Q&A: Attitude Toward Secular People
Attitude Toward Secular People
Question
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Rabbi, I feel hurt when people make fun of religion. This wrong attitude, which comes from a deep lack of understanding, makes me sad. Is something like that even worth responding to? And how should one relate to things like this? Should I try to respond, try to bring them closer?
Answer
In many cases, unfortunately, we honestly bring it on ourselves. But take a breath and arm yourself with a bit of a sense of humor. Nothing happened; the dogs bark and the caravan moves on. Muslims tend to be offended by anyone who mocks Muhammad (and then kill him). A Jew knows how to laugh a bit at himself.
Clearly, it's worthwhile to try to bring closer anyone you can. But be careful to do it tactfully, otherwise you'll only provoke more laughter of this kind.