The Christianity Debate

So Christians have this debate going, and some say agree & others disagree. The controversy that boggles &  starts riots(Christian style...you know what I mean...) is whether Christianity is or isn't a religion. You guys know those t-shirts & such where they say, "Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship".??? That's the argument we like to debate about. Some of my friends say it is a religion, and others say its a relationship. This almost always, ensues an amusing argument between them, which causes me to laugh. But that's neither here nor there....
So what is Christianity???? Is actually the religion or is it the relationship??? Does it have more of the inner workings of a relationship or religion??
Well, first you have to look at Christianity as itself & then compare to other religions.

As Christians, do we have any sort of relationship with our Master, similar/opposite to other religions?
Yes. When we receive salvation, a part of God enters us. This is called the Holy Spirit.
Jesus told the disciples, before He ascended to Heaven that they were to wait in Jerusalem for the Promise of the Father to be endued with the power from high. Jesus is telling them that He will always be with them until He returns. This is a sign of a relationship.
So, it is safe to say that Christianity is a relationship.
But is it a religion?
Technically, yes. How?? Being religious is anything that involves a personal belief in anything spiritual or having to do with the spirit.
But what makes it different from the very many religions out there, is that we have a relationship inside our religion. In fact, our relationship with Christ, is the very foundation of it(So, the religion part of Christianity, is for label & bookstore purposes only).
Other religions such as Mormonism, don't have a relationship at all. Yes, they believe in Jesus Christ. Yes, they believe He died. But they do not believe He is God & that He resurrected. They believe that by doing good works, they will ultimately make it to Heaven. Where is the relationship between God & us??

So Christianity, it is a religion. But Christianity is the only religion that has a relationship with God, as our basis. And if we treat it as a relationship, the religion part of it all, will be nothing more than a label.