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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I would think you would be happy in just about any new-thought type denomination.  Unity, UU, Christian Science..... All encourage people to seek their own path.  You don't have to fit your beliefs into a neat and tidy little box.  We encourage spiritual exploration, fully confident that there are many paths to the same destination. [/quote]

What is the destination? self fulfillment?  Heaven?[/quote]

That's kind of my point.  I don't get to tell you what to believe.  In my church (we attend a Unity church) we have people who believe in heaven, reincarnation, enlightenment, .... all kinds of things. Many people change their thoughts about these things as continue to grow.  For us  it's about being a spiritual seeker. No path is more valid than another. We honor all paths. I don't know what that final destination will look like. And that's OK.  [/quote]

Are people who are not spiritual seekers welcome at your church.  For instance, there are people who feel they have found what they were looking for spiritually, and others who do not believe in a spiritual realm.  Would those people not be a good fit for the Unity church?[/quote]

I can't speak for all Unity churches.  At my church, yes. My 17 year old is agnostic. He is very active in our youth group. They've had some great discussions about exactly that.  I know several adults who are not really "seeking" as much as working to grow as compassionate, loving beings.  But most people who attend a church are looking to grow spiritually.  That's why they are there.
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Thanks -- I think a lot of people are in church for the ongoing social contact with people "like me."    For some people the idea of "growing spiritually" has no meaning because they do not accept the concept of spirituality.[/quote]

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