Posted by fschmidt on
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I think you are missing what religion is about.  Religion has these elements:

1.  A shared narrative, usually found in sacred texts, which is taught to children and shapes the thinking of members of the religion.

2.  Rituals.  Some rituals are shared to strengthen community bonding.  Other rituals are exercises in self-discipline that is required for a person to behave morally.

3.  A moral code.  This moral code is somehow justified in the religion and members of the religion are constantly pressured to follow it.

Without these elements, there can be no morality.  Laws are almost irrelevant.