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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I guess it depends how you define a "religion". In the case of Islam, some Muslims consider certain portions of the Hadith to be sacred law that must be followed absolutely while other Muslims reject those portions entirely. Therefore, you have two groups of people who are "Muslims" but follow different sets of religious rules. Are they still part of the same religion?
It's probably just semantics. The more useful discussion is a) what do people believe, b) how many people believe that, and c) is that a good doctrine for people to follow.
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In my opinion yes. Look at the Christian religions, they all believe that a man (who was the son of god) magically appeared out of a virgins vagina. After many years of carpentry he decides to announce his real identity, is killed, then come back to life a few days later only to float up to heaven on a cloud.
That belief is Key.