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Whats it like to lead a life thats spiritual, but not traditionally religious? Answers vary, but perhaps not as wildly as one might expect. <\/p>\n
A recent TODAY survey indicated that 77 percent of participants see a difference between religion and spirituality, with more than 70 percent of respondents indicating its more important to be spiritual than religious. <\/p>\n
Perhaps among those who identify with that latter majority is Suzi Lula, who prays and expresses gratitude on a daily basis. Raised by a Jewish mother and Christian father, Lula says she found comfort in being raised with religious traditions, but discovered a deeper connection once she attended events through Culver City, Californias Agape International Spiritual Center. <\/p>\n
To me, spirituality is the best of what any religion is seeking to offer, Lula told TODAYs Erica Hill. When I found Agape, it really felt more like a community where the spiritual essence that I was looking for was just infused. <\/p>\n
A transdenominational movement founded by Rev. Michael Beckwith in 1986, Agape claims some 9,000 local members and 1 million friends worldwide all on a quest to find deeper spirituality. <\/p>\n
I think that sometimes there's a misconception that spiritual people are airy-fairy, he said. I would say it's just the opposite: that a deeply spiritual person is trying to manifest their gifts and their talents in this world to change the world for the better. <\/p>\n
Discussions about God, acts of prayer, and an emphasis on service mirror elements of religion, but Agape doesnt offer the traditional structure many Americans associate with religion. <\/p>\n
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