[Ads-l] "spiritual, not religious"

[Laurence Horn]

Well, maybe more than before, but it's hardly new. My mother, who died in
1975, used to describe herself as spiritual but not religious (as well as
being agnostic), especially since "organized religion" was anathema to her.

LH

On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

> In my hearing, more people than before say that they are spiritual but not
> religious.
> Maybe this has to do with changing perceptions of the definitions of these
> terms.
> Stephen Goranson
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