A wise man who is active in his church said this to me: "The older I get the more I move towards spirituality and away from the church. You know, the two are separate things."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I have never yet had anyone give me a satisfactory explanation of what is meant by spirituality that does not come straight back to privatised religion
LenHazell53
Level 9
Aug 16, 2018
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Religion can sometimes become just habit, a cultural identity and a social club/connection, whereas spirituality is a deliberate choice to choose a philosophical connection to your surroundings, natural and social, and can be done on your own or in a group, but you "own" your spirituality, where the religion owns your blind faith, and therefore can easily be used as a tool to steer followers to unquestioningly follow directions from people in authority and believe things that don't jive with your intellect, common sense, and social justice.
Julie808
Level 8
Aug 16, 2018
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That's becoming clearer and clearer everytime new charges are filed against those perverted priests ?
sellinger
Level 7
Aug 16, 2018
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Didn't the spirit move them to do what they did?
@FrayedBear yes, the devil's spirit, if you believe that sort of thing
@sellinger I don't. Just good old fashioned human lust, stupidity and selfishness.
@FrayedBear amen... I mean. Awomen haha
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