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Exposure to an Outgroup
I am spiritually inclined though I have never been part of an organized religious group. That is, I believe in God, or as the Native Americans refer to Him, "The Great Spirit," the enormous and mysterious power that is responsible for the "Big Bang" and for everything that has evolved in the Universe and on Planet Earth. But as to heaven and hell and the rituals that faiths set out as paths to eternal life, I am not certain that those "places" really exist.
My Exposure to an Outgroup
Meantime I am open-minded and try not to pass judgment on what others believe about God and religion. There is a little congregation called "Friday Fellowship" not far from my neighborhood that meets three Fridays a month. A friend of mine from a job I used to have attends regularly, and invited me. I did attend, and this was certainly an outgroup for me.
My assumptions (from what little I knew) were pretty vague, but I had imagined that people might be shouting their beliefs (like a group of evangelicals I visited with...
I actually researched the stereotypical evangelical setting but didn't realize this was not that kind of religion. These people were Christians, believed in Jesus Christ, but they had their own unique way of worshipping.
What was it like? First of all I was welcomed as a visitor very graciously. My friend did not introduce me, but the other 20 or so worshippers could see I was with him (Sam). In the room there were three round tables, with several candles burning on each table. About six chairs were pulled up around each table. There was a large wooden cross on a table in the front of the room. A young man with an acoustic guitar came into the room strumming some chords and humming (no words were sung). The leader read the scripture; he announced it as the Book of Acts 2:22 -- 36. I looked up some of…
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