Religion, spirituality etc

[tessa]

The wink was so the OP would know, I didn't mean my suggestion in a pissed off way but as just that, "a suggestive way"

Ah. The directed wink. Been there, done that. Gotcha.

just thought she would get a better reaction since it asks nothing BDSM related.

And I translated the question into thoughts that, in part, had much to do with BDSM relativity. I don't know if "better" is the proper word for the reaction this question will get now that it's been moved. Different reaction, for sure. 'Limited' fits, too.

Viewpoint is a fascinating thing!

Thank you for getting it and making a good point. Spirituality and religion are not the same as you said, hence why I have a title the says religion, religious beliefs and spirituality. Glad someone picked up on that.

Thank you for posting the question. It is something I've often given thought to, yet never really focused my ideas in any correlated way. Now you've given me the chance, so my thanks to you.

Speaking of all things positive, for me spirituality is vital. It's more than that even. Without it, as Tom said, we're pretty much nothingness. Having a depth in spirituality signifies some degree of passion within a soul. Passion is key. Being able to call upon that passion and live a life exhibiting it, in whatever form it manifests itself, has got to be one of the most powerful and beautiful of happenings. In a relationship, whether it be sexual or platonic, me being involved with someone who had no sense of their own spirituality would be an exercise in futility. And infinitely dull, I would think. And just wrong on so many levels.

Religion- if you mean the organized variety, then ick. Now there's another creature entirely. You can have it all. (I grew up in that scene and to me, organized religion equals certain people who think they're better than others, hence they get to make all the decisions and others better go along with it or "they can just get out of my church". Never has God's name been used so irreverently than when it's uttered as justification for one person's need for power.) Yes, it would impact, negatively so. Andd yet, I feel the need to go to church on Sunday. I'm still working on that idea.

But if you mean "religion" as a set of beliefs, well yes, that's very important to me as well and probably would impact my relationships in many ways. I'm thinking that has more to do with a need to find that type spiritual connection with another than it has to do with finding like-minded believers. But outside this forum, I don't really have a lot of contact on a daily basis with people who weren't brought up similarly, so that theory is mired in the hypothesis stage.

Again, good question! Thanks.