The World & Discrimination

Tonight I have realized how ridiculous Americans can be. Tonight some have spoken. At the hotel that I work at, we had a huge Islam group there. The group was there to hold a fundraiser in our biggest ball room. They also took up three other banquet rooms that we have in the hotel. The group had their huge prayer at sunset in the very back of our lobby, which we were fine with. The group paid for their space in the hotel, and all they are doing is praying, so I don't see the big deal. While this was happening the MAVS vs. Spurs game is on tonight, and we have a ton of people in the lobby watching it. After the prayer was over, a lot of the people from the Islam group that were there decided to watch the game in our lobby, because we have a huge flat screen TV in there. Well not but ten minutes later I had a lot of guests coming up to me telling me that they are offended, because the Islams prayed in our hotel. They said "we paid for our rooms upstairs and I don't see why they can just pray in here. Everyone I am with is highly offended by this. This is private property. We should feel comfortable in the lobby, and quite frankly we do not feel comfortable at all. And why are their kids near the bar area it's against TABC rules." They are right, but their parents were with them, and they weren't sitting AT the bar, they were sitting in our lounge. This lady was just upset because they were part of the Islam group. These ladies continued on to say that "this is America and if we can't say God Bless America or sing our Star Spangled Banner in the lobby, then they shouldn't be able to pray." I went on to say, “Well how come you didn't sing the Star Spangled Banner. This is America, you do have the right to do so, just as they have the right to pray. They can sit in the lounge all they want, they are no different from you.” The lady just walked away from the front desk, and continued watching the MAVS game. She kept leaving the lounge and walking by the front desk, and wouldn't even look at me, so of course she maybe felt somewhat shameful of her self. Well 30 minutes later she walked by the desk with her other friends and said "I can't take this shit anymore I am going upstairs." I said okay.
I also had a guy who came to the desk and said "why are there so many dot heads in the lobby by the bar area. They shouldn't be near alcohol anyway. Where am I supposed to sit with my family and have some drinks and watch the game." I told them that they could go in the restaurant and have their drinks in there if they were in fat that offended by our Islamic guests that were sitting in our lobby. I also went on to tell him that he needs to get his facts straight if he wants to talk about people, when ignorant people like you call someone a dot head they are supposed to be referring to Hindu people, not Islams; Muslims who praticing the Islam religion wear hijabs. So before you want to discriminate someone make sure you actually know what you are talking about!!" He was furious, but I could care less! That was very disrespectful, and he made himself look like an ass. I have Islam and Hindu friends, so what they were saying HIGHLY offended me, because they were being such close minded ingorant assholes.

I realize why there is so much hate in this world. Islam is a religion just as Christianity is or any other religion. Why does it matter if they pray in the back of our lobby? If it were Christians in the back praying they wouldn't have said anything or not had such a big problem with it. This country is still full of discrimination, and now I see why other countries don't like most of Americans opinions. If this is America, and we are supposed to feel comfortable and free, then why did that lady ever bring that up. She obviously is being biased, because she is not allowing others to feel the same freedom as her. It’s like Americans now and day only want SOME people to feel free or comfortable and no one else, and this isn’t the way it should be! This is why there is so much chaos! Islam people should be able to feel comfortable to pray where ever they please, I mean this is America right-the land of the free. This lady that was appalled by what our Islam guests were doing, and she was very big on the fact of this being America. If she wants freedom than why only give it to the white person? How come it mattered if the Islam guests prayed in our lobby? It should NOT matter. Everyone has their own religion, opinions, and life styles. It is disturbing to me how people in this world say that they are tired of discrimination. "You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the plank from the other person's eye" (Matthew 7:5). I think people like that need to take the plank out of their eye, before they try and say that there is too much discrimination in this world. It is appalling to me how people are now and days. It seems this problem has gotten a lot worse than people think. Then they wonder why this world is so screwed up. No one can get along, because they think that their opinion matters most!

Hypothetically speaking, we have the Republican white person who wants to continuously bitch about others religions and how they shouldn't be any other religion but Christianity, because all other ways of religion are all wrong. BUT then we have the Christian who says that gay people shouldn't be living the lifestyle that they live, that being gay is completely wrong and they are going to hell because of it. Then that turns the gay people away from Christians, when in essence, aren't the Christians supposed to draw people towards them so that they can show others who God really is….not by discriminating others and saying what they are doing is ALL wrong. So now we have gay people that stereo type all Christians because of those few Christians who have looked down upon them because of who they are and what they believe in.
I can continue on forever, but you get my drift-it seems like the domino effect to me in this world. I am disgusted with how people in this world act and how they are treating others. It is ridiculous beyond belief. If we all just accepted others as they are, I think that the world would get along much better than it does right now!

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference!!
I wish everyone would go by that....