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ENID, Okla. (AP) — "There is a commonality in our faith, in something beyond ourselves and beyond our particular perspective."

The Rev. Jerry Galbreath, former pastor at University Place Christian Church, said that was one of the key messages he wanted to bring back to Enid from the seventh Parliament of the World's Religions, which convened Nov. 1-7 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Galbreath was one of more than 8,000 attendees, representing about 200 faith traditions from 80 countries, in what is billed as the world's largest and most inclusive interfaith event. The first Parliament of the World...