Monkey of horror movie love maybe...glowing red demon possessed eyes lol.
If one believes a doctrine but doesn't practice it there could be a variety of reasons; laziness, apathy, or just turned off by the organization in charge. For example the bible says you should congregate with like minded others, but if you don't like church and choose not to go, that doesn't mean you don't believe in Jesus. Yes that results in belief contradictions and definite dissonance but I haven't met anyone who is completely enlightened and at peace. So is you believe but don't practice I would say you are a person of faith but not religious.
To answer your assumption yes to my attitudes, beliefs and practices around my spirituality. I am saying not that it isn't a religion because it is not one of the 4 listed but because there is no holy text, recognized deity, controlling organization, standard meeting place, heavily defined morality or any of the other trappings that go with what I would qualify as religion.
I completely agree with your stance on marriage and the government by the way. Separation of Church and State ..hmmm seems like that would mean all religious ceremonies.
In a public forum...always risky = Facebook is the only devil I actually believe in.
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Date: 2011-03-24 01:59 pm (UTC)If one believes a doctrine but doesn't practice it there could be a variety of reasons; laziness, apathy, or just turned off by the organization in charge. For example the bible says you should congregate with like minded others, but if you don't like church and choose not to go, that doesn't mean you don't believe in Jesus. Yes that results in belief contradictions and definite dissonance but I haven't met anyone who is completely enlightened and at peace. So is you believe but don't practice I would say you are a person of faith but not religious.
To answer your assumption yes to my attitudes, beliefs and practices around my spirituality. I am saying not that it isn't a religion because it is not one of the 4 listed but because there is no holy text, recognized deity, controlling organization, standard meeting place, heavily defined morality or any of the other trappings that go with what I would qualify as religion.
I completely agree with your stance on marriage and the government by the way. Separation of Church and State ..hmmm seems like that would mean all religious ceremonies.
In a public forum...always risky = Facebook is the only devil I actually believe in.