2006-07-22 03:13:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
not at all...religions are cults
2006-07-22 05:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by SnowWhite88 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it doesn't it's not a religion.
There are many different religions and they all have different ways or dogmas or practices. Sometimes religion has been used by some people within it ( and outside too ) as a mechanism for control or for economic advantage.
But if you study and research the fundementals of any religion you will find a common religious philosophic background that acknowledges the existence of a Spiritual Universe of some sort. That there is more to life than just the Material Universe. That man is more than just a super "evolved" animal. That he is in fact a spiritual being.
Religion is the ONLY thing around that does.
Everything else tells us we are just a bunch of intelligent chemicals!
2006-07-22 10:37:45 · answer #2 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. That is a matter of the individual. A religion is not in-and-of-itself spiritual, and the temple or church of that religion may or may not practice in a spiritual matter. It is how the religion is practiced that determines the spiritual nature of it.
Though I personally do not see the point of religion without spirituallity. It's kind of like drinking beer wthout the alcohol!
2006-07-22 10:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the search for what spirituality truly represents was/is a game, then religion is just a hurdle.
You are not a human in search of a spiritual experience, but a spirit immersed in a human experience.
2006-07-22 10:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by commonxsense2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. You can be a very spiritual person without necessarily belonging to a "religion" - my interpretation is that religion is more organized and reflects the beliefs of a group of people, whereas spirituality is more personal and reflects the belief of the individual.
2006-07-22 10:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not at all....Religion is generally a belief in a deity and practice of worship, action, and/or thought related to that deity. Loosely, any specific system of code of ethics, values, and belief.
Spirituality is an inner sense of something greater than oneself. Recognition of a meaning to existence that transcends one's immediate circumstances....Basically this means that Religion is more about a generalized belief in A god and it is followed by a set practice of rituals and beliefs where u follow laws and rules. Spirituality is just the inner belief of something bigger then yourself out there....And you don't define it with Religion.
2006-07-22 10:18:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion attempts to put into words and teach spirituality. As with any other teaching tools, it can be misinterpreted or be use a way to increase awareness.
2006-07-22 10:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. religion is a scam, intended to take away free thought from the masses, and separate money from the gullible.
2006-07-22 10:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not .. although you can get religious and spiritual people you can also get very spiritual non religious people
so it can go hand in hand but not a requirement
2006-07-22 10:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not mutually exclusive or mutually dependent.
Have a Blessed day,
David
2006-07-22 10:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by deacon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost but not quite. So I would say No.
2006-07-22 10:16:53 · answer #11 · answered by tiger_skratch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋