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Perhaps "not an option" was a bit strong. I'd say it "was not a comfortable option". It was my first meeting, with only 6 others in attendance, and when they all got up and headed towards the door, so did I. Next think I know, they've stopped in a circle with a spot left for me, and to have stepped back and not accepted them at that point would have been rude.
You have to take into account I'm in Oklahoma, and not only is most everyone Christian, they do not have exposure to many people who are not. Just as important, people here are polite to a fault, and I include myself among them.
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