A person can have faith without religion. Faith, is believing in something, despite a lack of evidence, because you feel it to be true, over a long period of time. It does not need to be a spiritual belief. Religion, is more closely tied to the institution than the beliefs. it is the commitment to a way of life, proscribed by the teachings and beliefs of a community of people.

Faith is something you believe in. Religion is an organization of belief or the institutional practice of belief (i.e the catholic church). Example: You can have faith that you will win a card game, but that is not religion.

Yours is a very good question. Faith is a strong feeling or belief that something is true without having the knowledge that thing is true. We usually associate faith with a God. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, creation and purpose of the universe and usually involves rituals or practices including moral codes governing the conduct of human affairs. The word "religion" came from a word meaning "tied" or "bound" to something, but beyond that it meant realizing what is true. The word "faith" came from a word meaning "trust".