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Onlooker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:43 PM
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Poll question: Happiness and religion: Which best describes you?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:44 PM
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1. hmmm... no category for spiritual
I make a distinction between spiritual and religious. I'm not a religious person, but I am a spiritual one. ;-)
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:48 PM
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2. Me too....
Edited on Mon Apr-24-06 04:48 PM by Juniperx
I'm also Gnostic.




Edited to quote an old friend...

I love spiritual people, but religious people scare the hell out of me!
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:49 PM
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3. Me, too.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:50 PM
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5. nice quote
and soooooo true.


:hi:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 05:04 PM
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8. Love that quote... says so much.
Oh, for a world without gods or borders.

*sigh*
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 06:46 PM
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9. The best part is....
My friend is a gay Metaphysical minister:)


One of my favorite people in all the world!
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Greenpeach Donating Member (375 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:49 PM
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4. I agree
I can't stand religion but believe in God, Divine Consciousness, whatever...Spiritual, yes. Religious a profound NO.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:52 PM
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6. I've often said that I would be a monk
if it weren't for the religion. :-)
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 06:52 PM
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11. Yep.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 04:55 PM
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7. well....I'll join the chorus...
I am spiritual and content, and here's a quote from an AA meeting...
"Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell, spirituality is for people who have already been there."
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 06:53 PM
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12. I like that. It fits.
:nodding: Yep. :thumbsup:
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 06:47 PM
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10. how about pretty happy, pretty religious
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riderinthestorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 07:37 PM
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13. Very happy atheist here
I can honestly say that my life turned profoundly happier the day I finally walked away from religion (and spirituality).

Trying to somehow squish those beliefs into my profoundly rational brain just never did mesh, and constantly trying to make it work was just sad.

The past 20 atheistic years have been filled with peace, love and joy.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 07:45 PM
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14. You totally forgot agnostics
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