What would you think/expect if you read the following?

[BSM1]

"We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living."

Oh. Cool. Except, IMHO, anything that's communal by definition diminishes the personal. I think this is meant more for validation than elucidation ('hey look at us...we have no rules..except that there can be no rules..) type of thing. Everyone has to find their own truth, and usually it is a solitary endeavor. Again, just my take.

 

[BSM1]

Who is "we"?
Tom

Exactly.

 

[Vinayaka]

We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living.

Many thanks on any feedback about what comes to mind from reading this!

Tasha, I would be willing to bet it's not dogma free, as I've yet to encounter anyone without some dogma. So right away, without even knowing any more, I'm suspicious.

 

[1robin]

We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living.

Gnosticism and metaphysical speculations. At least if you refer groups considering world views. Truth is exclusive, dogmas should be both.

Many thanks on any feedback about what comes to mind from reading this!

What the above is IMO opinion is the most dangerous methodologies possible.

 

[columbus]

Sounds like the slogan for a UU congregation.

Sounds like meaningless advertising blurb for a failing charity who has employed a new low grade slogan writer to help them over the doldrums.

Pretty much these.

I like UU. But still...
Tom

 

[The Holy Bottom Burp]

I'd say the OP reads like a flyer for a religious group, or commune, where the emphasis is on slightly new age hippy thinking, to attract "free spirit" types. Apologies if anyone thinks "hippy" is a pejorative term, not meant to be, just a descriptive term that gives people a flavour of what I'm talking about.

 

[Kemosloby]

Jim Jones and the Hairy Krishnas, who are actually bald, comes to mind.

 

[icehorse]

i like the intentions. at the same time it sounds a little crystal-hugging-ish.

 

[A Vestigial Mote]

We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living.

Many thanks on any feedback about what comes to mind from reading this!

I think you need a comma between the words "inclusive" and "dogma free". maybe even hyphenate "dogma-free."

 

[Thief]

We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living.

Many thanks on any feedback about what comes to mind from reading this!

Star Trek

 

[Thief]

Hippy types.

And you STOLE MY AVATAR......you, you Theif!

if you're going to pop my call name.....spell it right

 

[George-ananda]

if you're going to pop my call name.....spell it right

How'd my spell-check f-up like that??

 

[Thief]

I don't thimk speel chick is elf correkting

hehehehehe

 

[BSM1]

I'd say the OP reads like a flyer for a religious group, or commune, where the emphasis is on slightly new age hippy thinking, to attract "free spirit" types. Apologies if anyone thinks "hippy" is a pejorative term, not meant to be, just a descriptive term that gives people a flavour of what I'm talking about.

Having been around when the original "hippies" walked the earth I can tell you that most hippies simply wanted to get high and get laid--in no particular order.

 

[The Kilted Heathen]

We are an inclusive dogma free community exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living.

This immediately comes to mind:

 

[The Holy Bottom Burp]

Having been around when the original "hippies" walked the earth I can tell you that most hippies simply wanted to get high and get laid--in no particular order.

...and New Age tree hugging "spiritual" (whatever that means) types aren't into a bit of hide the sausage and exotic tobacco?

 

[BSM1]

...and New Age tree hugging "spiritual" (whatever that means) types aren't into a bit of hide the sausage and exotic tobacco?

Beats me. I'm still in my Hippie age.

 

[FunctionalAtheist]

We are an inclusive

no one is excluded; we'd like you all to join; the world is our audience

dogma free

no one's say-so matters

community

Em, community has a leader so there actually is some dogma somewhere.

exploring personal spirituality and fostering compassionate conscious living

Sounds great. but wy not do something productive instead?

.

Many thanks on any feedback about what comes to mind from reading this!

 

[shawn001]

“I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.” Groucho Marx

 

[Thief]

Star Trek

I reiterate.....seriously....

Star Trek was one episode after another
one series after another
all about exploring new civilizations
while at the same time ...being civil

which means.......spiritual drives that keep in check
all of the differences that would keep us apart

maybe most of the participants here are not Trek'ies...
but I just love the stuff

the writers were soooooo clever
they understood what we humans find interesting.....'fascinating'
and display such notions through characters we can relate to

I dare say.....the 'dogma' of Star Trek is spiritually .....'fascinating'

and thanks for the 'funny' approvals