[Sistermadly]

I see what you're getting at AKA_Monet, but I really think it's more a case of he just doesn't have any experience with Black people, and therefore, doesn't know when something might be a touchy subject. Also, everyone else who works in the office (there are 7 of us) is Christian, and the topic of faith comes up quite a bit from what I gather.

The other people I mentioned this to were not co-workers.

When you live an an area where Black people are only 0.6% of the population, and when a large number of people in the population are foreign-born, the chances that someone will make a socially/professionally inappropriate comment are quite high. If people don't know, they just don't know -- and I can't fault them for their limited life experiences.

I do appreciate your input, though. If something like this happens again, I think I'll use it as an opportunity to do some education.