I'd actually be fairly irritated if someone described me as falling under the category "spiritual but not religious".
Like, sure, I don't follow any one tradition or god or pantheon or structured practice. To me though, whatever this thing I have is, it still very much feels like it falls under the umbrella of "religion".
To describe my beliefs as "spiritual but not religious" feels like making "organized" a defining feature of religion, which, no.
@starkatt This post is making me think about how I and those I know tend to use religion as a word. Short version of my thoughts thus far: goodness does that word have some baggage for a LOT of people I know.
@mawr that's exactly the kind of reaction I was hoping for :)
