I remember when 9/11 happened, I was in my senior year of high school. Everyone went into shock, and lots of classes got postponed.
A day later, a Pakastani guy at our school got nearly beaten up to death by a gang of mostly Catholic kids. Why? Because he "LOOKED" Muslim...(in reality he was Buddhist, which is pretty sad.)
2007-02-12 11:04:51 · 15 answers · asked by 2 days after my B day :) 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some people are naturally racist. Religion is the excuse they use.
2007-02-12 11:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a shame for the kid at your old high school. That's horrible.
No, religion doesn't make people racist. People decide to be racist on their own. The Bible doesn't exactly encourage racism.
2007-02-12 11:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no longer racist because it is in accordance to their historic previous and lifestyle, and epidermis colour. non secular subject matters are about discrimination, no longer racism. it is termed non secular discrimination. In extreme situations the position violence is in contact it may well be suggested as non secular persecution.
2016-12-04 02:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion does not inherently make people racist. Misunderstanding, fear, and hate make people racist, and unfortunately sometimes these things are taught along with religion. But unfortunately they are also taught along with atheism (or other thought systems) - look at Stalin's Russia.
2007-02-12 11:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by somebody 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion shouldn't make people racist. And if it does, then it's not religion at all. More cult, so to speak.
2007-02-12 11:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd say fear does.
they were catholic kids before 9/11 & he was Pakastani
then 9/11 happened, people got scared, voile!
racism.
2007-02-12 11:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It also happens to make people think that they have the one true religion, and you should convert or will suffer forever once you are 'under the strawberries'.
2007-02-12 11:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Firefly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those people were not true Christians. It is impossible to "LOOK" Muslim. I know white, European girls who have converted to Islam. Do they LOOK Islamic?
I'm quite religious and I'm NOT a racist.
2007-02-12 11:08:37 · answer #8 · answered by darth_maul_8065 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First your story has nothing to do with religion, and more with national fervor. Second if you really want some eye openers read Darwins ideas of race and evolution
2007-02-12 11:09:05 · answer #9 · answered by mark g 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ignorance and upbringing make people racist. if part of that upbringing is strict religious following, racism is built into that (as is homophobia and mysogeny)
2007-02-12 11:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by noestoli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋