Spirituality Versus Religion

• Posted by Rev. Brother Rauk Zenta June 10, 2009 - 1,285 views

  FIRST CHURCH OF ZENTA

  ROCK 'N' ROLL SPIRITUALITY

  Spirituality Versus Religion

  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

   

   

   

  RELIGION TEACHES WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT THEIR VERSION OF THE TRUTH

  -Malcom X John Lennon

  1369 BC