Personal Narrative: I Refuse To Hate Black People

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From my 22 short years on this planet, one thing has been clear to me and that is that there is a lot of hate that exists. People hate those that have different interests, different beliefs, different styles, different hobbies, different skin colors, and many other differences. People hate those that are different than them. As a white, Christian male, I have decided that I refuse to follow this. I refuse to hate. Instead, I choose to love. I choose to follow the teachings of Christ and love people even though they sin, as all of us have different sins and struggles.
I refuse to hate black people.
As stated before, I am a white male and I refuse to hate black people. Galatians 3:28 reads, “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor

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