An Interesting Look at Christians

[longknife]

Americans: I’m Spiritual but Not Religious @ Americans: I’m Spiritual but Not Religious provides us with the following poll:

This seems to surprise the author. I don't know why. I've always believed people attend church services for two reasons; to be among others of like mind and to socialize. I've always wondered how many just sit there and nod while the preacher's expounding his latest doctrinal brilliance with their minds actually on something else.

I wonder how many other faiths will concentrate more on the social over the doctrinal.

 

[Fenton Lum]

None of them will soon enough. But we'll be dead last, count on it. Social, communal, spiritual, the commons, society, all those types of considerations amount to "socialism" here.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

 

[Fenton Lum]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself. Judeo Christian faiths are about attempting to follow firmly documented definiations of behaviour.

 

[longknife]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself. Judeo Christian faiths are about attempting to follow firmly documented definiations of behaviour.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself.

\\Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all.

I truly don't think there is a cut-and-dried answer like you present or are presented in the above.

I don't believe in man-created religious cults, sects, or organizations. To me, they are a way of one groups seeking control over another.

But, I consider myself to be a spiritual person who tries to adhere to a sense of responsibility towards others. Do unto others ... is my primary belief.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself. Judeo Christian faiths are about attempting to follow firmly documented definiations of behaviour.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself.

\\Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all.

I truly don't think there is a cut-and-dried answer like you present or are presented in the above.

I don't believe in man-created religious cults, sects, or organizations. To me, they are a way of one groups seeking control over another.

But, I consider myself to be a spiritual person who tries to adhere to a sense of responsibility towards others. Do unto others ... is my primary belief.

Being spiritual is a man created religion.....

 

[Fenton Lum]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself. Judeo Christian faiths are about attempting to follow firmly documented definiations of behaviour.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself.

\\Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all.

I truly don't think there is a cut-and-dried answer like you present or are presented in the above.

I don't believe in man-created religious cults, sects, or organizations. To me, they are a way of one groups seeking control over another.

But, I consider myself to be a spiritual person who tries to adhere to a sense of responsibility towards others. Do unto others ... is my primary belief.

Being spiritual is a man created religion.....

Ha ha ha, and so are the big three that came out of the middle east. It's all man made.

 

[Fenton Lum]

I’m Spiritual but Not Religious

Translation: I do whatever feels good or benefits me at the moment with no guilt.

Sort of, yes. Spirituality is about responsibility. Religion is about guilt, sin, and blame.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself. Judeo Christian faiths are about attempting to follow firmly documented definiations of behaviour.

Spirituality is about doing whatever feels good and justifying it to yourself.

\\Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all.

I truly don't think there is a cut-and-dried answer like you present or are presented in the above.

I don't believe in man-created religious cults, sects, or organizations. To me, they are a way of one groups seeking control over another.

But, I consider myself to be a spiritual person who tries to adhere to a sense of responsibility towards others. Do unto others ... is my primary belief.

Put me down with this guy. The Eurocentric religous push out onto the globe was all part of colonization.

 

[aris2chat]

1st 2 BTDT
actually I've BTDT the last one, anthropology not theology, critical thinking

 

[Uncensored2008]

Americans: I’m Spiritual but Not Religious @ Americans: I’m Spiritual but Not Religious provides us with the following poll:

This seems to surprise the author. I don't know why. I've always believed people attend church services for two reasons; to be among others of like mind and to socialize. I've always wondered how many just sit there and nod while the preacher's expounding his latest doctrinal brilliance with their minds actually on something else.

I wonder how many other faiths will concentrate more on the social over the doctrinal.

Good point.

As a kid I used to spend the summers with my grandparents in Northern California. They were in a small community. The Christian church was non-denominational (but very evangelical) because the community was too small to support denominations. There was the Catholic church, and the Christian church, that's a s far as it went.

Everyone went to church - period. You would be there by 8:00 and go to Sunday School. Then there was Church. It would wrap up about 11:00. For the next hour the women would hustle off the the kitchen to get the food ready. The men would set up tables and chairs in the fellowship hall. At noon, everyone ate. After lunch the dishes were done and tables and chairs put away. Once this was done, time for softball, horse shoes, target shooting, of music. At 4:00 there was another service, short one. Then everyone went home.

The thing was, this was COMMUNITY. Everyone knew each other well. Anyone needing help got it - period. If a car broke down, someone would fix it. If someone needed home repair, someone would do it. It worked like that then.

Regardless of God, that sort of community is good for people.

 

[Uncensored2008]

None of them will soon enough. But we'll be dead last, count on it. Social, communal, spiritual, the commons, society, all those types of considerations amount to "socialism" here.

How would you know? Have you even visited America?