The one true music collection

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This week's texts make me think about interfaith dialogue,
and interfaith dialogue makes me think of a conversation with my friend Ali. We
were trying to reconcile the fact that each of our religions--or at least some
segments of each of our religions--claims that the other's religion is flat out
wrong.

"Here's how I see it," Ali said. "Your religion is like your
music collection. Of course you think your music collection is the best in the
world. If you don't, then why are you listening to that crap? It's time to get
some new music.