Minorities and mental stress due to your religion

[Anonymous]

If you are seen or treated differently than majority due to your religious affiliation, does it effects your mental health? Does hateful comments by paranoid bigots and bots on internet sadden you? Especially if you are Mormin, Jewish, Muslim or Hindu, how do you protect your own and your family's mental peace?

[Anonymous]

Same question if you are immigrants, Especially US born and raised kids and grandkids of immigrants who may look foreign due to inherited facial features but now know no other place than here and get told to go back?

[Anonymous]

I don't get your posts. These are not equivalent questions.

Your religious affiliation is by choice.

Your physical identity and racial/ethnic background is how you are. No one has a choice in that.

You can change the first one. You can't change the second.

[Anonymous]

Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get your posts. These are not equivalent questions.

Your religious affiliation is by choice.

Your physical identity and racial/ethnic background is how you are. No one has a choice in that.

You can change the first one. You can't change the second.

These aren't equivalent but similar. Also changing religious affiliation isn't a mrntal health treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

A grown friend of mine recently learned he was 1/4 Jewish via his recently deceased father. Is he Jewish? Was his Dad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

A grown friend of mine recently learned he was 1/4 Jewish via his recently deceased father. Is he Jewish? Was his Dad?

Religiously Judaism passes through the mother. Ethnically though he would be considered Jewish. If he was living in 1930’s Europe, he would have been considered Jewish and sent to a camp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

Same for Hindus. It is a way of life and philosophy.

Therefore there is never a need to convert people into Hinduism. People are perfect as they are and have been made by the wisdom of the Creator. Who are we to try and convert people? Are we not insulting the Creator? God does not make imperfection. All living and non-living things are perfect and are ruled by the law of nature. We are Hindus by our deeds. You don't have to follow any ritual to be Hindu. You just have to do good deeds and have compassion for others. So, it does not even matter if you are from another religion or an atheist. God does not need prayers and devotion from humans. God only needs goodness. And if you are good then you are worshipping God.

This actually means that I am at peace with my being, my race, my origin and my religion. I don't need validation from others (even if I feel pain on behalf of my loved ones or the victims) - I am enough and I am walking under the grace of divine. I will always thrive and be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

A grown friend of mine recently learned he was 1/4 Jewish via his recently deceased father. Is he Jewish? Was his Dad?

Religiously Judaism passes through the mother. Ethnically though he would be considered Jewish. If he was living in 1930’s Europe, he would have been considered Jewish and sent to a camp.

So he was lucky to be born here, and later. His Dad too, though he was a practicing Catholic. His son is more of a spiritualist. I doesn't matter, I guess. A Jew is a Jew.

[Anonymous]

Let's stare this thread back to bigotry, racism, nationalism and classism causing mental stress and ways to protect mental health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

One can choose to not identify as Jewish or Christian or whatever. It's not indelible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are seen or treated differently than majority due to your religious affiliation, does it effects your mental health? Does hateful comments by paranoid bigots and bots on internet sadden you? Especially if you are Mormin, Jewish, Muslim or Hindu, how do you protect your own and your family's mental peace?

Being an atheist doesn't affect my mental health (although I do feel better no longer believing in God), but I often don't tell people because they are shocked and some try to convince me to be religious again. I prefer to not to talk about it, except with other atheists and on line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

A grown friend of mine recently learned he was 1/4 Jewish via his recently deceased father. Is he Jewish? Was his Dad?

Religiously Judaism passes through the mother. Ethnically though he would be considered Jewish. If he was living in 1930’s Europe, he would have been considered Jewish and sent to a camp.

Yeah -- that was before people knew about DNA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judaism is more than a religion, it is a peoplehood. We are a nation. Jews are born Jewish or can convert to Judaism. Non-observant Jews are Jews. Observant Jews are Jews. Once a Jew, always a Jew. The best way to preserve mental health is not to read social media or newspapers and to stay off sites like this one.

Same for Hindus. It is a way of life and philosophy.

Therefore there is never a need to convert people into Hinduism. People are perfect as they are and have been made by the wisdom of the Creator. Who are we to try and convert people? Are we not insulting the Creator? God does not make imperfection. All living and non-living things are perfect and are ruled by the law of nature. We are Hindus by our deeds. You don't have to follow any ritual to be Hindu. You just have to do good deeds and have compassion for others. So, it does not even matter if you are from another religion or an atheist. God does not need prayers and devotion from humans. God only needs goodness. And if you are good then you are worshipping God.

This actually means that I am at peace with my being, my race, my origin and my religion. I don't need validation from others (even if I feel pain on behalf of my loved ones or the victims) - I am enough and I am walking under the grace of divine. I will always thrive and be happy.

I agree with this sentiment and this take often brings me peace as an adult that was raised as a Hindu. But as a kid that grew up in the late 80s and 90s, I did often feel excluded or pushed aside or even in some cases targeted by those that wanted to convert me (often by insulting Hinduism with Simpsons-level understanding of the religion). So I get what the OP is asking.