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Religion scholar and bestselling author Stephen Prothero has written a new book called “God is Not One,” in which he takes issue with those who argue that religions are all just different paths up the same mountain. Religion & Ethics Newsweekly managing editor Kim Lawton spoke with Prothero about how religions are different and why people, including adherents within each religious tradition, need to acknowledge the importance of those differences.<\/p>\n

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