What is the difference between religion and spirituality?

Answer 1

I suppose one way is that one could have spirituality without religion, but one could not have religion without spirituality.

Religion is for people who don't want to go to Hell;

Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

Answer 2

If it helps, all the following are religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Wicca, Eckankar, Raëlism, Zoroastrianism, New Age, Unitarian Universalism, Jainism, Shinto, LaVeyan Satanism, Scientology, Taoism, Yoruba, Druidry, paganism, Juche, Cao Dai. Take a pick

There is no clear consensus about what the difference is between religion and spirituality.

In general though, religion refers to a more organized practice, with some sort of human institution, whereas spirituality refers to a more personal experience, which may or may not fit within an organized religion. People usually do not refer to "religion" or a person being "religious" in isolation...even if a person is privately "religious", this term references some sort of larger organization with its own set of beliefs and practices.

Both religion, and spirituality, can involve belief in a deity, spiritual or mystical experiences, rituals, as well as value systems and beliefs about morality and ethics, and an understanding of how the world works. These things alone are not necessarily religious or spiritual; they can be both.

Answer 3

religion is all about faith and following a deity

and whom ever your deity would be..........

spirituality is about your heart soul the earth and things like that

spirituality is more about you and what you think is true

Answer 4

religion is based on belief. You are told and you believe. Spirituality is an objective questioning of life and beliefs and a direct experience of truth