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Neutral Religion: Basic Spiritual Concepts

I'd like to make this post a shorter one, since I don't want to bring much to this one. However, it's the right time for me to ramble, so no guarantees.

I would like to present the basic concepts I developed through some thoughts on the subject. I originally wanted to have NR be an application onto existing religions, but I then realized that if you change something that exists, you are left with the original thing anymore. If that's an organization, they might not like the mental change, and they might not like the person who made the mental change. However, here's the one defining principle that I've developed, and it's what I would base a new religion upon.

There is a singular God, but it stands for, defines, says, and appears as different things for different people. (S)He defined the basic moral structure seen in many major religions, but (s)he doesn't apply one singular blanket statement for everyone to live by. Each person, in their own spiritual experiences, must apply the basic moral structure to their own lives through their own creative means. However, people must not contort what they see, and they especially must not contort the structure to their own personal gain.

Since God differentiates his- or herself in such manner, it is hard to talk about the universal God, because his/her "great plan" is even more difficult to understand from this perspective. Thus, it is better and easier to refer to a personal God, who is a division of the whole and is supervising the life of the person. (Think about some serious middle management here. Also, this lets me talk about the "Christians' God" et cetera.) This gives the phrase "Oh my God" some deeper meaning.

Next NR: So what happens when you mess up? Or, my musings about Mass, depending on whether I get up and go (unlikely).

Next Post: Either a discussion topic, or a new, slightly more informative series. Again, this depends on the amount of effort I put into it.

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