请教一个问题，西方宗教我知道中国总是说，某个人“从事宗教信仰活动(practice religion)”，但是这个表述是不是带有贬义啊？有没有比这个表达更中性化的方式？

A question: In Chinese we often hear the saying that someone “practiced religion”. I was wondering if this expression is derogatory. If yes, is there any neutral expression of equivalent connotation?