Hi girls

DP and I were watching a movie based on Sept 11 (United 93) the other night, and it got me thinking about people's reactions to other religions after the terrorist attacks and more broadly.

I wonder if any of you have experienced, or know of anyone who has experienced, discrimination because of the religion you follow.

I grew up with parents who were Jehovah's Witnesses and I remember plenty of comments about missing out on birthdays and Xmas, but no actual teasing, or anything like that as a child. There was the occasional person who would get abusive at a JW adult in my presence.

But having seen on the Chaser the other week when Charles was asking Americans if they believed Muslims should be required to carry identification of identify themselves as such and the responses he was getting was a bit scary! Americans really have no clue sometimes, and the obvious parallels with the Jews in Nazi Germany clearly meant nothing to them.

Hope this is not too depressing a turn for this thread and if you guys don't want to open this one up, please feel free to shut me up!