A Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a Hindu, a Sikh, a Buddhist and a bunch of other religious folks of different sects walk into a bar.
There, they have endlessly circular and divisive discussions on the nature and purpose of prayer.
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My pet theory is, it's because of the strange ethics entailed in many of these traditions - "Enlightenment and how to live it, according to me."
If it sounds like religious chauvinism, well, it's because it is.
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I don't expect this explanation to satisfy everyone, and I'm still not quite sure of it myself.
But crypto-proselytization in the guise of "experience" or "teaching" is very real. That much I feel confident saying.