My best friend is dating this guy who is Jewish. She is Christian, but has not really been to church since she was little. This guy, let’s say his name is Dave, is so cool, and he really likes, lets say her name is Cori. Cori really likes Dave and their religious differences have never caused them any problems, at least between themselves.
A couple of Cori’s “friends” started making fun of her and calling her all kinds of horrible names, just because she’s dating Dave. A couple of kids made her cry on several different occasions. I couldn’t believe it! I wondered how anyone could be so mean, that they would intentionally try to hurt someone. She got so mad that she stopped sitting with them at lunch. I felt horrible for her, but at the same time I was so angry.
Eventually, they eased up on teasing her. Two months later though, she still catches some flack for dating Dave.
Through this she has become a stronger person, and their relationship is stronger than ever.
*Think about it: Do you make fun of people for their religion, body type, friends, grades, social status, their clothes, or just for being them? If you can answer yes to any of those questions, stop and think, “What would God want me to do?”
- Bryana
Kids can be so cruel sometimes, but its awesome that Cori has a great friend like you to stand up and make a good example of how friends should act!
Wow, that’s some tough stuff to deal with. I don’t know why Jewish people have gotten treated so brutally throughout history…it stinks. Anne Frank is such an inspiration to me and I’m sure most of the world, and she is a Jew who went through a ton of isolation and hardships- she was so awesome and talented! If only the world would let her shine! (She does know!) It starts with one person at a time, to accept people’s differences and see the beauty in them. And praying for people with biases and discriminations is important, too, because they are letting out all of their troubles and insecurities on others.