Dogma?

Maybe there was a time when rigid dogma made sense for a flock who were uneducated and had no access to the skills or languages necessary to change their condition. And even then, what was the real purpose of dogma for these faithful?
But for those living a contemporary life, with easy access to education and information, we don't really need or want dogma. It's the dogma of others.
What we need is guidance and direction in how to form our own spiritual beliefs and paths. And this is born through conscience.
Human conscience has evolved over time and yet has stayed rooted in the core teachings of the great religions and great teachers. We each, in the contemporary world, need to find those teachers who expand our consciences into organs capable of bringing us fulfillment and personal integrity in a world that daily diminishes our best humanity.
Anyone on such a journey of conscience will know when he or she is in hell or heaven. (And life is always full of hells and heavens.) And this person becomes a teacher, not needing to be told where to go, but walking and sharing with others.