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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re at all interested to go to a spiritual community, this is another idea. I do think there is a spiritual void in modern society which can result in feeling disconnected. It took me many tries to find one that lines up with my beliefs and style, but I finally found a good fit, and feel uplifted and supported by that group.[/quote]

Can you recommend it? I'm a longtime agnostic but it has occurred to me that having a church or some kind of community would help during this phase of life. I feel so adrift. Obviously as an agnostic I'm not going to fit into an evangelical community, but I've been curious about other communities where being unsure about what you belief is more accepted. I've also wondered if being part of something like that could help my family as a whole.[/quote]

I’ve explored Unitarian, Episcopalian, Unity, various Buddhist sanghas. Quaker sounds interesting too but I’ve never been to one. There were other types I can’t recall right now. Basically seeking an openminded, warm spiritual community that’s not ‘holier than thou.’

Some came off as too commercial, too formal or cold, others not for me for various reasons. I think I was checking out one or two a year at the most. In looking back it was a somewhat lonely but interesting and worthwhile experience. It was frustrating at the time because it seemed so easy for others to just go to the local church and be happy, but I am very picky. Again church/temple etc is not for everyone but I personally did want a spiritual community, maybe in part because I have younger kids.[/quote]

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