Do you consider yourself to be a Spiritual person or a Religious person ??

Question

and what's the difference?

QUIT IT WITH THE THUMBS DOWN PEOPLE! I AM ASKING FOR PEOPLE'S INPUT HERE, THAT NEVER DESERVES A THUMBS DOWN!

Answer 1

Spiritual and I have no clue how they compare or differentiate.

Answer 2

I am both but am mostly spiritual. I believe in the aspect of the Christian religion; that of Jesus Christ and of His teachings but beyond that I am concerned more for my own personal relationship with God then with the rules and codes and what I think is b.s that is so strenuosly forced down throats by religion, i.e"we're the ONLY religion" and making judgement on people that don't follow that religions set of standards ect.
I don't condemn any onw who is more religious though, cause I know everyone has the right to their own opinion and NO ONE knows FOR SURE and has the right to judge others about it. And thats all I have to say about that..... lol =D

Answer 3

Spiritual of course. I find most religions to be demanding of too many good things in life. They are strict and church is so boring! So I have no religion but my own, of which is the best for me, just as christianity may be the best for someone else, but me, I can be as spiritual as I want, and it hardly interferes with my social life and status. the difference? well, I have no religion, but what I believe I believe in great depth, and sincerety, making me spiritual.

Answer 4

absolutely not religious or spiritual at all

It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right.

In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.

Answer 5

I'm spiritual.

Spirituality is believing in God and having faith, without necessarily practicing any religion.

Religion is the rites and practices associated with worshipping God. And as you know, there are quite a few "religious" people who are really rotten human beings. And I find it very off-putting when people have that attitude of "MY God is better than YOUR God." There is only one God. So religions are merely different pathways through the forest to find God -- I prefer to stay off what I see as wildly meandering paths and just travel in a straight line toward Him.

I wasn't raised in any one religion, for which I'm very grateful. That allowed me to come to spirituality on my own, and gave me an open mind to study various religions and theosophies. I'm now a little bit Judeo-Christian and a little bit Buddhist, but don't really engage in the repetition of rites that I feel can lead to doing things on automatic pilot and becoming disengaged [if that makes sense]. For example, I'm a classical singer and occasionally sub for section leaders in church choirs -- it's odd to see people attending church but just going through the motions with no zeal or even a modicum of joy [no offense, but I see this in a lot of Catholics].

So, I strive to always be a benevolent person. I help others and do good works, and I always try to do things as anonymously as possible [that way I don't have to deal with ego issues in receiving thanks and praise from people]. I even support various charities and social service organizations anonymously, as I think it's important to not taint charitable actions with ego-gratification.

Answer 6

I consider myself both.

A religious person follows a specific set of values and has a particular belief system. A spiritual person may not follow a religion or believe in a deity, but are still....well, I can't find a word to describe it, but I think you know what I mean.

Answer 7

Both. I'm probably more religious than spiritual, though. Depends on your definitions. I don't think I'm very "spiritual" because I have always preferred to approach such things through theology as opposed to personal methods...and I'm probably as much of a skeptic as a Christian can be.

Answer 8

I am a very spiritual person.

The difference to me is that "spiritual" people live their beliefs and faith. "Religious" people are following only a set of laws, regardless of love, God or anything else.

That is way simplified, but I could write a thesis on that...

Answer 9

spiritual people know that there is one God almighty in the making. They look to there God for direction and guidance. These are the people who pray alot, read their scriptures, and study. They don't answer to a religion as there focus. Religious people live up to there religion. They live their lives around that religion. They usually try not to step out of that network when it comes to certain things. They also look to God for guidance and direction. They study and pray a lot too.

Answer 10

Spiritual as the Pharisee's were religious and Jesus called them " white washed tombs", clean on the outside and dead on the inside.
I don't want to be known for my long prayers, or high ways of trying to maintain holiness. But I want to and strive for giving my burdens on to the Lord. Having a relationship with Christ Jesus, not just knowing about him.

Answer 11

Spiritual
Spirituality is having a Relationship with Our Creator;

religion teaches religion - religious BS, lies and deceptions.

Go beyond religion, become Spiritual by DOing this:

Have UnConditional Love and Peace by accomplishing this:
Create Your Relationship with Our Creator.

UnConditional Love and Peace is the only answer.