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When interfaith prayer invitations challenge religious loyalty

My Muslim coworker invited me to join her for morning prayers and I want to say yes but I'm Christian and don't know if that's betraying my faith or honoring hers.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for shared spiritual experience conflicts with inherited notions of religious exclusivity and proper belonging.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Prayer across traditions?”

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