tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post7106377489463819102..comments2023-05-09T05:52:46.006-06:00Comments on Looking Closely: Religious, But Not SpiritualUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-5078886956846720322010-08-10T05:43:01.679-06:002010-08-10T05:43:01.679-06:00Great description of your spirituality! I know thi...Great description of your spirituality! I know this post is a bit dated so I am unsure of your present beliefs but if you haven't already I invite you to check out the SBNR group on Facebook.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/SBNR.org<br /><br />Or if Facebook isn't your cup of tea and you like interfaith dialogue you can visit my site here.<br /><br />http://Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-80738932913258060432009-06-11T13:11:01.365-06:002009-06-11T13:11:01.365-06:00Why not call yourselves Christian humanists, inste...Why not call yourselves Christian humanists, instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-11194429793625769852009-06-05T15:53:22.046-06:002009-06-05T15:53:22.046-06:00Candyce, I like the ocean vs. bottled water compar...Candyce, I like the ocean vs. bottled water comparison. Mind if I use thatsometime? I am still formulatign my response to your post, and I intend to comment there soon. In the meantime, check out <b><a href="http://christianpiatt.org/?p=211" rel="nofollow">this post</a></b> by Disciple writer Christian Piatt.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717831890396485515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-20576055429014667662009-05-29T15:26:22.053-06:002009-05-29T15:26:22.053-06:00Wow I really appreciate your perspective on this m...Wow I really appreciate your perspective on this more so because of how we are acquainted~ I have spent a great deal of time and energy on how to classify my personal beliefs and connections to the divine and interpersonal relations~ I posted a blog about my feelings on the chemical make up of God...and the fundamentals as I see it~ take a look and let me know what you think~Candyce maker creater and designer of my destiny~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14100856313906807865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-71296713028293612982009-05-13T17:06:00.000-06:002009-05-13T17:06:00.000-06:00That's a good point - I do believe in lots of high...That's a good point - I do believe in lots of higher powers. I guess I would clarify to say I don't believe in the supernatural - which I suppose leaves open the option of "watchmaker" deism and a created universe that runs according to natural laws.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749674951075102239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-72338409884161704892009-05-13T11:58:00.000-06:002009-05-13T11:58:00.000-06:00Hi Tim, thanks for reading and responding. I can ...Hi Tim, thanks for reading and responding. I can appreciate your "practicing but not believing Christian" identification. Though, I don't think "not believing" accurately applies to either of us, as there are many things we do believe in - the potential for goodness in humanity, the power of people working together, community, ritual, love, liberation, reconciliation. These may not be God, butRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717831890396485515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494832982440819855.post-67818661536590206862009-05-09T14:09:00.000-06:002009-05-09T14:09:00.000-06:00Great post, Rachel.
Before I met LJ I was a hap...Great post, Rachel. <br /><br />Before I met LJ I was a happy, well-adjusted agnostic who sometimes described himself as "spiritual but not religious." Like you, I think I meant that to mean I wasn't some soulless automaton just because I went to church.<br /><br />Now that I've been going to church regularly for many years, I think of myself as a "practicing but not believing Christian." thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749674951075102239noreply@blogger.com