SPIRITUALITY ~SAYS THAT GOD IS WITHIN US AND THAT WE DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION FOR US

 

RELIGION~ SAYS THAT WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD AND THAT WE NEED "THEM" TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION

 

SPIRITUALITY ~SAYS THAT WE ARE FREE TO MAKE CHOICES ON OUR OWN AND THAT WE MUST TAKE PERSONAL

 RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS

RELIGION~ SAYS WE MUST MAKE THEIR CHOICES AND ACT THEIR WAY

 

THE THEME OF SPIRITUALITY ~IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

THE THEME OF RELIGION IS FEAR AND GUILT

 

SPIRITUALITY~ DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO MAKE DONATIONS

 

RELIGION ~HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS THERE IS NO HELL, NO JUDGEMENT, NO ANGRY GOD... THAT WE ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY

 

RELIGION~ SAYS THERE IS A HELL, GOD GETS ANGRY AND JUDGES US... THEREFORE, WE ARE NOT LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN PATH TO GOD

 

RELIGION~ COMMANDS US TO DO IT THEIR WAY

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE GO TO GOD TO LIGHTEN OUR BURDEN

 

RELIGION~ HAS TAUGHT US TO FEAR THEIR GOD

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE SHOULD NOT BE ASHAMED OF OUR SEXUALITY... THAT IT SHOULD BE A SACRED CELEBRATION OF LOVE

 

RELIGION~ HAS TAUGHT US TO FEEL ASHAMED, GUILTY AND DIRTY ABOUT OUR SEXUALITY

 

SPIRITUALITY~ TEACHES US TO HONOR AND RESPECT MOTHER EARTH

 

RELIGION~ HAS TOLD US TO "BE THOU FRUITFUL, MULTIPLY AND SUBDUE THE EARTH" I REPEAT... "SUBDUE THE EARTH"

 

SPIRITUALITY~ REMINDS US THAT WE ARE ONE WITH GOD AND ONE WITH EACH OTHER

 

RELIGION~ TEACHES DISUNITY AND SEPARATION WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF GOD

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS GOD IS WITHIN

 

RELIGION~ SAYS HE IS IN HEAVEN AND THAT "THEY" ARE THE ONLY INTERMEDIARIES FOR US

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE ARE BORN IN INNOCENCE AND PURITY

 

RELIGION~ SAYS WE ARE BORN WITH SIN

 

SPIRITUALITY~ TEACHES THAT WE ARE ON A LONG SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE AND JOURNEY WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY END BY REUNITING WITH OUR SOURCE

RELIGION~ SAYS WE'VE GOT ONE LIFE TO GET IT ALL RIGHT AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER THAT

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS

 

RELIGION~ GAVE US THE DREADED INQUISITION

 

SPIRITUALITY ~TEACHES UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALL

 

RELIGION~ GAVE US THE CRUSADES IN WHICH MANY WERE KILLED AND SLAUGHTERED IN THE NAME OF GOD

 

SPIRITUALITY~ TEACHES THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY AND ALWAYS HONOR THE RIGHTS AND CHOICES OF OTHERS

 

RELIGION~ TREATED NATIVE AMERICANS, THE MAYANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CULTURES AS SAVAGE PRIMITIVES WHO "MUST BE SAVED"

 

SPIRITUALITY~ TEACHES PEACE AND HARMONY

 

RELIGION~ HAS CAUSED MORE WARS AND MORE KILLING THAN ANY OTHER REASON

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS RESPECT ALL LIVING THINGS

I NEVER ONCE HEARD ANY RELIGION SAY STOP SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS OF TREES EVERY YEAR FOR CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY

 

SPIRITUALITY ~TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN OURSELVES

 

RELIGION~ TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN THEM

 

SPIRITUALITY~ SAYS WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS... THAT WE CAN FIND THEM BY "GOING WITHIN"

 

RELIGION~ TEACHES US THAT IT HAS ALL THE ANSWERS AND ONLY ITS ANSWERS ARE THE RIGHT ONES

 

SPIRITUALITY~ TEACHES US TO SEARCH FOR THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS AND OUR HEARTS WILL TELL US WHEN WE HAVE FOUND THEM