what is religion? i ask. is it the act of going to churches or mosques to listen to readings of he holy book? or is it simply a means by which man connects with his God? i simply stay of with the view that if we as Africans were left with our own religion and beliefs without the introduction of any foreign religion, somethings would be easily cubbed in our environment. imagine if our leaders are to attend a session in Ogun shrine before mounting the helms of affairs, or simply put why do we have men of God that still patronize the herbalists?, and for once, what if the religions are mere write-ups by some disillusioned persons just to make the world divide into sects? i mean what if the real truths are hidden to us? have you seen DaVinci code? what if the subject of the writer's fiction is really a thing of reality?. i'm not a lost soul mind you, but sometimes we need to evaluate certain things that has been coded into our brains as fixed. i strongly believe that God is as close to us as w ca be, it depends on the way you perceive him to be, and you can talk to him in whatever form you chose.

There are several topics here that has covered this discussion. You should try to search it out!

friend, it is not like i have not "checked them out", that was just like my own memoir, if you can explain it, i'll love it,

James 1:27 "What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine Religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and keep oneself from being corrupted by the world".

The Christain religion is a religion of the heart. Many Gospel episodes show Jesus condemning ritual rigorism and religious formalism. Jesus teaches that in the eyes of God what matters in religion are not the external gestures or the material expressions, but the heart which is the core of the human person.

Authentic religion is therefore a religion of the heart. It is not one that places too much emphasis on external rituals, sacrifices, laws and taboos.

Thus Christain religion is a response to the divine invitation with the totality of one's being. It is a relationship, a love relationship which brings about the joy, peace and fulfilment that surpasses understanding.