Spirituality vs. Religion

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16 years ago 10/11/2007 3:31pm EDT

Which is more important? Personally, I'm all for spirituality over organized religion.

My place of worship is the Church of the Sunday Morning Long Run, where I tend to feel more connected to a greater force than I would sitting in a pew singing hymns and having someone try to interpret scriptures for me.

Religion seems to be too devisive to be productive in its intended sense and -- whether I'm right or wrong -- I always get the impression that "religious" people worship their church more than they worship God (or whatever Higher Power in their lives).

16 years ago 10/11/2007 3:39pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

Religion is for those that are afraid of going to H3ll.

Spirituality is for those that have already been there.

16 years ago 10/11/2007 3:45pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

I attend the same church as you, but am also aware that one of the biggies organized religion provides is a congregation. And even godless humanist psychologists recognize that as a fundamental human need. I think it's entirely possible to view the "god" aspect as the least important major aspect of a religion.

And while religion may be somewhat divisive, I think we by far overattribute this to religion when it's really a more innate and primitive tribalism, dating back not just to early humans but our primate ancestors. One piece of supporting evidence: a lot of atheists and agnostics seem to hate the conventionally religious more than they hate us. Just read this board! That hardly makes it look like religion is the decisive divisive device.

16 years ago 10/11/2007 3:51pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

I don't necessarily believe in God or the afterlife, as it were. But if I did, I would probably agree with you. On the other hand, I don't think there is anything wrong with organized religion in and of itself. It's kind of like any traditions we like to practice. You know, like when the family gets together for Thanksgiving. It's a reason for everyone to get together and celebrate the bond of family and uphold family traditions. Except, instead of once a year, it's once a week. It's when the proceedings become so rigid and intolerant of change or flexibility that it's a problem. When churches are so indocrinated that they fear and loathe outside ideas, they become dangerous and they kill the soul.

I think organized religion is generally a bad idea simply because it so often heads down the road of rigidity, seperateness, and intolerance. But if it doesn't, I don;t see a problem.

16 years ago 10/11/2007 4:15pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

16 years ago 10/11/2007 4:58pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

all i know is that you goin'ta hell!

i don't hear no talk about jesus in yo' "sprituality" - and if'n you ain't got jesus - you goin'ta hell.

i hopes you like a pitchfork to tha backside - jus like da homosexuals, cause you goin'ta hell!

16 years ago 10/11/2007 5:19pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

-"I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual"

-"I'm not honest, but you're interesting"

16 years ago 10/11/2007 6:20pm EDT

re: Billy "Graham" Mills

I was wondering when the next anti-religion thread would pop up here. It has been at least two weeks since the last one.

16 years ago 10/11/2007 6:34pm EDT

re: Daniel Tosh

spirituality is meaningless garble

16 years ago 10/11/2007 6:51pm EDT

re: marijuologist

Spirituality is about interest, and it continues to feed the ego with spiritual ambition. Religion [in the pure sense] is about need and transcendending the ego centre to a deeper self; yet this transcending is never accomplished by human effort or human will

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