2006-07-31 08:13:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-07-31 08:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Webster's primarily defines religion as "the service and worship of God or the supernatural." There are other definitions, however. This includes "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith." While faith seems to imply God it does not necessarily mean that. One can have faith in the criminal justice system, in one's spouse or in one's dog.
So religion is the disciplined actions of someone driven by faith. It may or may not be spiritual, but it's faith nonetheless. So I would say that it religion is structured by design, but it is not necessarily spiritualism.
2006-07-31 15:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by byhisgrace70295 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps...here's another difference...most religious people I know pray for the purpose of WORSHIPPING something. Most spiritual people I know pray to expel their good intentions out into the wordly karma. (That is, it's closer to taking advantage of the scientifically-sound idea that a positive attitude can change one's actions and lead to success). As for a vast pool of world-karma, I suppose both are equally silly, but I've never really heard of a spiritual person starting any wars.
2006-07-31 15:17:29 · answer #3 · answered by SecondStar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Faith works miracles, if your hands and feet are involved.
True religion is to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church or in any other, or in no church at all, wherever he finds them.
2006-07-31 15:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth does not change, my man above me. Spiritualism is a lazy, irresponsible beleif because it does not delve deep enough into divine revelation..The True Reliigion was created by God, not man.
2006-07-31 15:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by maguirebaseball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call Religion anything you want. Just don't get it confused with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
2006-08-08 11:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a tool for believers to use in their quest for God. If RELIGION is placed before God's will, then we have the Sanhedrin, don't we?
2006-07-31 15:16:42 · answer #7 · answered by gg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, YES, YES...Rules, Dogma, Stipulations, Sins, etc...ALL CROCKS OF BLEEP!!! Someone actually gets the arguement against religion...hooray!!! I hope your're a UU...and if you're not please be open minded and check us out at WWW.UUA.ORG...I think our belief system is in concert with yours. PEACE!
2006-07-31 15:16:25 · answer #8 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both just at different levels in the hierarchy of superstition.
2006-07-31 15:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by 自由思想家 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..... spiritualism accounts for learning and changing.
Religion doesnt.
2006-07-31 15:15:45 · answer #10 · answered by Alexander Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a pretty good way of putting it.
2006-07-31 15:18:19 · answer #11 · answered by Jylsamynne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋