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I'm not a member of either one of those faiths, so i will stand corrected if need be. My understanding is that both promote respect for all the forms and traditions through which God has revealed God's self to humankind, regardless of exclusive truth claims. Basically, they affirm the core message of the prophet/faith, with out affirming the claim to sole truth.

Many bhuddists, hindus, animists, polythiests, and adherants of eastern philosophies/faiths would express similar sentiments, as well. (As a Christian, this is also my viewpoint, one in which i know i am not alone in with in the xtian world.) The "Mine Only" view of religion is a particular sub-set of primarly Western faiths, and is not representative of the range of human religious experience. My condolences that your experience with religious folk has not been the greatest...but for the sake of civility, it's a good idea to avoid overgeneralizations...