You mean like Southern Baptist? I know I oversimplify more than a lot of you guys, but this is how I keep Eastern and Western(classic) religions seperate--this very distinction.

I went to a Baptist church one time in Augusta, GA (yes, I was trying to get in some girls pants). They had an alter-call (my first one). People that I knew were absolute heathens, were piling into the isle, lining up to go up and profess their faith in the front of the church (and also on TV ). They were overcome. I spoke to a guy about it at school the next week, and he said, "man, i just got caught up in the moment."

I think being 'overcome' is a temporary thing that leads to a lot of jokes about what folks do on Sat. night to have to go to church on Sun. Yeah, this is a lifestyle, but not what I would consider any type of true devotion because it seems folks have a short memory of the feeling and the faith doesn't stick around 24 hrs. a day. I think the Far Eastern religions (again--oversimplification) lead to a more pure devotion, which again, is just another lifestyle.