Amen brother, hallelujah!!! 😇

I'm pretty sure you've read this from me, and as you know I am not shy about discussing my own work in comments to the writer when I feel it can benefit all readers (hey selfish writers, comments are an open forum and are not just read by you):

"When I use the term spiritual, I use it in a manner that transcends the binary of theism versus atheism. One can act entirely spiritual with or without a belief in “god” however one understands that term. Spirituality only requires love, empathy, compassion, humility, honesty and courage."

Moreover:

"Religion cannot stand Spirituality. It cannot abide it. For Spirituality may bring you to a different conclusion than a particular religion — and this no known religion can tolerate. Religion encourages you to explore the thoughts of others and accept them as your own. Spirituality invites you to toss away the thoughts of others and come up with your own.― Neale Donald Walsch, The Complete Conversations with God"

From my https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/spirituality-redefined-ff45cb53eaf2

Now all that being said, I do get why an oppressed people fall for the hope of religion, as it offers something to hope for even if things do not get better for them in this life, and eternal life of soul, which you know I do believe in, is obviously infinitely longer, and offers the connection of love of a God, which does not equal good things happen to good people, which clearly is not the case.

And honestly, who is more hated on this planet than my tribe of Hebrews? ;-) We've been singled out for persecution for thousands of years, including one of if not THE finest Jew ever, Jesus, and then the power structures that wrote the New Testament created a religion around him that he never heard of and claimed we murdered him to scapegoat us again, setting the stage for what happened in WWII.