I have written about the importance of loving yourself and seeing past the bad in people and loving the Divine in them. Now I would like to share the importance of acceptance.

We are connected in Divine Love, God, Unified Field, etc. We are that love and so is everyone else whether or not they realize this. I have asked you to see past the bad in others...now I am asking you to accept other people for who and what they are.

I read a Christmas card once that said, "With so many people and cultures in the world, how can there be only one path to God". Any religion brings a focus to God and any focus on God is Good.

What makes people uneasy about those that worship God in a different manner? If you are secure with the way you worship God, then the way others worship God should not offend or scare you. With all the people in the world you cannot expect to like all the paths that exist or understand all cultures. The acceptance comes when you say to yourself this belief works for me and that belief works for that person. If a person is atheist, say OK, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. There is no need to argue with someone because they do not believe like you do. I have had personal experiences when religious people going door to door ended up at my house and they began to preach. I tell them I am not interested and they keep talking anyway. I know it is easy to judge them for this, but judging is God's business and they really believe they are trying to bring you to salvation. Thank them for sharing and politely ask them to leave. Do not hurt them. They really are only trying to help you. If you are told your belief is wrong, do not be angry. You know it works for you. You are secure in what you believe. So someone else does not believe it, that is their prerogative and it may be that their fear of going to hell (or where ever they may be going) is so great that your religion scares them. It is okay. Personally, I cannot prove my way is right or moreover, that their way is wrong. Until I can prove it, I have no right to say anything. Instead of arguing, share ideas. More often you will find that all religions parallel in ideas anyway. I have read parts of the Qu'ran, I have read the Bible, and the Baghavad Gita, and some scriptures of other religions. They all teach the same things. Maybe they use different words, but they mean the same thing. I read them as if they were one and the same book. Though I was brought up to believe that any other religion outside of Southern Baptist was evil and I would die in Hell if I believed anything but what they said, I started reading up about as many religions as I could and found they were all the same. A few variations that mattered very little. All religions are about God's Love. I have listed a link at the bottom of the page called World Religions. Please take some time to look at it and you will see scriptures from religions all over the world. You will see that they are basically the same.

Acceptance of others for racial differences is also necessary. Though we are all connected, we are individuals. As individuals we all are a bit different in some way from everyone else. In fact even in the same race you will find no two people are quite the same. We all have our own likes and dislikes, but we all want love, happiness and prosperity enough to at least not worry about where our next meal is coming from. We are all just trying to live and survive.

I have found that most people who hated someone because of a persons ethnicity had never really known any of the race they were concerned with or one of the few encounters with the race group was unpleasant. You must understand that they also have had encounters that may not have been very positive. You do not know their experiences any more than they know yours. Instead of using that as an excuse to hate, send them love. Ask them why they are so angry with you. If someone accuses you of being a racist, do not be angry with that either. You know that you are not a racist. The problem lies in the accuser. Ask the person why they feel that way. If the person just wants to fight, stop engaging. Tell them you are sorry they feel that way and you hope that your behavior did not offend them and let it go. It is not worth fighting about. We create each other. We all must take responsibility for our part in these matters. I have seen people innocently say something that was completely offending to the next person and not understand the other person’s reactions to what they said. That situation can be calmly handled by explaining why it is inappropriate. Never assume someone understands your culture or that you understand his or hers. Even if you are from the same race you cannot assume to know a persons customs. Behavior is a reflection of experiences, genetics, and media influence.

The other day on TV there was a drive by shooting at a school in a wealthy, primarily white community. I am not sure anyone realized what the reporters had done (I am not even sure if the reporters realized what they had done either). In a primarily white school, they interviewed mostly black students about the drive by. One or two white kids were interviewed but the questions differed slightly. Things like this do make an impression on people without them even realizing it. We must counter such things. I write and tell the news and other media when I see things that are wrong. I am writing and telling you so that you may be aware of it.

I am not saying that everyone is racist, I do not believe that. I do know that racism is common enough that it does need to be addressed and dealt with. Not only between races, but also between economic divisions, religious divisions, sexual orientation, anywhere where one or more groups of people are being hated because they are somehow different from our expectations. We must have more interactions with each other. We need to be open and honest with each other, without trying to wound anyone. We need more educational places where we can learn about each other’s cultures. There are plenty of museums that teach about different cultures. The library has plenty of books on the subject. I have found the most wonderful website that allows you to ask a question about anything you are wondering about. It is called Y The National Forum of Peoples Differences. This site allows you to ask a question about another race, religion, economic group, and etc. anonymously. Your question must be without anger and it must not sound like you already know the answer to your question. You may ask anything though, even out of ignorance. The more questions out of ignorance the better really. How can we heal such things unless they are brought out to the open? Other visitors reading the posted question will answer if it is appropriate for them to do so. There is a link at the bottom of this page. Please go and check it out. It cannot hurt. We are all connected in Divine Love, so being different in appearance or any other way is irrelevant. We are the same in Gods Love. Peace, Love, and Light to ALL of us, the HUMAN RACE!!

We believe this man should be more recognized and honored in our history because of his actions as Governor during WWII. During a time when the average American believed our country was right to create concentration camps for Japanese-Americans to contain the "yellow peril", this man insisted that the Japanese-Americans be treated with respect and dignity as any human being should. He denounced racism, he denounced the concentration camps. He lost his chances for a seat in the Senate because of it. However, he never swayed from what he stood for.
Below, I have included an article I found about him and a picture.