a poll: what is your religion\denomination\belief\practice\thought on spirituality?

Answer 1

I am a witch. Most people would say that my religion is Wicca, but I just say I'm on my own private pathway.

Spirituality is a difficult term to define. To me, it means the entire realm of that which is beyond the material plane. It is a search for meaning in the abstractions, the ideas, the symbols and metaphors of our world. And for many situations, it is a moral and/or ethical realm: the choices about right and wrong, acting in conformance or in contradiction to my True Will.

This is way too small a space to give a very meaningful answer to such a wide-open question.

Answer 2

I'm an atheist, and we are not closed to spiritual experience as some know-it-all's presume.

There is nothing that prevents an atheist from experiencing love, ecstasy, rapture and awe; atheists can value these experiences and seek them regularly. What atheists don't tend to do is make unjustified (and unjustifiable) claims about the nature of reality on the basis of such experiences. There is no question that some Christians have transformed their lives for the better by reading the Bible and praying to Jesus. What does this prove? It proves that certain disciplines of attention and codes of conduct can have a profound effect upon the human mind. Do the positive experiences of Christians suggest that Jesus is the sole savior of humanity? Not even remotely — because Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and even atheists regularly have similar experiences.

There is, in fact, not a Christian on this Earth who can be certain that Jesus even wore a beard, much less that he was born of a virgin or rose from the dead. These are just not the sort of claims that spiritual experience can authenticate.

Answer 3

Spiritual discernment is a tricky proposition since satan and God are both spirits and have access to our thoughts. Thoughts from the Spirit of truth are always free from condemnation, guilt, or rejection. The seriously tricky part is dealing with ambivalence. We may find ourselves wanting one thing consciously, while our subconscious sabotages our efforts. Empathy is the essential tool for getting in touch with all our feelings and how our multiple goals may be competing with each other. The Spirit of truth revealed to me that I had made a subconscious decision as a small boy that I did not deserve to be happy or successful. Most, if not all of us make similar destructive choices in our youth. Only the Spirit of truth knows how to heal us from our past decisions. Reject any thoughts that suggest that you do not deserve to be set free from your pain or that you are too stupid to find the truth.

Answer 4

I am a rationalist, a materialist (my own, very mildly skewed definition, has nothing to do with being materialistic), an atheist a secular humanist, and don't believe in gods or demons, spooks or spirits, or anything else supernatural.

Answer 5

I am a christian

I am also a protestant

I believe in the trinity... I also believe one must repent/be saved to enter the Kingdom of heaven...

Answer 6

roman catholic-the church christ gave us. regarding spirituality,this would take alot of space and has many aspects both pros and cons etc........if interested i would suggest reading the bible for the christian views on spirituality. these sites may also help

www.scripturecatholic.com
www.catholiceducation.org

Answer 7

I belong to the body of Christ,Church of Christ,& I believe just what the bible says.

Answer 8

"I know that the Lord is always on the side of right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I—and this nation—should be on the Lord’s side."
-Abraham Lincoln

Answer 9

I don't believe in religion.

I believe in Jesus. He is my all in all.