Religion and rationality go together like kittens and pick-axes

[Goblinmonger]

Normal disclaimer: Believe WHATEVER you want; worship WHOMEVER you want. I don't care. As long as you don't force it on my by proselytizing or legislation, knock yourself out. Oh, and if you post about your beliefs in an open forum like this, I think it is fair game for discussion (which will, sadly for some, include people saying your views are not correct).

That being said, I don't know why some people are so hell-bent (:rofl:) to put religion in the realm of rationality. Religion is about FAITH. Here, I'll do the dictionary.com work for you.

re·li·gion n.
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

ra·tion·al adj.
1. Having or exercising the ability to reason.
2. {I am leaving this one out because it could become insulting, and I don't want to do that}
3. Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior. See Synonyms at logical.

So why the desire to equate religion with rationality? Religion is about faith in a supernatural power. It is about belief that something is real that you can't see or prove. That is not rational (read: logical). Why can't you just live with that?

on edit: Stupid typo/misspelling.