Moving from a Closed to an Open Religion

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As we reflect on our different
religious traditions,

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both Christians and Muslims,

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we need to realize that there
is a way of framing our religion

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that actually can help us
be open to one another,

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and there's a way of framing
a religion that closes off

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of to one another.

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We can frame our
religion as a closed set,

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where we consider we are right
and the others are wrong.

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And that makes
dialogue very difficult.

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It becomes even more difficult

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when one person is converted
from one tradition to the other,

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and in the process they reject that
the tradition from which they come.

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That does not open up dialogue,
that closes down dialogue.

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The way to open up
dialogue is to recognize

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that we come from
different traditions,

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but God is bigger than
our tradition,

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and God can speak to us through
one another's traditions.

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And if we are open enough,

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we can actually listen to
one another and learn from

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that which God can teach us
through one another's religions