This past week, I had a conversation with a friend of mine on the issues of being “religious” and “spiritual.” The dictionary shows that these two words are interchangeable, but I always thought of the two as different. So I thought to pose the question to you readers as to if you feel there is a difference.
- Do you think that being religious is different to being spiritual?
- Which do you find more favorable and why?
- Are there any benefits or hindrances to being either religious or spiritual?
- What are the benefits and hindrances of either?
I just wanted to stir the pot a bit.
LiberTeeLove 
lol…YEs..yes..and YES!!! To me they r totally different….
religion is a cult…an organization….most times corps.
I personally do not think one needs an institution in order to have a relationship with IT/God….:-D….that relationship is linked through your spirit/soul…the core energy within your body!
living this relationship is (to me) spirituality!
u r funny. wow, did she call god “it” Tee i agree with everything you and your friend here is saying about spirituality and religion, and i do consider myself spiritual . but with that said i feel like everyone has their own journey, and religion gets a bad name because we pay attention to the people and not the intent of a religion. in the big pic i don’t see the difference. i think tho religion deal with too much fear.