I'm not religous

I find it strange that evangelicals deny that they are religious. For evangelicals are very religious. But many play the game of denial equating religion with "human created rituals" as though many of the rituals they follow somehow fell from heaven complete and pure in form.

The hypocrisy of this position was again brought home to me last night when I caught up with a work mate and one of his friends at the Southern Cross Bar. Over a couple of wines the conversation ranged far and wide and eventually came to religion. At this point my friend mentioned that I was religious (my friend's an agnostic and on previous nights we have discussed the topic of god over a couple of wines). By not trying to deny that I was religious I was able to talk about God and find out what each of my colleagues thought. If I had denied that I was religious then I would have rightly been seen as a hypocrite and the chance for an open and honest discussion would have been lost.

I also wonder what certain religion denying evangelicals would have thought of having a couple of wines or beers in a pub with unbelievers. Maybe they would be too comfortable in their heaven sent and pure "non-religious" rituals to step in the door of a pub with the unbelievers and let a drop of alcohol pass their lips.