I really hate the fact that things like racism and discrimination exist, what are somethings that I can do avoid madness besides praying?
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I hate thinking this, but I think some people are just unhappy and want the rest of the world to experience the same measure of anger or sadness. The only thing you truly can do, in my opinion, is to BE peace. Always respond with love and peace in any given situation, so that those around you will know that you can not be led otherwise.
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become a child of God and ask God to remove it from you.\n\nWithout God you can do nothing!
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you want prejudice try religion
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I am also WIccan...\nPeople hate it and condemn it because they don't understand it. People place fear with lack of understanding. HOWEVER... you are being harassed at school, by a school official. That is not right. It doesn't matter if the principal is a preacher or not. Harassment is not allowed. My suggestion is to talk to your parents (if you can) or write a letter to the Superintendant of Schools in your area.  Harassment is not to be tolerated, in any case.  As long as you and your coven are not breaking any rules, you should not be targeted for anything. There is help out there for you, and they don't discriminate.\n\nBlessed Be!
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From now on, when someone in your family comes to you with something for you to pray about, tell them that you don't need any details at all, and you don't even need to know who is involved in the issue because God knows, and you will bring it to Him in prayer.  Tell them that you will pray for God's will, and His peace and healing.  Leave it at that.  \n\nIf you let your family members talk to you about all this stuff, you are part of the problem, not the solution.  The solution from your end is to stop listening to it.  That includes walking away from a conversation that is inappropriate.  Be quiet about it, though.  Don't saying anything; just leave.\n\nYour family members will have to make their own choices about gossip.  Stay out of it completely and forever.  You'll be much happier.  Don't even talk about staying out of gossip.  You're just inviting more conversation about gossip, which in turn leads to gossip!
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Get your affairs in order so you will have nothing to worry about when it does happen; then, don't dwell on it.  Enjoy life while you can.  Pray.
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Keep an open mind and learn from other religions.  if you really listen, you'll hear a lot of similarities.  if it is uncomfortable, stay away from the topic of religion and stick to the things that made you friends in the first place.  i think people will go to heaven if they are good and hell if they are not. no matter what philosophy you follow, there is always a basic belief or faith or values that keep you "good", regardless of religion.
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All citizens of Planet Earth, irrespective of creed, should wage an inward jihad against prejudice, bigotry, racism and hate. And please, brother, when addressing an issue, try to assess all the aspects and viewpoints of such issue. People choose to single out a specific  group and discuss their dress code for a reason. Try to figure out the motivations. And they choose to  bring to the front suicide bomb to occult something. Look for the skeleton in the cupboard
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Religion gets on my nerves as well, but fortunately not that many people bring it up in real life.  For the few that do "I'm not religious" almost always suffices.  When it doesn't, I start asking the hard questions I know they've never thought about until they shut up.
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learn to appreciate the little things\nshare more moments with family\nlisten more and talk less,\nWANT to console in others more than the want to be consoled.\neven if you don't agree with someone's beliefs, don't HATE them but empathize with them, because you never know when you will be faced with the same struggles that person went through! <3\n:)
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There are several things you can do:\n1) Write a letter to the editor of the Post\n2) Write your Representative\n3) Give time or money to a charity that helps victims like this.  My personal favorite is the Southern Poverity Law Center.  They provide free legal services to anyone that has been a victim of racial or religous injustice.  Below I provide some links about it's co-founder Morris Dees and information about the various programs that the Southern Poverty Law Center provide.\n\nI encourage everyone who reads this to think about how they can teach tolerance to a child today.
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that would be very rude. you should stand or sit quietly while they pray. you can think about whatever you want, but you should respect their beliefs and remain quiet and still.
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Ignorance is the root of all evil.  It shows its ugliness throughout history.  People believing that god has directed their leaders to kill.  Belief that different races are somehow inferior.  Follow blindly the advice of a religious leader, political leader, or even a friend.  Don't be ignorant.  No more witch hunts, suicide bombers, spanish inquisitions, genocide. Stop representing beliefs as fact.Question your leaders, and even your own beliefs.  If they don't stand up to the truth, reject them.  It's time for us to develop a new system of dealing with each other, based on today's reality.  I've started,  and I need your help.  Check out my blog on yahoo 360.
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I think there are a lot of Christians who have been taught to hate themselves and their God given sexual orientation, and it hurts not only them, but their families.  I pray constantly that God will free people from the bondage of lies that keep them closeted.  Someday, homphobia will seem as outdated as racism, and probably take twice as long to shake off.
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Ask God for spiritual protection.  Just rattling of the Lord's prayer won't do anything because you need a prayer of faith, not a go to prayer of tradition.  The Lord's prayer is a model of how to pray, not the only thing you should pray.  also, Jesus never said "say this prayer when you are under spiritual oppression."  when it happens to you next time, pray in the way Jesus did when he drove out demons.  rebuke the demon, tell Him you belong to Jesus and tell him in the name of Christ to leave you.  Ask God for an angel to protect you and guard you.  Also, youre not being attacked because you didnt go to a church service, God isn't punishing you.  Remember, God is greater than the devil, just rely on Him and youll be fine.
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How can I stop squinting with anger when my evil schemes are made public to Americans?
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Every religion is under attack by somebody, or some group... not just Christanity... so get over it.   Just believe in your religion,,, and quit crying about it.  People will always talk about what you believe in.  Get Over It.