According to Our Text, a Ritual Can Become Superstition When

question 38

Multiple Choice

According to our text, a ritual can become superstition when

• A) it loses its dependence on Ultimate Being and seems to have effective power in itself.
• B) one prays to God and believes that God will actually respond.
• C) it takes on more than one form, as when Easter is both commemorative and seasonal.
• D) It is a trick question because all religious ritual is superstitious.

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