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Catholicism is out for sure. A spiritual approach is my immediate solution for now.

Catholicism is out for sure. A spiritual approach is my immediate solution for now.

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[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Consider the Quakers. No harm in hanging out with them. As a young man living in London, I attended a meeting/service. They enjoyed having a 'yank' visit. No pressure, no preaching at all. Good folks.

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I'm interested if you have any good stories of your visits. What was spiritualism for them? How do they lack organized religion to find this spirituality? Just curious anyway.

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I lived in London from 1977 to 1980. Visited all sorts of religious organizations just from curiosity. Joined none, but visited... British-Israelist church, Quakers, Hindus, Baha'is, Buddhists, Sikhs, Muslims at a very creepy Pakistani Mosque, and the Quakers were very quiet and non-pushy.

The rest of the time, I was attending punk rock concerts! For a kid raised in the swamps of Louisiana, London was awesome. Seen it all. My favorite band was the cheesiest of them all, with the lead singer stabbing himself to death - ever concert (mock). This EP is golden to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M474_WCxd3I

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The eastern religions(minus islam) make the most sense, if youre actually trying for a spiritual approach.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Look up Gnostic Christianity. It's most likely what you want given your description.

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Heh I'm not trying to start anything, I swear....
Besides, Gnosticism was originally Christianity, so it's a somewhat redundant label.

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I'm not trying to start anything, I swear....

No need for such things here (at least with me). Refinement is how we sharpen our words. We need each other for such things. This is one of the selfish reasons I place responses on here.

There are a few brands of Gnosticism out there that I've seen ... at least in style. I think some of the freemasonry Gnosticism refers more to an evolution/transhumanist/luciferian style. I was referring to what the gospels were talking about, with Jesus being a parable for truth and awareness (for lack of a better term) is the Gnostic state to find and reside in.

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That's reasonable, but Joshua was no parable. He was a man. He died in old age. He had a daughter.

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Is Yahweh a necessary part of your spiritual beliefs?

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No. I think more I am looking for community and people who live decently

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I saw this church group eating lunch. There were some nice single women in dresses. I guess you could find some good lessons in the bible, without necessarily believing in Yahweh.

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This is a serious (and abstract) question. Do you have an idea of what God is? I mean, do you have a pre-defined idea of what makes sense for you? To some, God is an idea. Others, it's a man in the sky that created everything.

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I have a mishmash of organized religion and other concepts in my mind about it, and it is an IT. I struggle to even believe it is there but there are undeniable moments of my life that put that doubt into uncertainty.

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Exoteric god - the "man in the sky that created everything".

Esoteric god - consciousness in it's creative aspect.

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Yahweh/YHWH is literally just Saturn or El or Anu.

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It was the hebrew god from the Sumerian pantheon of gods

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Go for non denominational. Those are mostly people who want to practice their faith and not follow a bunch of man made rules like the larger organized religions.

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Does your family have a history of individuals with mental or learning development disorders?

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None that I am aware of. It's a big family spread over a large swath of American