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  • Are you 'spiritual' or 'religious' (or both)?

    Bianca Rauch, For Senior Voice|Sep 1, 2014

    I work as a chaplain visiting folks in their homes, and one of the questions I ask is: “Are you affiliated with a particular faith group?” How a person answers this question tells me a lot about them and their ideas and feelings about religion. Many people these days say they were raised in a particular denomination but they aren’t active. Often it’s too hard to get out and attend services anymore, or they define themselves as “spiritual” not religious. Others who use the word “spiritual” mean they are not, have never been, churchgoers, but the...