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Posted By: Stephen, on host 68.7.169.109
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 20:18:23
In Reply To: Re: The Evils of Gaming posted by Spenser on Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 18:30:46:

> God is there to be reached by anyone, with or without religion.

I think you mean "organized religion." Simply believing in a god means you are now religious. I know there is some weird new dichotomy between "spirituality" and "religion" but it's one that doesn't need to be. What most people who don't like religion are really against is *organized* religion. And you certainly don't need to have any form of organization to be spiritual or religious.

I can understand why people, even those who believe in a god, would be against organized religion. Any number of Buddhist sects could be said to fit this model, and obviously deism does as well (though there are probably some organized deists). And I certainly think that it works with Christianity, and there are countless people around the world who consider themselves Christians who have no interest in attending church. They're still religious, but they're not involved really with any larger, organized religion.

Do these definitions work for everyone?

Stephen

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