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Asking Eric: Differing Religious Traditions Create Confusion in Friendship
- Tonight, a Black man in his late 60s wrote that his lifelong white friend sent photos of a religious celebration, prompting concern, and R. Eric Thomas responded in the current column.
- As a somewhat non-practitioner, the letter writer admits he doesn't track Jewish holidays while his white friend, proud of his Jewish heritage, repeatedly asks for Chanukah or Rosh Hashanah greetings.
- Thomas advised asking directly 'what holiday is this?' when unsure and consulting human-written resources like Judaism 101, while offering simple greetings such as 'Happy Chanukkah'.
- The letter writer feels let down when asked to wish a holiday, as the friend seeks acknowledgment of Jewish identity, prompting Thomas to advise re-evaluation and mutual compassion.
- R. Eric Thomas, syndicated advice columnist based in Philadelphia, publishes the Asking Eric column in multiple local newspapers, broadening its reach to readers facing cross-cultural friendship challenges.
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Asking Eric: Religion only seems to matter to old friend when it gives him a one-up on me
Dear Eric: I’m an African American man in my late 60s. Nobody would call me the most religious guy on the planet, but the center aisle in the church would not open up and swallow me if I walked in.
·Syracuse, United States
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Center
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center
L 33%
C 67%
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