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Free Digital Universe (FDU) has three distinct hosts, each of which is responsible for a specific sector of activity taking place within the FDU space; the three sectors are defined as the non-profit, for-profit, and non-commercial. The non-profit host is Unity Foundation, the for-profit host is the FDUMA (Free Digital Universe Management Association ) vendors cooperative, and the non-commercial host is the FDUPA (Free Digital Universe Private Association) educational ministry auxiliary. The originating host, FDUPA, created FDU as an educational ministry auxiliary tool for accessing youth in the place they spend a growing amount of time - the virtual worlds and communities available by computer. To captures kids and adults attention who spend time on-line, FDUPA Directors found partners to participate in sponsoring a "on-line educational fair and fund raiser" in the FDU space. Partners offer relevant options in FDU for users to engage in social networking, affiliate marketing, game playing, and accessing free educational material. Partners all have their own space (think of it as a booth) for engaging Users choosing to play in the FDU fair grounds through the use of an Avatar. FDU is not a participant in the activities, FDU is the virtual fair-ground (space) itself upon which partners and users meet to interact as Soules. Background In the beginning, Ministers of of an Inter-Faith Fellowship were discussing the effects of the Information Age on the youth of today, especially the negative effects that violent battle based Virtual Worlds was having on their minds.
What could be done?
You can't force the kids not to use the computer, they'll need cyberspace tools and knowledge if they wish to succeed in the rapidly approaching Information Age knowledge market; they need to be comfortable with computers, not inundated and desensitized by them.
With partners we decided to create a Virtual Universe as a parable of existence where we could provide contexts for interacting like Soules that reflected our spiritual principles (as we understand them); with the agreement to communicate in universal truths in as cultural neutral (non-denominational) language as possible. It is our intent to example universal principles of life without dis-agreeing with the names we give to these principles, who taught them, and or other diversions from actually "embracing the principles." Honesty, security, love, basic rights, and truth are universal principles of all religions and cultures; these principles provide a common thread to all of humanity, without prejudice to belief systems.
Upon great reflection we decided to create a pre-denominational (altruistic) Ministry Auxiliary (FDUPA) made up entirely of Digital Soules, who would begin preparing two websites, one a Free Digital Universe for educational interaction, and one a Peace Portal where positive action could be taken on environmental, humanitarian, and ecological solutions. As friends, ministry members, and partners began volunteering to create and implement the design it became apparent that more than one host would be needed to oversee the various offerings. Charles Strong of Unity Foundation came forward and offered to host a humanitarian fund raiser in FDU, for funding solutions identified on Peace Portal. FDUPA Directors accepted the offer and they officially became the Charitable Host of FDU. The Charitable Host is authorized to act as the Game Director with authority for regulating the integrity of all actions (commerce) between Soules, and coordinating activities of the vendors association acting as the FDU Commercial Host. FDU Hosts cooperatively and collectively organize the charities, corporations, and spiritual associations by jurisdictional areas of responsibility or Stewardship. The FDU Enterprise contains by necessity, multiple jurisdictional aspects be hosted by entities appropriate to the jurisdictions each unique FDU Steward serves privately, and operates under legally. Each jurisdictional aspect, is answerable to the host from which it derives authority to act.
In order of procreational hierarchy, the three jurisdictional FDU Host's are the Spiritual, Charitable, and Commercial Hosts.
The "Spiritual Host," FDUPA, provides the Digital Soule with potential, when a Soule expresses their potential through their Digital Bodies called "Avatars", the Soule has left the realm of the Spiritual Host, descending into the jurisdiction (the Universe) overseen by the Charitable and Commercial Host
The Free Digital Universe Management Association (FDUMA) in association with Charitable partners Host the commercial activities available in the FDU. FDUMA was established as a private and unincorporated association of charitable, commercial, and spiritual representatives who collectively maintain the multifarious sector offerings evolving in the FDU Fair.
Digital Soules are available as beta accounts at www.peaceportal.mobi
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