Who thinks of "other than Christianity" when you think Spirituality and Religion [Spirituality & Religion]
I identified myself and belief as Christian for many years; majority of my life so far. I started off in life as an intuitive humanist. I went through "the dark night of the soul" and identified myself as an "ex-christian", yet not quite an agnostic or atheist. God's existence did not come into question. The Holiness of His Holiness the Christ, Jesus, has not come into question. I found a deep understanding of the bigness of God in the Baha'i Faith. And it has perfectly satisfied both the Spirituality and Religion that I now believe, in balance and truth, is TRUE.
What do YOU think of when you think of "Spirituality" and "Religion", how similar or difference are they in your perspective? How important is "what you believe" or is it important that you are learning, growing and maturing in your faith, whatever it is, and that it is OK for others to not believe as you do???
No proselytizing, no "my faith is better", just a question as to WHAT'S UP for you?????? Sending LOVE, Ms A
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@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Since I am unfamiliar with your deity, I am sensing sarcasm. This is an opportunity to increase your ability/capacity/potential to ask yourself, learn and think through "what you believe". At one time, I once appreciated and entertained the Pastafarian Life...Ramen!!! The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) Pastafarianism isa social movement that promotes a light-hearted view of religion and opposes the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in public schools. I think it's an healthy way of expressing our thoughts on religion, spirituality and proselytizing. So what do you say?
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I knew a homeless man, John MacDonald...may his soul rest in peace...he believed that THIS was hell and any God who would demand perfection here, was a masochist. I'd like to write his book "This ain't Heaven". I get it. But we can FEAR that without believing it. To fear is the new "I know" and it's so off base. WHY do you believe that we are all going to hell? Curious. Free to speak, go ahead.
@MsAlaineEYes this isn’t life. We’re all cattle. Getting herded from corral to corral. Freedoms just a word.. if you dont work or get hand outs you die.. is that what it’s meant to be?
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout If it is, I'm fighting that all the way home. Don't we all create our realities, like the Matrix, to fit into what we can accept? Who can live with the fact "we're all cattle", not saying that is not true, I believe there there are people, societies that views societies and individuals as cattle. It sickens me. But I don't have to "BE" one of them. If we don't work, how do we live? Get hand outs? That only, as we have seen, makes us into more cattle, for the slaughter. imho.
