unionmom said:Not at all how must of the people I know are about it. Not. At. All.
Foxmeister said:In my heart, I know a man can love his wife as Christ loved the church. I know this because it's what Christ commands. Christ would not command us to do something that was impossible.
unionmom said:As I said earlier ... for most of them it is about "religion" being associated with organized religion and it is that they have issue with. When they say "spiritual" they mean that they have a relationship with God (though 2 of them believe in a "God-like controlling spirit" vs. traditional thinking of God) but refuse to participate in any of the available organized religions because of so many of the ills they see in the organized religions of today.
That's absolutely beautiful.Foxmeister said:In my heart, I know a man can love his wife as Christ loved the church. I know this because it's what Christ commands. Christ would not command us to do something that was impossible.
mei lan said:unionmom said:As I said earlier ... for most of them it is about "religion" being associated with organized religion and it is that they have issue with. When they say "spiritual" they mean that they have a relationship with God (though 2 of them believe in a "God-like controlling spirit" vs. traditional thinking of God) but refuse to participate in any of the available organized religions because of so many of the ills they see in the organized religions of today.
OK, that makes sense.
honeybunny said:I am a deeply spiritual person, and while I appreciate certain aspects of different religions,
I am most certainly not religious... my relationship with God is not for anyone else to define.
I believe in a universal consciousness and the power of prayer.
Foxmeister said:I'm curious as to what you mean by a universal consciousness.
honeybunny said:God is the universal consciousness and we are the manifestations of his mind.Foxmeister said:I'm curious as to what you mean by a universal consciousness.
MrsAlmostSmith said:This topic is, oh...two months old? I'm going to reply anyway since I missed out. :taunt
I'm Buddhist, and I consider myself spiritual but not religions. Many (if not most) Buddhists will say the same. Why? Because, technically speaking, Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion.
But start talking like that and it seems to confuse people.
Foxmeister said:Interesting. The only Buddhists I have known in my life were Asian and raised Buddhist; except for the one who was raised Christian but converted because he thought it was cool. Were you raised as a Buddhist?
Foxmeister said:Madea said:Personally, I think it's a new way to cop out.
That's what I think a lot of the time. It brings out another good question though, "Do you have to attend church to be a good Christian?"