[Erin Rapacki]

My views on how a person can believe in God and not belong to a certain denomonation may differ from others... but this is how I see it.

One who blieves in ONLY God will walk around, by themselves, appreciating the world around them. Like they would appreciate nature, the sky, the trees, the animals... stuff like that. They may pray to god in their own words, but they will not recite traditional prayers that people in church do.

The 'people' that come AFTER or BELOW God is where religion takes place. Jesus is associated with Christians, Muhammed is associated with Muslims, and Jews don't believe in 'a son of God.' People of religion will celebrate holidays, recognize Saints, recite and do the same prayers, and will gather to worship.

People who ONLY believe in God will do nothing else but KNOW he exists.

That is my view.

There is no such thing as a REAL 'non-denominational' church, that's kind of an oxymoron. This is because if it's a CHURCH, it's a meeting place for some form of religion. In this case, 'non-denominational' is only a name.

However, it's totally OK for people of no denomination to get together in a group and talk about their different views of god, or talk about families, or do whatever. But if they meet in a 'sacred' place like a church or something, and start reciting common prayers, celebrate holidays, or participate in rituals... they are starting a religion.