Guidelines

A Plea for Unity in Diversity
The new spirituality is a uniting force.  It asks us to connect through the foundation of our shared humanity.  It does not discriminate on the basis of religion, income, profession, gender, sexual orientation, history, political party, nationality, race or ability.

This blog intends an intelligent, entertaining, and open-minded conversation about the places where the human and spirit worlds meet.  It intends to explore the ways this interface of spirit and humanity impacts our daily lives and our decisions about how to live.  The hope is that it is a discussion driven by love, curiosity and a desire to expand beyond our current limitations.

Having said this, the negativity of a few can be destructive for all.  Comments will not be excluded unless they:

• are off topic.  For instance,

• reflections on the nature of the afterlife are welcome whereas commentary suggesting that the members of a specific religious group are damned to hell is not;
• discussion about science and spirituality is welcome whereas a blanket statement that no spiritual experiences are real because science cannot verify them is not; 

• attack, ridicule, disparage, bully, or use foul, racist, sexist or homophobic language or slurs of any kind;
• suggest that any one belief system, lifestyle or spiritual practice is superior to another or that engages a debate on the same or which attempts to convert others to particular religion;
• are solicitations or advertising for personal blogs and websites or products and services or use thread spamming;
• are posted with the explicit intention of provoking the blogger or site visitors