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When inclusive spiritual groups struggle with competing languages

Our meditation group was founded on being non-denominational and welcoming to all paths but one member keeps bringing in Christian language and another insists on purely secular mindfulness and the rest of us feel caught in the middle, not wanting to exclude anyone but sensing that our container is breaking down.

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A community committed to radical welcome discovers that different spiritual vocabularies can become sources of exclusion even within spaces designed for inclusion.

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