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Originally Posted by Liveformx64  Religion by its very definition is confining, and therefore will ultimately confine your spiritual growth. |
An empty platitude. Religion confines no one, people let themselves be confined by it. Instead of choosing whatl best suits them they do what they are pressured to do, they forsake thought and let others think for them. It's only because of this tendency that religion becomes a cage.
Take Satanism, for example. There's no pressure to join. If you choose to leave, simply because you want to or because you've grown in a different direction, no one will stop you. It's there for people who feel they can benefit from it or who strongly identify with it and everyone else is free to do as they wish.
A good religion will guide you and support you without telling you what to think or what you can and cannot do. If you're a bad fit they won't judge you, they'll just tell you to go on your way. Religion only becomes destructive when they claim a monopoly on truth and morality and declare anyone who disbelieves a sinner bound for hades.