What the hell happened to tolerance and understanding

I am appalled that in to-days civilised society, one human being could treat a fellow human in such a deplorable manner. It just goes to show how low this person was. I cetainly wouldn't have let them away with it. I still think you should report the matter to your local police officer and have that person charged with assault. It is so revolting to such a thing. Please do not let it upset you too much, it just proves that you are a better person than they are.

O_O they did WHAT? That's going a bit far..what did they think you did to the clothes anyway? Zapped it with some 'lets turn all people who wear or touch this stuff into wiccans and gay people or anyone else we hate' spell? *shakes my head in wonder* Geez..they can disagree with our religion but bleh..denying charity when people really need it from someone who differs in religion from you's..it's..GAH! Insane. That kind of intolerance and prejudice isn't all unheard of..though it's SUPPOSED to be rarer these days..limited to small isolated towns. Unfortunately I don't think we're any closer to a tolerant society than we were fifty years ago. What's sad is, people like that don't probably don't realize how much they hurt another human being by acting that way or else don't care. If this was another situation..like a hotel wouldn't rent you a room, or a store sell you groceries you could remind them that they could get themselves into serious trouble with the law someday acting that way..which might possibly words-wise shake some sense into their brains. There's just little we can do I guess to fix the fact that countless other people who'd probably react the same way will probably not change. Even if we somehow reach a point where our religion is somwhat as respecte as christianity..some people like that will still exist. *manages a bit of a smile* It's really depressing when I think about it, heh.

your faith is your choice and there is no one who can tell you what to do , That man was disgusting , Did he think God would have wanted him to spit on anyone , If it were me I would have gone to someone above him and let them know what kind of a man he was and about him spitting at you , that was disgusting , I wish I had been there with you , I would have waited there with you until I got someone to report him too , Don't you worry about it too much , I know its easy for me to say but what is it they say " what goes around comes around " and he will get his comeuppance I am sure of that xxxx

That's terrible. i've never seen it taken that far. Just goes to show how many confused and bigoted people there are. Obviously Christ wouldn't condone something, so its sad that people get so wrapped up in the wrong parts of their belief systems.

Wow I never thought they could do that to people. Honestly this is something different. Usually, when we give to the charity here, they say to me what they wouldn't accept. Sometimes they say they don't accept clothes anymore, because they have too many clothes already. I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. I pray this shall pass and you forgive those people. Perhabs next time, when you want to give to charity, just put them all in the plastic and ask them to collect?

Oh my what a complete and utter ignorant bigot you have come across today - how awful for you! It's a good job I wasn't there else he would have got a 'mouthful' back - Spitting at you is actually an assault and I would have a good mind to phone the police or speak to the headquaters of their organisation at the very least! What a nasty little man and I'm really sorry you've had this upset today! Don't let him get away it I wouldn't be spoken to like this by anyone let alone some charity that I was going to help! How dare he! Keep us updated and be happy in the knowledge that at least you're a better person than he is!

I can undesratnd what you are feeling.I totally agree to you in that the world is becoming so very indulgent and un-supportive.People are getting intolerable at times.I mean they have very less patience and always try to hurt others.

I think that mans attack on you was absolutely disgusting!So much for Christian charity indeed.I am Pagan myself but luckily haven't come across this abuse myself."burn in Hell for all eternity" I am "an evil Satanic witch who should be burnt at the stake, with the rest of Satan's spawn" where the hell does this kind of abuse come from? I just don't understand.People need to be more tolerant of other peoples belief systems and stop judging.Christianity is NOT the only religion in this world and as soon as these fanatic Christians (and no I am not meaning all,just some)learn to tolerate others the better this world will be.As for the spitting,I am astounded that that happened and am very angry about it!.

omg recycledgoth I am SO SORRY you had to experience that! and I am truly disgusted as well..I'm all for everyone having their own opinions and beliefs etc but there are times when ppl need to just keep them to themselves ESPECIALLY when the one they are directing their hatred at is being KIND AND HELPFUL.....also KUDOS and +++ for you for keeping your cool...I would have lost my damn mind if someone spit on me!! that would get him a punch in the face and then I'd have gone completely off on him demanding to know who his boss was and so on (I'm a hothead with slight aggression issues LOL)..... It is a sick and sad state of affairs that ppl are so hateful and cruel in todays day and age....There isnt much compassion or understand in the world which is such a shame...I really am so sorry you had to experience that but keep in mind that not all Christians are like that as I'm sure you know....I'd also most definately call up the place and put in a complaint to the owner or supervisor etc..that is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE behaviour and the guys boss needs to know what his employee did and how he treats kind hearted ppl who are trying to help

Feel sorry for ignorance, Everything has a use. If "it" upset you that much you should step on it. then feel sorry.

I'm so sorry you were treated that way. That man obviously has some serious issues. If it were me, I would contact the church that runs the store and let them know what happened. That man would benefit from a counseling session with his minister about what being a true Christian means.

I'm sorry about your experience. But i am more sorry for him because he is ignorant and his ignorance makes him intolerant of other peoples beliefs. he is so immersed in his own beliefs that he doesn't have room for other people's practices. speaking for the Christian community, i hope you won't take this against all of us, because we're not all the same.

Sorry you had to learn the hard way that sometimes the most religious people are the biggest bigots. I had an insane idiot like that ranting at me once. It was pretty unbelievable.

I was horrified after reading your post because I was a devout Christian. I hope you will not generalized every Christian as having this kind of hideous mouth. You were right to be upset and angry. But the filthy words he hurled on you indicate he is not a man with a pure heart. But I do believe there are a lot of people out there claiming they are Christians and still continue to do evil things. Why not go back and talk with the head ministries and talk it out.

nothing to say, except that i think you are correct in assesing that the man is deranged. but like all religious narrow-mindedness, christians have their shortcomings too. i stay in india where christians are a minority. but one distinct trait of theirs which i remember goes like this... my mom used to work as a secretary in an office having a handful of anglo-indians (all christians). after every christmas and such festivals, they used to bring cakes and other goodings which they used to distribute among their colleagues (majority of them hindu) as Jesus's blessings. the blessings were accepted by all barring a negligible few. but on the flip side, after any hindu festival, whenever any food was offered to them by their hindu colleageus, the anglo-indian group invariably refused, saying straight that they cant accept any other god's blessings apart from Jesus. such incidents happened around 15/20yrs back. but i believe things haven't changed much!

I think that was just plain wrong. I'm sure he probably does it to a lot of people, not just you. Because he obviously took one look at your necklace and decided to take action. So I'm sure if other people of other religions, or no religion, came into the shop, they probably would've faced the same outcome. I think it's their loss seriously. Don't feel sad by it, because he's the sad case.

I am sorry you have had this experience. Unfortunately, when a religion sets itself up to be the only Truth, then this is what has to occur: it has to see all who are outside of it as siding with the devil. I have some deep questioning about organized religion because of this basic flaw. I'm Christian in my heart, but now know that there are many different paths to the Source. Of course Christianity would be mad at me for saying so. But even the Bible says that "you will know them by their fruits", and "you shall know they are My disciples by their love for one another." You are closer to what is good that anyone if you believe in tolerance and understanding. As a teenager I used to try to debate with anyone I could - even relatives... but... as I grew up, I understood that the world, just because it is not like me, is not automatically wrong. Even as a ten-year-old, seeing encyclopedias with different religions, wondered how I got so lucky to be born into the True Religion. But it dawned on me as I looked at those pictures of little Buddhist boys, and Catholic boys, that they were thinking the EXACT same thing.... which proves that we need to believe what we feel we need to, but to leave everyone their choice. It's hard for anyone who believes they have the Only Truth to do that. It is set up so that there is a war, and there are two sides, and you are in the war whether you like it or not, and to side for one is to side against the other. But, it shouldn't be that way! I am also pagan at heart, I guess for believing in tolerance and diversity, and appreciating nature, and taking an attitude of humanism. Whatever. That is what feels right to me, not what you just experienced. When I see that happen, it just reinforces how I feel that I am on the right track in my search for what feels right and true.

Shame on that person, what a dreadful thing to do. I am amazed as most charity shops the staff never see the donors and for him to confront you is unforgivable and in my opinion UN Christian. A gift is a gift. and never should the recipient ask where or how or what. I am so sorry that you shed a tear for this ugly soul he is not worth it

I think you were right to be shocked at this response from a Christian. I thought they were supposed to be open minded to everyone and kind. I would report him to the manager of the shop, as surely the philosophy of the shop wouldn't represent his attitude.

"What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?" From a song called Peace, Love, and Understanding that was redone my A Perfect Circle. The words right so very true to me. i don't understand why and how in this day and age people are so intolerant. Be true to yourself. If you are pagan, be proud of it. Don't let the closed-minded wear you down. They are int he wrong and the Karma Police will eventually get them.