So I said to her “Oh hi, how are you!? Did you have a nice Christmas” and she got really angry with me and barked back “We don’t celebrate Christmas…”, expecting me know why, I didn’t so I asked “Oh why’s that then..” and she replied “We’re Jehovah Witnesses”…

Well to all and sundry who don’t celebrate Christmas – people when they say it, say it to be friendly, courteous and polite; it’s never a question that is intended to offend anyone and to be honest – how am I supposed to know what religion/faith a person is?

I basically accept people as they are – if they are rude, well I don’t bother with them – their colour, creed, sexuality doesn’t come into the equation.

Why can’t people just get along?

When I asked bought a t-shirt on ebay from a Muslim guy, I had said the same to him (not knowing at the time, he was Muslim) if he had a nice Christmas, and rather than bark back at me and be rude, he said “I’m Muslim, we don’t celebrate Christmas, but we did take our children to their friends house, and our friend had a little gift for the kids”, well now that was a nice touch, because a three year old isn’t really in touch with their religion (it’s something they learn from their parents etc) but a three year old is attracted by the bright lights of a Christmas Tree, and the excitement of opening gifts; so it was nice of the man’s friend not to leave his kiddies out of the excitement.. but he said to me “all in all we enjoyed the season as well, just we have our own special days..”

So why not educate people on the different religions instead of being rude about them? I don’t know anything about the Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, Hindu faith (if I’ve left one out, it’s only because I only know these ones.. ) so educate me..

As for people been black and white – I think it’s nice that we’re not all the same and that at the end of the day; we’re all God’s people & he gave us all a free will – and if our free will chooses different faiths and way of life; so be it.. he also gave us a free will to be good or bad..

So my heart does go out to the the families and loved ones of Channon & her boyfriend; that was undoubtedly a perverted act of evil and only found out about it on the internet news; it wasn’t screened on our tvs in Ireland..

I do not and will not ever agree that the KKK is right – they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they think of others; it’s disgraceful.