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@wolverinerm

YES, I agree about the friends-of-different-races-just-because-they’re-friends trope. I don’t think the color of someone’s skin should be a big deal (I’m biracial, by the way). Great ideas! I often forget to incorporate minority races/ethnicities in my stories (the protagonist is frequently – if not always – a white female, and I didn’t even give it a second thought until the past year). GREAT point about Middle Eastern & Iraqi-American Christians!

Incorporating diverse characters, even if the story isn’t only about diversity, is important and opens the doors for more creativity & conversation-starters. Maybe that’s part of the reason why people prefer secular over Christian fiction: the characters are more varied. As Christian writers, we can also work to spread the concept of unity through our stories and help readers to develop empathy for those who are different from them.