Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist. These are just a few of the multiple religions, that are continuously growing, that live throughout our society. Everyday, people turn to whatever form of God they may believe in to get them through their lives, which is perfectly fine, it’s freedom of religion. However, what I don’t understand, is why so many people have something to say about it. Vulgar words towards a religion leads to unjust actions placed upon those who believe in it. For a lot of people, believing in a higher power is a part of their daily life, yet with instance after instance, a piece of that life gets destroyed.

Nearly two weeks ago, a Mosque in Victoria,Texas was set on fire. Even though no one was hurt, the building was completely destroyed. The fire was set only a few hours after President Donald Trump signed the Muslim ban, restricting Muslims from seven major countries to migrate into America. The power of Donal Trump has risen more and more each day, and as Trump signed the executive order, it was clear which religion he believed wasn’t right for the nation. And since he has the title of President, someone with great power and honor, he can and has used that power to get U.S. citizens to see things through his eyes.

But what kind of eyes are these, really? The eyes that don’t understand one of the major amendments of the constitution? Trumps clearly had his fair share of moments where he lacked any type of support for the Muslim community, but what about the people around us in society? The attitudes and motives of those who burned down the Mosque in Texas is something I’ll never understand. I won’t ever, nor would I want to, become a person that bans someone else from my presence because of their religion. That’s not how I was raised. And I believe that with the creation of these immigration bans, America isn’t being raised in the right way either.

Sadly enough, the U.S. isn’t the only one suffering from discrimination based upon religion. During the end of January, six people were found dead after shooting at a Mosque in Quebec City, while eight were injured. Fourteen people were forced to suffer just for believing. Canada isn’t exactly that far off from the United States. If you live in Buffalo, you could get there in about thirty to forty minutes. Since these countries are so close together, one can’t help but wonder, how much do they influence each other?

Trump has said some extremely powerful words before he was President, all of which mean much more than we think now that he is. To make his perspective upon Muslims clear, he’s said “Donal J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representative can figure out what the hell is going on. We have no choice.” Through these words and use of third person voice while talking about his shutdown, Trump’s making it seem as the Muslims are the one’s making the country so hectic and out of order, and the only way to fix it is if they’re gone. Could Trump’s words have reached more than just our nation, maybe in one that’s not too far from it?

Even though I’m Jewish, I am not a religious person. But I love hearing about everyone else’s religion. Even if I don’t believe it, I won’t penalize someone for it. If that’s how one may define themselves, I won’t judge them for it. If that’s how one prays for themselves when they’re going through the worst of times, I’ll hold their hand through it. For me, it seems so easy to let everyone just express their religion the way they want too, and sometimes I wonder why others can’t do that. Maybe I’m just too nice. Maybe I’m asking for too much, or maybe not enough. Maybe people will say I’m wrong but in my head, this will never stop being right.