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When interfaith dialogue becomes superficial and performative

Our interfaith dialogue group was supposed to build bridges but lately the conversations feel performative and surface-level while the real tensions simmer underneath. We're all being too polite to say what we actually think and I wonder if we're just wasting each other's time.

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The desire for harmony can become the enemy of truth, leaving seekers trapped in pleasant conversations that touch nothing real.

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