Centuries ago, there was an incident where a pair of missionaries heard about a Gathering of Nations & thought it would be a good opportunity to convert Native People. They traveled through land no white people had before, a few hundred miles west of the Appalachian mountains to reach it. They learned that there would be
storytelling, & joined that event to spread their beliefs. Because they had come from farthest away,
they were granted the privilege of speaking first. So they started talking about the Creation in Genesis & continued on to the life of Jesus, summarizing the Bible in a couple of hours. When they were done the listeners praised them & said that indeed that was
the beginning of everything. Then another group spoke &
started telling their tribe's story of how the world started, but the missionaries interrupted them and said "No that's not the truth! We just told you the truth & you agreed with us! Why are you saying something different now?" The Native People were disturbed by their attitude & told them "We allowed you to tell your story without interruption; & found merit in how you see things. So why will you not do the
same for us?" They likely did not gain any converts that day.
