross you wear around your neck; is it only a decoration, or are you a true Christian believer? | |
| Yes, I believe - truly | |
| Then I want you to remove it at once! - and never to wear it within this castle again! Do you know how a falcon is trained my dear? Her eyes are sown shut. Blinded temporarily she suffers the whims of her God patiently, until her will is submerged and she learns to serve - as your God taught and blinded you with crosses. | |
| You had me take off my cross because it offended… | |
| It offended no-one. No - it simply appears to me to be discourteous to... to wear the symbol of a deity long dead. My ancestors tried to find it. And to open the door that seperates us from our Creator. | |
| But you need no doors to find God. If you believe… | |
| Believe?! If you believe you are gullible. Can you look around this world and believe in the goodness of a god who rules it? Famine, Pestilence, War, Disease and Death! They rule this world. | |
| There is also love and life and hope | |
| Very little hope I assure you. No. If a god of love and life ever did exist... he is long since dead. Someone... something rules in his place. | |
dialogue of "And When He Falleth" from theatre of tragedy