Woman performs random act of kindness at Fayetteville Islamic center

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1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Community members at a Fayetteville Islamic center and mosque got a kind surprise after leaving a class.

The Islamic Community Center of Atlanta posted a copy of a note to its Facebook page from someone who describes herself as a “white atheist woman.”

According to the posting, several members of the Islamic Community Center found the note and a $20 bill on Tuesday after leaving a ladies’ class. The note doesn’t specify whether the act was in response to Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country or incidents of anti-Muslim rhetoric and harassment that have been reported since the California attacks.

The note, handwritten on white notebook paper reads:

“Hello, I’m a white Atheist woman, but I strongly (underlined) believe that everyone (underlined) has the right to practice their religion in a safe place no matter what their religion is. I’m sorry for any negativity you may have experienced because of ignorant fear-mongering. Where there’s hate there is a greater amount of love and you are loved. I know $20 isn’t much, but I hope it helps with something.”

http://www.ajc.com/news/lifestyles/trumps-comments-on-muslims-inspire-random-act-of-k/npfrL/

[Tobin S.]

1. A little here and a little there, and who knows?

Maybe we can make the world a better place.

I wrote recently that any act of kindness makes the world a better place, and I firmly believe that. I also think that most people are doing the best they can, or the best they know how to do, no matter what their circumstances. If we can put those two things together, compassion comes forth. It's not so much a matter of faith as it is in recognizing the humanity in other people.

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2. You can't change thw world while your neighbor is at risk.

[Tobin S.]

3. Yes, and we are all doing what we can.

Trump is a sociopath. Everything he does, he does for himself. I'd like to think that we, as a society, aren't so far gone that we'd put someone like that in the ultimate position of power.

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4. If people do no more than look around, without even getting up, and consider the effect of

republican policies on those around them, their party will go extinct.

What struck me about this woman is she instantly saw through the bullshit and made a gesture against it.

All we need now is the power of multiplication.