Smart move

Lately my sister in law has been ticking me off. She has taught her children how to hate people who are simply different. Dad has started going to mine and my husband congregation. He loves it there, and is happy. Our congregation has pretty much accepted and loved him for where he is at and treated him well everyone. They have even tried involving dad.
Well my hubby sister doesn’t like the fact that we are Messianic Believers, who follow the Jewish ways of life for the most. We meet on Saturday and honor the Sabbath, and the other appointed times of G-d. Never once have we told her or her children that they are wrong for what they believe in, or even discouraged them from celebrating Christmas or Easter. Never once have we insulted their church or faith, we have accepted dad and them pretty much for what they are. Dad used to go to the Lutheran church there by them for many years and pretty much stopped going there many moons ago.
A couple of years ago we had her middle child up for a weekend and he made some very hurtful statements towards me about Jewish poeple… I was very unhappy about it and asked him do you realize I am Jewish. I worked very hard on not responding to his hate of others.
Since dad has moved up here and started attending with hubby and I, at first dad was a little unsure about it. Lets face it we aren’t like your typical Christian church, and sometimes it’s hard to follow what’s going on. But Dad tried it a few times, and decided on his own we are not different if you listen. Maybe the day of the week is different, maybe we don’t celebrate Christmas or Easter but we are still following the Laws of G-d and his Word. Recently my sister in law had her middle child call again and tell dad he’s wrong for attending there. Dad told him well I don’t see any difference between your or there church.
I think my husband sister needs to get herself some adult diapers, or grow up and stop spreading hate to her children. She has told dad we where pretty much wrong and some other things which I will not repeat on line because it to nasty to put on my site.
One thing I know from working with kids for as long as I have is that as a parent if your ugly and nasty to people who are different than your child will grow up with the same hate. They learn how to act and what to think of other people. So if you teach them their aunt and uncle are evil because they choose to believe differently than you it’s not what I call a smart move.
Hopefully her children will learn what they learned at home isn’t okay. Dad did tell us there is a difference at our church then his Lutheran church at first I didn’t understand what dad was talking about, but after hubby and he explained it I got it. Dad said it don’t matter what I wear as long as it clean and people still talk to me, they accept me for me. That puzzled me. I was always told in church you wear your best for G-d no matter what it is, jeans or skirt but it better be a nice skirt.
Hubby explained to me where dad used to go to church he wasn’t accepted or talked to much by others. He was treated unfriendly. After having that explained to me, I understood dad needed to be loved by those claiming to know G-d and it wasn’t exactly happening, so Sister in law, here’s how it works. If you claim G-d and treat people poorly, those people will lose faith in G-d and start looking else were or stop going totally. I am glad dad here because he can go to church and never feel unexpected or unlike. Now I know not everyone is going to like the same person, but I also know when people are wounded it makes it hard for them to want to go to church. So Smart move teach your child the way you want but remember they are a product of what you have taught them.