Erk,
Ok man, whatever label floats your boat. My point is that I don't want to be included in the "church people" category. The "holier than thou, ritualistic, dogma following, do this and don't do that, it's all about the arbitrary rules, judgement soaked, you're going to hell if you don't eat breath walk talk and shit like I do"...uh...people. When I hear the term "religious", that's what I associated with it. So by my definition, I am not religious...I am born again. And there is a vast difference between the two...I am very well aware of this difference, as I have lived the difference, and experienced it first hand. The only part of the definition of religion that applies to me is the fact that I believe in a higher spiritual power. The rules and the rituals and the dogmas you can throw right out the window, if you please, as they do not apply. I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit lives inside of me, and counsels me...that to me, and by definition is not "religious"....it's just a fact...it's not a dogma, or an organization, or a teaching that you follow, but it's a "reality" that you live with 24/7...it's my existence...not some exercise that I do on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Does that clarify?