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VIEWPOINTS: Have you ever attended a church or place of worship for a faith outside your own?

A few years ago Benyamin Cohen, the son of an Orthodox rabbi, decided to check out some Christian churches and see what all the excitement was about.

He discovered lots of exciting things, like first time visitor parking at a Methodist church and ancient rituals at the Episcopal Church.

Read the full Viewpoints question here or continue on to the response below.

Visiting the mosque

Yes, I was invited to share about World Relief’s Christian mission, vision and values at the local mosque recently after their evening prayers. I was warmly accepted and we engaged in a good, respectful conversation on how those attending the mosque can partner with World Relief to serve Muslim refugees resettled in Spokane.

Topics: Faith, Faith-Based Organizations
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other, Islam
Tags: muslims spokane, world relief spokane

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Through interfaith dialogue I learn the most

In attending churches and activities for faiths other than my own I have found that it is through interfaith dialogue, panels, and one on one discussion that I learn the most. I may never “understand” a faith path but what I can do is learn the underlying teaching and respect the beliefs of that path
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Richer experience

I have had a little more experience with the Jewish Passover than anything else.
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My sample is wide

My conclusion is that the spiritual “fault line” (if you will allow me a geological metaphor) is not best or most accurately drawn along the lines of which religion a person practices, as if the real issue in the religious and spiritual world today were whether or not a person is a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim or a Buddhist.
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“Taste of Faith”

From the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, I learned the beauty of ancient traditions and felt a connection to billions of people who have participated in the same rituals for nearly 2,000 years.
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