What is FREdome all about?

A shared way forward

Do you agree that:

• We all need to understand each other
• We all deserve to have our ideas heard
• We all have a shared right to choose our future

So, FREdome is all about:

• Bringing people from different backgrounds together
• Enabling anyone to put forward their ideas
• Inviting everyone to discuss and select the best ideas, which we will then help implement

Because humanity is basically caring, sensible and good, this will lead to:

• The best chance for peace
• The brightest ideas
• The triumph of conscience and truth

To be truly creative, we need to think “out of the box”...

Are we all missing something?

Life in our community is so fast and pressured these days that once we get onto life’s roller coaster everything seems to become a blur. As soon as we go to school, we are pushed to get good grades in order to land a good job and attain a decent lifestyle. We are then constantly bombarded with so much advertising and entertainment that it is all too easy to get to the end of our lives without ever thinking, “Why am I doing what I’m doing?” Perhaps we should get off the roller-coaster for a little breather and see that we are actually living in three worlds: Fantasy (imaginary things), Reality (the here and now) and Eternity (the supernatural, spiritual and afterlife). The most important things in life are surely those that affect us for the longest. Imaginary things affect us only while we think about them. Real things affect us for a lifetime. But, Spiritual things, if they exist, may affect us now and eternally.

However, many people appear to have their priorities the other way up. We do need to live in all three worlds, but for most of us, our Reality is a set of routine daily chores. We can’t wait to get to the end of the day when we can escape into our favourite soap, or go down the pub and have one drink too many with our friends. On the other hand, our spiritual life tends to be way down the agenda, even below our daily chores.

FREdome – where the three worlds will one day meet

The ultimate vision is a major attraction, called FREdome. This will compare and explore these three worlds in a spectacular and rewarding way. It will encourage people to step back from their pressured lives, work out what matters most and empower them to achieve their most cherished goals. It will draw together people with very diverse outlooks on life. It will stimulate and showcase ideas in these three worlds.

Figure 1 - FREdome Structure

The three worlds are each further subdivided into three:

	FANTASY: Passive Fantasy we simply sit back and take in. Interactive Fantasy requires us to do something, or interact with other people. In Creative Fantasy we are using our own imaginations, instead of feeding off someone else’s.
	REALITY:  Being is what we need to do, simply to maintain the existence and comfort of ourselves and our dependants. Living is what we get, over and above that. Output is helping other people or making our mark in the world.
	ETERNITY: Our Personal Journey answers questions such as, “Is there a supernatural? Who or what is God?” Dialogue and Healing includes sharing the journey with others and receiving or ministering healing. Worship is giving honour to God, not to get anything from him for ourselves or others, but simply because He merits it.

Why might you want to visit?

• Some people will visit Fantasy in order to be entertained. Others will come to gain a platform for their undiscovered performing or creative talent.
  
• Some will visit Reality in order to marvel at the world around us or get a glimpse of the future through high technology. Others will come because they want a fair deal on the things they buy, or have a bright idea that they want to express or turn into a commercial reality. Still others will come because they simply want to put something back into life.
  
• Some will visit Eternity because they are searching for meaning or in need of healing. Others will come because they are passionate about Caring and Truth.

Fantasy	Reality	Eternity
Creative	Output	Worship	Flow of material
Interactive	Living	Dialogue and Healing
Passive	Being	Personal Journey	Draw people this way

A partnership between Arts, Business and Culture/Faith

Fantasy, Reality and Eternity each have something positive to emphasise in each other: