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Are all religions cults?
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RE: Are all religions cults?
(September 13, 2018 at 8:56 am)Jörmungandr Wrote:
(September 13, 2018 at 8:38 am)Little Rik Wrote: Here we go...............  Bump  

The expert in this field has spoken........ Levitate

A pity that when I did asked her what is the difference between religion and spirituality she could not come up with anything that make any sense.

For her it is all the same soup so to speak.  Popcorn
This show all her impudence and effrontery.  Diablo

As I have already told you, I don't find the distinction you make between the two to be valid, nor your claim that you are spiritual and not religious.  Your past attempts at soliciting an answer have been seen through as the transparent attempts to provide a springboard for talking about what you believe and proselytizing rather than honest discussion and have been treated as such.  I don't recall venturing any opinion on the difference between the two.  I may have, if so, feel free to remind me.  Otherwise this is just a schoolyard taunt that I did not fall for your loaded questions and because I may have chosen to respond otherwise than according to your pre-written script, I have not addressed the issue.  The only relevant question which I have addressed is whether you and Ananda Marga are religious in addition to being spiritual, and despite your opinion otherwise, it's relatively obvious that you and they are.  So you can take this claim about what I could and could not come up with and shove it up your rectum where you will find the rest of your opinions.  (I even listed how Ananda Marga hit all or most of the check marks on Ninian Smart's seven dimensions of religion, so your claim that I didn't come up with anything that makes sense is just absurd nonsense and yet another one of your lies.  Ninian Smart's research is highly acclaimed, and far from mere nonsense.)


Me proselytizing?

Are you kidding me?
When I ever mention the name of the organization that I follow?
You are the one who mention it all the time.

But let us rather come to the point which is that you still haven't got a clue about the difference between spirituality and religion.

Who came first, spirituality or religion and why?
Who seek God internally and who externally?
Who ask God for the daily bread and who doesn't ask God for any material thing?
Who believe in hell and who doesn't?
Who believe in karma and reincarnation and who doesn't?
Who turned into intermediaries between God and the masses and why?

These are only few questions that anyone who think is an expert in this field should know.
Obviously you are not and I doubt you will be in the near future considering your stubbornness.

And what about your Ninian Smart?

The guy did know a tiny bit, unfortunately he never did practiced spirituality so how could he know the real story?  Rolleyes
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Are all religions cults? - by Aroura - September 13, 2018 at 4:03 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 13, 2018 at 4:05 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Pat Mustard - September 13, 2018 at 2:32 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RobbyPants - September 27, 2018 at 5:31 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 13, 2018 at 4:19 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Aroura - September 13, 2018 at 6:23 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 13, 2018 at 12:06 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by SaStrike - September 13, 2018 at 4:56 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Fake Messiah - September 13, 2018 at 5:18 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 13, 2018 at 5:44 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 13, 2018 at 6:51 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 6:58 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Aroura - September 13, 2018 at 7:57 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 8:20 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Chad32 - September 13, 2018 at 9:08 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 8:38 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 8:56 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 9:41 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 10:01 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 11:04 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 11:05 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 11:06 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by The Grand Nudger - September 13, 2018 at 7:34 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Chad32 - September 13, 2018 at 7:52 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 8:03 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by fromdownunder - September 13, 2018 at 8:27 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 8:59 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 9:12 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 13, 2018 at 9:19 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 9:44 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 9:52 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by robvalue - September 13, 2018 at 9:47 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 9:55 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by robvalue - September 13, 2018 at 10:50 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Little Rik - September 13, 2018 at 11:21 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 11:35 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 11:41 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 11:55 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 3:36 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 4:12 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 5:01 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 6:09 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 6:33 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 6:40 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 6:54 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 7:15 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 8:10 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 8:13 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 8:16 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 8:22 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 8:27 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 8:41 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 8:51 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 13, 2018 at 8:59 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 13, 2018 at 10:22 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 2:22 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 4:43 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 4:48 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 4:53 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 4:58 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 5:02 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 5:06 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 5:09 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 5:11 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 5:15 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Silver - September 14, 2018 at 5:21 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 6:24 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 6:33 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 6:38 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 6:55 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 7:19 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 7:53 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 5:27 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Bob Kelso - September 13, 2018 at 12:12 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by possibletarian - September 13, 2018 at 12:19 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by paulpablo - September 13, 2018 at 3:23 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Angrboda - September 13, 2018 at 6:28 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by vulcanlogician - September 13, 2018 at 9:29 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 2:14 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by RoadRunner79 - September 14, 2018 at 7:54 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2018 at 7:56 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by brewer - September 14, 2018 at 9:23 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by robvalue - September 14, 2018 at 9:37 am
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Sal - September 27, 2018 at 4:27 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by MysticKnight - September 29, 2018 at 2:38 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Reltzik - September 29, 2018 at 7:38 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by The Grand Nudger - September 29, 2018 at 7:48 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by Reltzik - September 29, 2018 at 10:26 pm
RE: Are all religions cults? - by robvalue - September 30, 2018 at 1:41 am

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