Re: Re: Re: Cultural Consistency | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Rob Sandelin (robsan![]() |
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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 94 17:21 CDT |
We had a Jewish couple come out for a tour about a month ago or so. After the tour they indicated that they would not be interested. When asked why they said: "There aren't any other Jewish people here." This got me thinking about Cultural/religious issues as barriers to involvement. If my particular religion has attributes which affect my participation in a particular community, would I join knowing that I would stand out as being "different?" I think the whole idea of cultural consistency has a lot to do with finding comfort in what is "normal" for your self and others. We seek out and find comfort and affirmation from others like ourselves. When the individual is much different than the community it takes enormous self confidence to be different and join, knowing that you are different. I just learned of a forming cohousing group who are all Lutheran. They want to live together as an expression of their religious values and see the cohousing model perfectly fitting what they want to do. They have 19 committed families and apparently lots of cash and are looking for a site. When I asked if you had to be a Lutheran to join them they essentially said yes, although the exact words were: We are not looking for anyone else. It will be interesting to see how they develop. Rob Sandelin Puget Sound Cohousing Network
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