Dating women who are “spiritual but NOT religious…” - a BAD IDEA?

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Gents, many of the women you meet will proudly proclaim on first dates or on their online dating profiles to be: “Spiritual but not religious.”

It’s a very modern, cosmopolitan, mainstream thing to think about oneself that I wouldn’t regard as a major red flag of a “blender” — a woman that you should avoid getting involved with. But I draw a distinction between genuinely religious women and “spiritual” women. Organized religion and church attendance imbue some concrete morality, humility, self-control, and fear of the metaphysical consequences of sin, whereas a lot of Eastern and new age spiritual dalliances are merely dressed-up navel-gazing.

The funny thing is that when you question these “spiritual but not religious” girls a little bit — asking how they are spiritual — they rarely can name any kind of spiritual activity that they dedicate time to…Do they meditate daily?Do they pray often? Or is it just when they get into some trouble?Do they seek the guidance of a higher power when making important life decisions?Do they read the bible or other spiritual books often?Do they attend any kind of church or engage in spiritual fellowship with others frequently?Does their spirituality compel them to practice a heightened degree of moral discipline or to contribute meaningfully to those less fortunate? Does their spirituality entail any kind of sacrifice at all?