Ken wrote: “True religion humbles us. False religion inflates us. True religion softens us. False religion hardens us. True religion makes us care more. False religion makes us care less.”

To me, it’s true spirituality that humbles us, softens us, and makes us care more, with or w/o “true religion”.

Here are a few excerpts from
http://runningwolf.wolf-running.com/SpiritVSreligion.html

“Sprituality is not the same as religion. Religion is not spirituality. You do not have to be religious to be spiritual. And being religious does not make you spiritual. Going to church every Sunday and donating a portion of your income does not make you spiritual. It makes you a religious follower, not neccessarily a religious person…

“Spirituality is natural. We all have it, whether we know it or practice it, it is in us. And it really is a rather simple thing. We want to be happy and live a “good” life. To have friends and be social and have a special someone. We want to be “good” and do the right things.

“Religion is a man made, culture based doctrine that guides its people in the practice of spirituality. Religion is a good thing that in some cases has had bad consequences on some individuals spirituality. Not because religion is bad, but because it was applied in a bad way.”

let he who has ears/eyes, hear/read…