I don't like feeling good when I read this stuff!

[Mike_D30]

First I know it is completely wrong, I desperately need to repent which I do, but it always creeps back up, but for some reason I do have a deep seated negativity and borderline hatred for Muslim’s. When I read stories like this:

cnn.com/2006/US/02/16/mosque.attacks/index.html

I feel happy and almost vindicated. I know it’s horrible and I want to be able to just forgive and move on and understand people, but I have a real hard time with Muslims. I’m a native New Yorker, and I drive by ground zero very often, and my blood still boils I get so angry. When I see captive Christian women threatened to be beheaded I want to scream inside.

How do I let go of this? I’ve tried praying, but I have a real mean streak towards Muslims I can’t shake. Is there any hope for me?

 

[virgo]

Mike–is your hate toward Muslims, or toward terrorists?

There is a difference.

 

[Lexee15]

I’m sorry you have these feelings, but in a way now you know how they feel toward us. I am NOT in anyway condoning what a group of misguided people did, but we have to look at what we have done (government & corporations) to their countries and people and get a glimpse of their world and where they are coming from. It’s not fair that we make ourselves out to be purely victims, the people who died on Sept.11th, our soldiers and their families are victims, but we must ask ourselves “Why” and look for answers instead of hating a group of people we don’t even know…when we do that we are no better than those that hate us and target innocent people for what a government and money hungry elitests have done. Not only that, but we turn into angry, ugly people and what’s worse we make our souls ugly.

I have found that praying to the Holy Spirit really brings peace and consolation, it also brings about understanding, patience and empathy. I will pray that you are able to let go of those feelings, the release is amazing.