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When your natural spirituality conflicts with your church

I feel most connected to spirit when I'm on the water, but my pastor says that's just nature worship and I should focus on Jesus instead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional religion often dismisses indigenous ways of connecting with the sacred as primitive or heretical.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — Pacific?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.