Would you consider yourself Spiritual or Religious?
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Permalink Reply by mr.moody on -
well put.
Ms Daly said:I am more spiritual then religious.
Being raised in a family of Catholics I tend to follow what I was thought as a child. However, as an adult I can now openly listen, read and educate myself. But regardless of what has been written in the bible people (including myself) will interpret each verse in their own way.
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Permalink Reply by LaMar on -
Good point! Several people will and do interpret things/verses in their own way and I feel that this should be highly encouraged. As long as you feel good about your relationship with God, no one else's opinion or influence should matter. Glad to hear your spiritual self write Ms. Daly.
Ms Daly said:I am more spiritual then religious.
Being raised in a family of Catholics I tend to follow what I was thought as a child. However, as an adult I can now openly listen, read and educate myself. But regardless of what has been written in the bible people (including myself) will interpret each verse in their own way.
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Permalink Reply by Michigan's Finest on -
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Permalink Reply by Jewess on -
In a search for G-d I began reading/studying the entire bible...(to block out religion(doing things repetively) to have a closer relationship with the all knowing creator. It took me over 10 years. At that time I sought other great books. The similarities between them all is astounding, whether it is teaching of the dali-lama or teaching of a great chinese philosopher. I am a christian simply because i was raised to be so. I have a good relationship with the father because I seek him, his thoughts and his ways.
I intend to raise my children with religion but insist on their relationship and understanding that there is something is larger than they are. They need to understand there is right and wrong, wise and foolish decisions, vision and stagnation, purpose and distractions.
Where has your journey taken you to study?
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Permalink Reply by LatinTemptress on -
I am Spiritual because I don't follow a specific sect, rituals, rules. I have researched many religions and although there are common threads, they each have chosen to teach parts and not the whole truth. I too have seen Zeitgeist and it was thought provoking at the very least.
Personally I don't need a "middle man" (priest, pastor, rabbi, deacon, etc) to speak on my behalf to God. I can do this on my own thank you. I don't need to eat a cookie, drink grape juice or confess myself to an imperfect human in order to receive forgiveness, I can confess myself to God.
I don't consider anyone on this planet "holy" because no one here is perfect and refuse to call any man "Father" because that title is reserved for God.
I don't believe that following certain rituals and chanting certain words will save anyone's soul if their heart is still dark and their motives shady. Don't fuck everyone friday and saturday then go to church talking about being "saved" and being "blessed" cuz that's just hypocritical to me. Then come out the church and start gossiping about what this one is wearing and this one was saying. STFU!
My apologies and I don't wish to offend anyone this is my point of view so don't try to change me, I'm not trying to change you.
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Permalink Reply by Miss New York on -
AMEN Miss Temptress!!!! I think you and I were separated at birth!!! This has always been a slippery slope issue with me.
A good friend of mine was recently ordained as an AME Minister and he and I agree-to-disagree on this topic all the time, and we're still great friends to this day. The only thing we do "argue" about is football (he's an Eagles fan :-)). Me, personally, I'm definately spiritual. I was raised in a fam where my dad's side was 100% Southern Baptist and on my mom's side, they were 90% Seven Day Adventist, the other 10% is Muslim by way of marriage, so you can just imagine the "conflicts" that came into play when it came time to go to church. I was blessed in a Baptist church and that's where I went on Sundays when I was younger. My mom's side of my fam were adament in believing that the day to worship was Saturday. They don't eat pork, and seafood and dance...I do and that too was an issue. Bottom line, my relationship with the Allmighty is between me and him, and I feel that in it's own way it's a special one. He has seen me through alot of situations, and I do give him many thanks for carrying me this far and for continuing to do so. I also feel that getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday and sitting in a building for two hours, and in some cases ALL DAY shouldn't be validate my belief in him as well. What also bothers me are not only these so-called "Christians" who want to preach and lecture you about the word, and they don't follow it themselves, but also how wherever and anywhere you go, "this" church is bigger than "that" church, and so-on, and so-on. A church that takes up one, maybe two or three city blocks, where the service is broadcast via satellite around the country and in some cases around the world is no guarantee that you'll get into Heaven. Also, can someone explaint to me, like I was seven, what's the BIG DEAL over being a pastor's wife?
LatinTemptress said:I am Spiritual because I don't follow a specific sect, rituals, rules. I have researched many religions and although there are common threads, they each have chosen to teach parts and not the whole truth. I too have seen Zeitgeist and it was thought provoking at the very least.
Personally I don't need a "middle man" (priest, pastor, rabbi, deacon, etc) to speak on my behalf to God. I can do this on my own thank you. I don't need to eat a cookie, drink grape juice or confess myself to an imperfect human in order to receive forgiveness, I can confess myself to God.
I don't consider anyone on this planet "holy" because no one here is perfect and refuse to call any man "Father" because that title is reserved for God.
I don't believe that following certain rituals and chanting certain words will save anyone's soul if their heart is still dark and their motives shady. Don't fuck everyone friday and saturday then go to church talking about being "saved" and being "blessed" cuz that's just hypocritical to me. Then come out the church and start gossiping about what this one is wearing and this one was saying. STFU!
My apologies and I don't wish to offend anyone this is my point of view so don't try to change me, I'm not trying to change you.
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Permalink Reply by LatinTemptress on
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To me the big deal about being a Pastor's Wife is that it's a STATUS thing and nothing more. So she snagged a dude with a theology degree. AND? SO? I also don't get it. I saw the movie The Pastor's Wife and only saw that her job is to do all the bullshit he won't do cuz he too busy for her. WHATEVA. I'd rather marry the UPS guy, thank you very much. This is also another thing that grinds my gears is how many women in the church will flirt, and tease a MARRIED pastor. Harlots! Whores! LMAO!!!! and then how many of them pastors "become weak of the flesh" and shag all these tramps in the "counseling sessions." Can we say Pimps in the Pulpit and Hoes in the Pews? So much of this is bullshit, sacrilegious and self-serving its disgusting. My body is a temple and I will keep my Lord in my heart, I don't need to go into a vipers den to do so.
And if anyone tries to call me a sinner for saying my opinion, take a look in the mirror because:
"But we are all like an unclean thing, and all of our righteousnesses are like filthy rags" (Isa. 64:6).
Miss New York said:AMEN Miss Temptress!!!! I think you and I were separated at birth!!! This has always been a slippery slope issue with me.
A good friend of mine was recently ordained as an AME Minister and he and I agree-to-disagree on this topic all the time, and we're still great friends to this day. The only thing we do "argue" about is football (he's an Eagles fan :-)). Me, personally, I'm definately spiritual. I was raised in a fam where my dad's side was 100% Southern Baptist and on my mom's side, they were 90% Seven Day Adventist, the other 10% is Muslim by way of marriage, so you can just imagine the "conflicts" that came into play when it came time to go to church. I was blessed in a Baptist church and that's where I went on Sundays when I was younger. My mom's side of my fam were adament in believing that the day to worship was Saturday. They don't eat pork, and seafood and dance...I do and that too was an issue. Bottom line, my relationship with the Allmighty is between me and him, and I feel that in it's own way it's a special one. He has seen me through alot of situations, and I do give him many thanks for carrying me this far and for continuing to do so. I also feel that getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday and sitting in a building for two hours, and in some cases ALL DAY shouldn't be validate my belief in him as well. What also bothers me are not only these so-called "Christians" who want to preach and lecture you about the word, and they don't follow it themselves, but also how wherever and anywhere you go, "this" church is bigger than "that" church, and so-on, and so-on. A church that takes up one, maybe two or three city blocks, where the service is broadcast via satellite around the country and in some cases around the world is no guarantee that you'll get into Heaven. Also, can someone explaint to me, like I was seven, what's the BIG DEAL over being a pastor's wife?
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Permalink Reply by Miss New York on
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Miss Temptress, kudos to you my dear!!! I also have to co-sign with you...someone once told me years ago that the BEST place for a single woman to find a husband was in the church. Ok...so the brothers' I came across IN the church were either too stuck-up to say hello, OR playaaas. I left those mofo's alone!!!! When my cousin got married several years ago, she and her new husband attended service with my great-grandmother one Saturday morning. Later that afternoon when service was over, my great-grandmother told me that women in the congregation who never spoke to her before, decided to hold conversation with her that afternoon, all because they saw her standing there talking to my cousin's husband and they wanted to know who he was and what his marital status was as well. We ALL (Christians included, even though some don't want to believe it) fall short of the Kingdom, and in some cases, some of us fall shorter than others.
LatinTemptress said:To me the big deal about being a Pastor's Wife is that it's a STATUS thing and nothing more. So she snagged a dude with a theology degree. AND? SO? I also don't get it. I saw the movie The Pastor's Wife and only saw that her job is to do all the bullshit he won't do cuz he too busy for her. WHATEVA. I'd rather marry the UPS guy, thank you very much. This is also another thing that grinds my gears is how many women in the church will flirt, and tease a MARRIED pastor. Harlots! Whores! LMAO!!!! and then how many of them pastors "become weak of the flesh" and shag all these tramps in the "counseling sessions." Can we say Pimps in the Pulpit and Hoes in the Pews? So much of this is bullshit, sacrilegious and self-serving its disgusting. My body is a temple and I will keep my Lord in my heart, I don't need to go into a vipers den to do so.
And if anyone tries to call me a sinner for saying my opinion, take a look in the mirror because:
"But we are all like an unclean thing, and all of our righteousnesses are like filthy rags" (Isa. 64:6).
Miss New York said:AMEN Miss Temptress!!!! I think you and I were separated at birth!!! This has always been a slippery slope issue with me.
A good friend of mine was recently ordained as an AME Minister and he and I agree-to-disagree on this topic all the time, and we're still great friends to this day. The only thing we do "argue" about is football (he's an Eagles fan :-)). Me, personally, I'm definately spiritual. I was raised in a fam where my dad's side was 100% Southern Baptist and on my mom's side, they were 90% Seven Day Adventist, the other 10% is Muslim by way of marriage, so you can just imagine the "conflicts" that came into play when it came time to go to church. I was blessed in a Baptist church and that's where I went on Sundays when I was younger. My mom's side of my fam were adament in believing that the day to worship was Saturday. They don't eat pork, and seafood and dance...I do and that too was an issue. Bottom line, my relationship with the Allmighty is between me and him, and I feel that in it's own way it's a special one. He has seen me through alot of situations, and I do give him many thanks for carrying me this far and for continuing to do so. I also feel that getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday and sitting in a building for two hours, and in some cases ALL DAY shouldn't be validate my belief in him as well. What also bothers me are not only these so-called "Christians" who want to preach and lecture you about the word, and they don't follow it themselves, but also how wherever and anywhere you go, "this" church is bigger than "that" church, and so-on, and so-on. A church that takes up one, maybe two or three city blocks, where the service is broadcast via satellite around the country and in some cases around the world is no guarantee that you'll get into Heaven. Also, can someone explaint to me, like I was seven, what's the BIG DEAL over being a pastor's wife?
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Permalink Reply by Goddess Touch on -
I would say I am Spiritual.
All I want is to be loving like god and see the spirit within!!
What every brings you closer to God doesn't matter to me!!
We all have different way of understanding!!
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