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We've been practically sisters since we met back in kindergarten. We're polar opposites who sometimes have a hard time understanding each other, but nevertheless we love each other unconditionally. However, since about a year ago, it seems like she's been struggling with sexuality issues, but I'm not sure. I don't even know how I can bring up my concern, because whether I'm right or wrong I think I could offend her. This concern of mine started one day when we were skyping and she started telling me about this gorgeous female friend whom she claimed she admires and can't stop thinking about. She tried to explain further but stopped, clearly feeling uncomfortable or worried. I wanted to try to understand the situation, whether she just admired this girl or had feelings for her, but I didn't know how to talk to her about it. After that, she never brought up the girl again and neither did I. Today, she facetimes me and starts bawling immediately, telling me about her roommate she always hangs out with. Apparently they used to hang out all the time, but now this chick has started hanging out with this other chick, and this other chick is, I quote, "changing" chick 1 to be more stylish and extroverted. On the other hand, my sporty, introverted friend says she feels left out and so jealous that she can't sleep. It seems to be bothering her so much - I mean, excessively! My friend even feels the urge to check her roommate's location when she's out with chick 2. I can't understand what's happening to my girl. I had my share of drama back in middle school and high school, but since I started going to college most of my friends have been guys and the only female friends I do have aren't, you know, surrounded by girl drama, so I don't know how to give her the right advice. I told her she should talk to her friend - without making it too dramatic, but she says she doesn't want to. Then I told her that she needs to find more loyal friends, which I don't think helped at all...

As much as it may sound like it, this is not a religious question. I don't care if you've ever read it or anything, just curious if you've heard of it?

Backstory: I'm currently in the police academy (moved to GA from MI so had to go through theirs). Anyway, so as a part of this academy, we need to pick a class motto. Someone suggested "Here I am. Send me." The class loved it.

If you don't know, this is a quote from the old testament of the Bible. A lot of law enforcement uses it to say, "I'll go to defend" and a lot of military branches use it to volunteer to go to the front lines. It's not necessarily used in its Biblical sense.

So the lady who sits next to me in the classroom was grumbling the entire time that she didn't know what the quote was from so I told her, "It's a quote from the Bible."

She asked what that was and I specified, "the Christian religious text. The Christian Bible."

She said, "Well I'm Jewish. We don't call it that."

So... I'm over here just flabbergasted that this lady (55 y/o) who was born and raised in the heart of Bible Land, Georgia didn't recognize the name of the book. I don't care what religion you chose to follow/not follow but I (apparently stupidly) was under the illusion that most people would be able to say, "The Bible? Oh yeah, that's what Christians read," even if they've never read it themselves.

I figured most people would know that Christianity is a major world-wide religion and would know that Christians read the Bible. I'm not Jewish, but I know that Jewish people read the Torah. I'm not Muslim, but I know they read the Koran.

From what I understand, the big difference between the Torah and the Bible is the New Testament. This is a quote from the Old Testament, which, to my understanding, is included in the Jewish Torah.

I'm sure this makes y'all think I'm super close-minded and maybe I am, but I was just floored by this lady.

So I'm here to poll the masses. Are you aware of what the Bible is?