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When friendship faces a crisis of faith

My closest friend became a pastor and I've lost my faith entirely and now there's this careful distance between us where we're both trying to protect each other from our truths. We used to talk about everything and now religion is this landmine we dance around but it's becoming the only thing that matters to either of us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who once shared sacred ground now stand on opposite shores, each afraid their honesty will destroy what remains.

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