Quote Originally Posted by MacG View Post
apologize for a bad witness that was not my own?

The case in point:

A salesman came into my shop one day with the last name of Levine. I guided the conversation to ask whether he regarded Jesus to be the messiah. He told me this story: "When I was a boy some Mexican Catholic boys would surround me and say "You Jewisha? Huh? You Jewisha? Huh?" They would take my Hamsa necklace and **** it and say "What is this? A whistle, Jewisha?"" He went on to say they would continue to taunt him and spit on him and laugh. The look on his was as if he was reliving it right then. If that is what Jesus does for people why would I want anything to do with it? I was moved by comp***ion to apologize to him for their actions and did so.

In your opinion was I right or was I wrong?

MacG
I think you were fine in apologizing for their actions but one should also explain how Christians ARE to treat others, even those of other religions, or no religion.

Regardless of what some might say, Christ had comp***ion on EVERYONE. These punks in your OP in no way represent Christ.

Also, you didn't mention their ages. Odds are, they may have been just young punks that didn't know any better. Either way it's inexcusable.

Even though the victim in your story was "put off" by the way he was treated, he should be made to understand that this isn't the way Christians should treat one another and perhaps even showing him how Christ treated people would make him realize that HE (Christ) represents Christianity foremost. All we can do is try to emulate Him.