Bible time?

Originally Posted by Gumby

You know that you don't have to be a part of organized religion to be religious, right?

Technically, this is false.

The word "religious" literally means "of and from religion". Religion is defined by organized worship, so therefore one actually does need to be involved within organized religion to be "religious".

The counter to this term is "spiritual". You may share the same exact belief set as any organized religion you prefer, but remain functionally independent of that religion's worldly activities. It's not so much the beliefs which define modern religion, but the rituals and customs each has. Without these, there'd be no truly discernable lines drawn between most branches of Christianity.

Those who forsake the organized aspects of religion simply aren't "religious" by virtue of their own self-imposed exclusion. It is often the case some accept the spiritual beliefs of the faith,or aspects of numerous ideologies, but don't appreciate the organized environments they otherwise entail. I know I'm this way.

It's a lot like the rule that states rectangles are squares but squares aren't rectangles. Religious people are almost certainly spiritual but some spiritual folk aren't necessarily religious.

Jam it back in, in the dark.