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We can welcome refugees w/o fear

In an op-ed column for the SR, Coeur d’Alene native David Warnick writes:

Fear is a funny thing. No one in my neighborhood would feel any fear if I walk past. I look like what I am – a middle-aged (well, maybe older) conservative white guy. But I’m afraid they might react to my houseguests. Why? Because my wife and I decided to take a couple from Syria and their 6-year-old special-needs son into our home while their host agency found them a place to live. I was afraid of my neighbors’ reactions, so I walked the family to the park with trepidation. I didn’t mention the situation to many people at my workplace. Yet five minutes with this family would eliminate any possibility of fear. The husband doesn’t speak much English, but even in his first night in our home, he proclaimed with a big smile and an expansive gesture, “I love America.” More here.

Question: Is there a people group that you’re afraid of?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog