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... "Religion is only the illusory sun which revolves round man as long as he does not revolve round himself". Karl Marx. What exactly is religion? Before we can look at the Marxist theory of religion we must first have some understanding of what religion is. For many in todays world religion is becoming something alien, only 3% of the population of Britain attend Church! Religion is, however, much more than simple Church attendance, something that has never been high amongst the British working-class. Religion for me involves two things: beliefs and practices, or, rituals. Roland Robertson defines religion in the following succinct manner: "(religion) refers to the existence of supernatural beings that have a governing effect on life" This is as clear a definition of religion as I have come across. Religion refers to the existence of beings that transcend nature, that is, they do not conform to the laws of
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