Religion and Sprituality

mandiees · 09-06-2008, 03:07 PM

Do you think the two are the same, or is it an oxymoron to think that someone who is spiritual is also religious?

elvenrunelord · 09-07-2008, 07:59 AM

No I do not think they are the same. Religion is something shared by more than one person. But no one can truly share your spirituality with you.

DianaR · 09-07-2008, 11:26 AM

I think they are worlds apart.

Religion is how others control you. Spirituality is your connection to the cosmos, for lack of a better term. Most people vested in their spirituality don't need or want the control of others and have no need to control others, IMHO.

RastaKid · 09-08-2008, 07:55 AM

elvenrunelord is right.They are not the same thing.Spirituality is something that you have,and feel inside,while religion is something people believe in and talk about.

ken7700 · 09-08-2008, 07:58 AM

I do not think they are the same. Many people sometimes get confused about what both are and that could be the problem.

mandiees · 09-08-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ken7700

I do not think they are the same. Many people sometimes get confused about what both are and that could be the problem.

That was one of the main reasons I wanted to ask the question, because it really does seem that the line between the two is being blurred more and more.

Truthed · 09-08-2008, 04:25 PM

ya i agree that a person can be very spiritually and not very religious

flowerhorn · 09-10-2008, 07:38 PM

Well, I beg to differ. Even though they are not the same thing, firm religious people are usually quite spiritual. Why do I say that? My partner is a perfect example.

Truthed · 09-10-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by flowerhorn

Well, I beg to differ. Even though they are not the same thing, firm religious people are usually quite spiritual. Why do I say that? My partner is a perfect example.

for sure a religious person can be spiritually, but a spiritually person does not have to be religious

holeg2212 · 09-10-2008, 08:54 PM

spirituality is for the individual. Religion is for a group who share a relative belief. One can be spiritual in their own terms and not have a religious view.
It doesn't matter what you have faith in, what only matters is that you have faith.

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09-07-2008, 07:59 AM	#2
elvenrunelord Junior Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 30	No I do not think they are the same. Religion is something shared by more than one person. But no one can truly share your spirituality with you.

09-07-2008, 11:26 AM	#3
DianaR Junior Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 26	I think they are worlds apart. Religion is how others control you. Spirituality is your connection to the cosmos, for lack of a better term. Most people vested in their spirituality don't need or want the control of others and have no need to control others, IMHO.

09-08-2008, 07:55 AM	#4
RastaKid Junior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 46	elvenrunelord is right.They are not the same thing.Spirituality is something that you have,and feel inside,while religion is something people believe in and talk about.

09-08-2008, 07:58 AM	#5
ken7700 Junior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 22	I do not think they are the same. Many people sometimes get confused about what both are and that could be the problem.

09-10-2008, 08:54 PM	#10
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 443	spirituality is for the individual. Religion is for a group who share a relative belief. One can be spiritual in their own terms and not have a religious view. It doesn't matter what you have faith in, what only matters is that you have faith.