The Millennials God

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21. To try to separate the concept of a deity from religion

is indeed moving the goalposts.

A definition of religion:

a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion

If you insist on calling a belief in a god a non-religious thing, perhaps you should consider how religion is generally defined. Note in the definition the word usually being employed. Religion can be a personal thing, a unique view, and it can also be a social thing involving other people and often that social thing involves group ritual.