No, religion involves divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshipped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe
Otherwise everyone would be religious as everyone holds a set of beliefs.
( Pedantichrist http://havingapoo.blogspot.com, vasectomy pictures, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:12, archived)

you can 'religiously' follow a sports team
if it forms a major part of your lifestyle. No superhuman powers there.
You're thinking of theism, which is a form of religion.
( gfreeman http://twiglet.myminicity.com/, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:15, archived)

Theism is the belief in a God,
but you will find that the British and US Legal definitions of religion include a Deity or Supernatural power.

TCOS Believe in a supernatural entity, but he is a ghost figure, not a creator.

Scientology is therefore not a religion.

One cannot religiously follow a sports team unless one actually believes . . . wewll, you know.

It is merely a figure of speech.
( Pedantichrist http://havingapoo.blogspot.com, vasectomy pictures, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:17, archived)

careful now - what US legal definition are you referencing?
Federal? State? (which ones?)
TCOS is a tax-exempt non-profit organisation in the US, and the US State dept does not look kindly on European "religious discrimination" of US citizens [ www.uscirf.gov ]

This is all getting silly (as in, not silly and far too serious for b3ta).

*belms*
( gfreeman http://twiglet.myminicity.com/, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:27, archived)

no you can't.
you can have someone use religion as an adjective to describe the intensity of your passion for football as religious. You can't actually be religious about it de facto,. Unless of course you want to start a religion. Manchester United is already mine.
( Pasanonic was born in vault 101, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:19, archived)