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   11/03/08

   Sebastyne

   Spiritual, but born Lutheran. (Officially non-religious now.) To put it shortly, I don't believe God has rules for us, but I believe he exists.

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      11/11/08

      jtokarsbr

      I feel you, but i do think he has rules for us. However, what many people do not realize is that they are not arbitrary rules. They each have a purpose in a giant web of guidelines that would prove to lead one to perfect happiness if any of us were actually able to follow all of them. We're not, so we just be as loving as we can. After all, every rule(regardless of what yo ucall them, if anything at all) is encompassed by one word, "love". :]
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   11/03/08

   Theresa111

   Both ... next question.

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3. 

   11/11/08

   artofreed

   Both !!

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4. 

   11/11/08

   rileycentral

   Vote no on "religion" vote yes on "relationship."
   
   ergot ... "spiritual."

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5. 

   11/11/08

   timethief

   FWIW you may find these threads to be of interest
   www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/search.php?q=spiritual+or+religious
   www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/search.php?q=religion+or+spirituality
   
   I am a former Christian (Bible College Graduate) turned apostate ( I renounced Christianity).
   I have received many years of Buddhist teachings.
   I have also teachings in First Nations Longhouses.
   Spiritually plays a large role in my life.
   Organized religion has ZERO place in my life.
   
   The greatest barrier I had to discovering my spiritual nature was all the religious doctrine, dogma, rituals, myths, reverence for symbols, objects and certain people, and doctrines about deities and afterlife that I had been brainwashed with from infancy onwards. However, once I severed the chains of religion I quickly learned how to meditate.
   
   I'm an extremely spiritual person, who does not believe in a supreme being, and who has utterly rejected the doctrine, dogma and all the accouterments of institutionalized religion.
   
   I believe ONLY in what I personally experience. Once individuality, personality, and ego are entirely extinguished via meditation, I experience -- pure consciousness.
   
   In other words, what I experience is that when I meditate and all the things associated with the self like greed, anger, hate, etc, etc - dissolve is that there really is no self, there is no distinct being that is separate from the universal stream of pure consciousness.

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6. 

   11/12/08

   Financialnut

   Spiritual. Mormon.

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7. 

   11/12/08

   mosudavidluca

   Ortodox. The best religion!

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8. 

   11/12/08

   arilestariono

   spiritual

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9. 

   11/12/08

   elektro

   Religion - spriritual... what is the different?

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10. 

    11/12/08

    chrissymarie321

    I will always find it strange how people humanise God.
    I don't believe that God is a person.
    I practice my own rules, they are easy.
    Treat others how I would wish to be treated.
    I guess I am more of a spiritual person than religious. My Mum once told me that she hoped rather than be religious, she hoped I was kind! I try to be

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11. 

    3/28/09

    vigorheart

    Both are just the same.. read my blog where I have written on this elaborately.. www.1dreamworld.blogspot.com

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12. 

    3/28/09

    sarah123

    I am definitely spiritual not religious although I adhere to a specific faith. I have found my faith an anchor to overcome tremendous obstacles in my life. Sarah
    www.cultofdeception.blogspot.com

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13. 

    3/28/09

    tinatina

    Neither. I just don't think about either in my daily life, but I have no problem with other people that are religious or spiritual.

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