They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms.
So obviously any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior and even sometimes consequences and they don't want to hear any of that.
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I have a strong belief in God… I find religion to be a very personal thing… I am also very spiritual.
