mmmm......so!
no clear boundary between culture and religion...???
Yep. Religion is about values and community. I for one do not see how that can be truly separated from culture.
religion is what you do about your belief in God
I don't think so. I certainly do not acknowledge such a definition as valid, or even as useful.
and culture arises from day to day living
and to say that a tradition is not an authentic expression?
I did not say that. I said instead that tradition must be balanced with authenticity of expression. I may have failed to point out that such authenticity must be pursued at the individual level, while a tradition is by its very nature somewhat limited in its ability to allow for individual traits and their expression.
It may be helpful to see tradition as a collective of sorts, which must interact with the individuals and both affect and be affected by each. In which ways is perhaps an inherently open question.
as if people do things with no mind and heart?
ritual without soul.....
you might ask someone.......why did you light that candle?
(in a display of many side by side)
I am not following, sorry.