My best friend and I used to mock organized religion together but she's started going to church and I feel like I'm losing her to something I don't understand. Every time I make a joke about faith she gets this hurt look and I don't know how to be myself around her anymore without feeling like I'm attacking something she loves.
More people experience this than they realize.
Diverging spiritual paths can threaten friendships built on shared skepticism, requiring new languages of love and respect.
“Where Are You with Shinto and Japanese religion?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.