Celina Fernandez-Ayala
Most people don't believe me when I say that Christians were a minority at my high school. I would not believe it either, had I not experienced it. In fact, there were very few practitioners of any faith at school, including faculty. This made my high school years especially painful, being both a racial minority and a religious minority. Attending school was not difficult because there were few Christians, but because people were unaware of the hurtful comments they made in refernce to the religion.
I founded the Christian Alliance as a safe, supportive space for Christian students and faculty. I continued the group because no one deserves to have their humanity challenged, to be humiliated, to be made lesser than anyone else. With all of the negative experiences I had, it is difficult to make peace with my high school years. I may never truly be able to do so, even though I've come out a more compassionate, intelligent and resilient young woman. All I can say is "When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." (Unknown.) I encorage you all to aknowledge problems and create solutions.
Keep on keeping on, ABC scholars!
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