I don&#x27;t know much about Buddhism, but your suggestion about joining a Christian or Muslim church is likely to backfire. If you&#x27;re joining out of purely a desire for social connection, you may find some difficulty if you discover the philosophical requirements are too much for you to bear.<p>In other words, you might make friends, then realize you&#x27;re not on board with the theology, then end up with a very rough break up. This happened to me in college at least. Led to the worst time of my life.