Solo Sojourner

The often repeated criticism against those claiming to be “spiritual but not religious” is that those who hold this philosophy are without doctrinal parameters and as such pick and choose to believe what suits them. Most of these criticisms come from the devoutly indoctrinated, but occassionaly a new atheist will mount the same criticism in … Continue reading →

I Am that I Am…..What is God?

The bible provides the story. Moses asks God for his name. God responds, “I am that I am.” Whether we believe that Moses actually saw God or chewed on something like peyote and hallucinated, this story tells us that what he saw or thought he saw was beyond his ability to describe. He did not understand … Continue reading →

What is Spirituality?

My last post was about identifying with being spiritual but not religious. It was a defense post responding to the post of another who thought calling oneself spiritual but not religious was a copout and misrepresentation of true faith. As I have thought more about this I have realized that I chose to give a snarky response … Continue reading →

Being “Spiritual But Not Religious”

A recent article on CNN Belief Blog “My Take: ‘I’m spiritual but not religious’ is a copout“, addresses the growing number of people who are choosing belief structures outside of the institutional church model. In his writing, the author seems to present the premise that those who call themselves ‘spiritual but not religious’ are deluding … Continue reading →