Yes, but let's stay on topic. The thread is on 'religious' and 'non-religious' people. "Religion" versus "spirituality" is not what Dr. Clarke says. Dr. Clarke, admits that African people use religion for spirituality {you cited this} . The non-religious can be "spiritual" but they can more likely not be.
Truly, that this thread was originally in the "atheism" thread means something too. Taking it to a debate of "religion" versus "spirituality" ignores that the subject is "Atheism" and what that entails.
"Western Atheism" for instance is "A-spiritual."
In all respect can you show me where this thread is structured as religious vs non-religious? The non-religious can be "spiritual" but they can more likely not be? According to who?
Where does Dr. Clarke state that African people use RELIGION for spirituality and where did I cite this?
You are looking at this way to narrowly. Just because it was posted in the Atheism thread does NOT necessarily mean that it reflects Atheism. As I have attempted to explain before, it does reflect FREETHINKING which is not necessarily atheistic.
The problem I am having with your interpretation is in regards to your statement concerning ancient KMT. I have stated more than once than some of you are confusing the sacred (spiritual system) with the secular (religious).
How is the secular the same as the religious? Because in ancient KMT the secular took the form of a STATE RELIGION. And this was NOT the spiritual system of the African masses which was an initiation system that took place deep in the "bush" countries. This is true even to this day. The guardians of the TRUE African spiritual TRADITIONS are not based in the city-states or urban areas.
This is why brother Keita argues, correctly, that "religions" are the external forms of Kemetic spirituality, not the essence, which was and is spiritual, not an organized system of political control and hegemony.
You can continue to try and flip this with the non-religious labeling and other hyperbole but there are too many of us here who KNOW the difference between the spiritual folk and the religious folk, regardless of how much you attempt to insult and degrade our intelligence.