Comments to Others

I agree with what you said. While I don't really have a religion I turn to when I need help, I can see how it would be a comfort when life is hard. Especially in prison, where it would be easy to lose hope and start to think negatively, believing that a higher power has a plan for you would make it a lot easier to accept bad circumstances. I think religion in prison should be encouraged, since it discourages violence and drugs which are problems in jail. (to Techmanjones)

This is a really good blog. I thought Malcolm's response was equally hypocritical, but I was glad to see him change his thought process after his trip. I also agree with you about making sure you are following the actual beliefs of your religion, not somebody's interpretation. All the variations make it hard for me to believe in any one religion. I wasn't raised religiously, so I would have to chose one, and that's hard with stuff like this going on. Great blog. (to mmaajj)

I probably would have flipped out on that guy. I'm Jewish too, more by decent than religiously. To me, stereotypes and comments like that themselves don't bother me, it all depends on how their said. Like this guy was trying to disrespect you, so I'd punch him, but one of my friends joking around wouldn't bother me, as long as its not too much, because they aren't trying to be mean deliberately. (to Whaddupgossipgirl)

I also don't see how this could not be immediately connected to the racist stereotype. Even if they truly didn't mean it to be racist (which they did and probably thought they could talk their way out of it), they had to at least realize how it might be looked at. If they really didn't notice any of it, the paper needs new editors. (to gabby 119)