does not going to church make you religious?

Answer 1

No, it did not make me religious, it gave me a headache and I refused to go ever again.

Answer 2

Tricky question. You might go to the church and not be religious. You might not go to the church and be religious. Religion is the code you choose to have a connection with the spirituality, based on what you believe and experience in life. You can be as religious as anyone and it doesn't depend on your attendance in church at all.

Peace!

Answer 3

going to church can make you "religious". Going to the temple made Pharisees= religious too- however Jesus rebuked religion- what Jesus wants is for us to have a personal relationship with Him- that is why He died on the cross for our sins- Church is a place to worship Him, and grow in Him, and help others to have this relationship with Him as well-
Religion- man's attempt to get to God
Relationship- God' desire for us.

Answer 4

Who, in their right mind, would want to be religious???

"religion is Spiritual fraud"; "religion is the Worse invention of humanity" - Jesus Christ, Buddha and any one else with Spiritual intelligence.

Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!

atheists = all the people in religion = all the ignorant fundamentalists = all the cults/superstitions.

Here's the Solution and eliminate been religious:

Create a Private, Personal, Direct, Divine Relationship with Our Creator and save your Soul from religion's and atheist's beliefs.

Love and Believe in Our Creator;
Love and Believe in Yourself.

Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!

Answer 5

Being religious and being a Christian are two very different things. I know a good many truly Christian people who never go to church. And some very religious people I know are truly unChristian - narrow, intolerant and judgemental.

Answer 6

Not necessarily. But, one can be a religious person and not go to church regularly.

Answer 7

You do not have to attend church to be a person of God. It's never been said that you have to attend in order to get to heaven. You just just have to accept Jesus as your lord and savior and ask him into your heart. God Bless.

Answer 8

What is the purpose of a church, temple or mosque? I think this is the actuality and root of this question. When a practitioner is in practice of their belief, often we gather at a designated place of worship or focus in order to deepen and further our practice. For those who have the desire, a church provides the essence one might need to stay on the path. A practitioner finds like minds, community and stability in being at a place where everyone is on the same page so to speak.
While I can understand why some would want to make this experience a part of their weekly routine, I am of the opinion that heartfelt spiritual gains are best sought from within. Not to say that we are not inspired from without. Yet, if we surround ourselves with only those who agree with us, how can we ever truly further our understanding?
The experience of attending a mass, Dharma talk or call to prayer should provide one with the tools to not need to attend at all. However, all of the religions of the world started with freethinkers, who with their own version of spirituality, mostly rebuked the common spiritual thought of the day. Those that followed these great minds did just that....followed. I think these followers, who had not developed a spiritual way, founded these places of gathering in order to better understand the words of the person they admired the most. So in essence, what is the purpose of a church, temple or mosque? I would think the reason was to further the chosen practice in general. For without the communities of these major religions throughout the centuries, we would be unable to debate the importance of them today.
Therefore, we must appreciate the brethren of our historical fellows who provided a spiritual path in the first place, so that we might eventually have the tools to debate it's importance. This being said, a religious person cannot be subjugated to one particular strand of their practice. If you go to church, it doesn't mean you are religious, and if you do not go to church it doesn't mean that you are religious. What makes a person religious can be defined by the way in which she/he practices their religion.
In our Buddhist tradition, we seek not to make a cozy home for ourselves to set us apart from the rest of the world, Nor is it required to have a certain place of practice (temples or community.) For the practice begins and ends with the inner toils of oneself. Once we have managed our own imperfections and flaws as best we can, we branch out to help others. Not by conversion or preaching, but rather with a compassionate stance that when a person suffers, they need love and understanding. In this way we share our good with those we encounter on the path.
In speaking of divinity, I can't imagine that four walls placed upon any plot of earth would have more value, (no matter the amount spent to make these walls as grandiose as possible,) than the parameters of ones heart. It would seem that something as perfect as divinity would be unconcerned with the place of worship but rather the purity of it's content and applied action. However, if a place of worship provides a practitioner with the focus necessary to better the world, how can we argue against it's value? Yet, we can see that there have been human beings who achieved a great deal of good for the benefit of others without, "living at church."
Personally, I am at a stage where I can see the benefit of a designated place of worship. But in my personal practice, I feel the earth beneath my feet, I notice the music of the wind and I work to cultivate the good in humanity all around me. In short the earth is my church presently because it provides me with the most challenge. I am grateful for those who agree with me, but I value and appreciate people that disagree with me more. For they help me to further my practice and understanding.
I suppose the answer to your question, is yes and no. In itself, church does not make you religious. But it provides fundamentals of practice that you can take with you into the world to test it's virtue. No matter the specific of the religion.
- jcr


"Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide."
- buddha

Answer 9

You have a better chance of being a compassionate human being if you do NOT go to church.

Answer 10

you don't have to be religious to have a religion. uh i know that kinda makes no sense, but my bff tiff says she's christain, but the very thought of church makes her sick.