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 |  97397 | Oct 13, 2004 11:40am | | Why do so many people get upset over the word religion and use the term spirituality? I watch tv and see 'Religious' tv evagelists trying to make a buck then I go down to the local new age bookstore and I find a lot of con artists there trying to make a buck claiming their 'Spiritual'. To me, it's all about trying to walk a path and being giuded by divine energy as I walk the path. so I really don't care what people call it or label me. do you know what I mean? |
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|  DeeJay | Oct 16, 2004 10:54pm | | Dear DP: I think the preference for the term "spiritual" over "religious" comes from many people wanting to maintain a connection to the divine, eternal, or whatever while disagreeing with many of the social or political beliefs of particular religious organizations. I do agree with you that there are a lot of people selling "spirituality" and a tremendous amount of hucksterism in many new age beliefs. I think it is great if you feel in contact with a divine source--people experience this in so many different ways. To me, its a very personal experience that I have difficulty sharing with others. Best wishes, DJ. |
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| | | 152298 | Oct 20, 2004 3:50pm | | I feel that religious has conotatations of institualization about it, the number of people killed in the name is vast, not too many are killed in the name of some spiriuality, it sort of goes against the basic premise. So people shy away from tags, personally I don't like calling anyone or anything names, they pigeon hole and are far too limiting...Just because we name something doesn't mean we know anything about it... |
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