Mr Hoody Two Shoes

Just found this great article on the BBC news Website

Fair play to him! To often we tar everyone with the same brush. I recently had a discussion with a friend about race and racisim. He was saying that the problem is all the Asians move into the same area! I asked him "If you were thinking about moving what sort of area would he look for?" He answered by saying a white middle class area! We all want to be around people of similar cultures and backgrounds, so it is no suprise that peole of all different races and background tend to live in the same areas!

Generally all people think teenagers are trouble makers, especailly the ones with hoodies! I work with young people everyday and soem of them are the most wonderful people I have ever met, so caring and kind, just sometimes misunderstood!

I guess it is hard not to judge as we all do judge people as soon as you see someone you start to decide things about them, but we have to try and not let that cloud our thoughts! I was reading Matthew 9:1-13 in the message today and that made me think about how we treat people and how we judge them. What would people think about me if I started to spen my time with drug dealers and prostitues? Would my peers, church and work judge me?

I am not saying that I would not struggle to do this, but as a Christian have our/my views not become like those of the Pharisees?