I was very fortunate to have parents that instilled a sense of acceptance, and tolerance of all peoples, beliefs, and cultures in us, and I was reminded of this the other day when coming across a blog where the blogger decided to use a popular meme to push their own anti-Muslim agenda.

It was really awful, with this blogger "making fun" of Muslim names, and how the average American does not name their baby Mohamed according to some highly questionable statistics they dragged up. No, sadly I'm not kidding. And for what purpose? To spread hate by any means possible?

My niece, her husband, and their daughter, and newborn son are Muslim, and you can bet this blogger has offended me. And oh yes, am I ever grateful for Canadian anti-hate laws.

My parents thankfully taught us to be accepting, and that acceptance even extends to this unfortunate, and obviously ignorant blogger, and includes my pity for his obvious hate filled world. (And no, I will not be visiting that nasty blog again).

Thanks to the wisdom and blessing of my Mom and Dad I don't have to share in that hateful existence.