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I've attended church with Messianic Jews. They are often referred to by others as "Jews for Jesus". While I largely disdain the actions of most so-called Christians, and many Christian churches, I do find myself somehow placing stock in what the Bible actually says.
If I were to be more serious about religion, I'd have to consider conversion to becoming a Messianic Jew.
The best way to get serious about religion is to lobby its abolishment. If you want an idea of what spirituality is, try googling the evidence of God in science. There are quite a few actual scientist that believe that God is, in fact, MATH. Which I think I can subscribe to, because math scares the shit out of me.
Anyway, organized religion is stupid and ritualistic. Rituals by very definition are designed to work its way into your mind and become routine. And we all know that routine is something that you do without thinking. So rituals become absolutely meaningless when you do them out of habit, because you no longer actually consider their implications and what it is you are actually doing.
Besides, in the history of MAN, as we can all see very plainly, not a whole hell of a lot of good has come from religion. Humanitarianism under the UMBRELLA of religion, perhaps, but not religion as a whole. The Crusades, Muslim Fundamentalism, the KKK, the Catholic Pedophile fiasco, etc., are all examples of how religious influence breeds hatred and intolerance. If you want to see real spiritual humanitarianism, do some research on the priests of South America, who have been fighting oppression and evil U.S. policies for decades.
Other than that, I say bah to religion.