Your mind is closed to anything that has not been indoctrinated into it, Gary. It is ridiculous to believe that Christianity offers the only way to spiritual transcendence, and it's very arrogant to believe that people today have half of an inkling as to the true meaning of Christ's teachings. Every religion has an esoteric or mystic aspect that cannot be thrown to the side because one religion says so. To ignore that is to misunderstand a great many lessons. Try to understand what the real, inner tradition is teaching you, and leave the political, divisiveness behind. You'll only be the better for it. The difference is like the way we teach preschool vs. the way we teach college. What a preschooler cannot comprehend, a college student can. Levels, you know?