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When personal spiritual growth threatens community acceptance

My meditation practice has become more meaningful than Sunday worship but I am afraid to tell anyone at church about it because they will think I am becoming Buddhist.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of being labeled or ostracized can prevent honest sharing about authentic spiritual development.

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