I'm sorry you had to suffer that kind of treatment. I can't really explain why people behave the way they do, but i strongly suspect its out of ignorance cause by a lack of spiritual principles not religon the two are not the same.. I try to live by spiritual principles but i dont accept man made religions. Sadly that also stems from how a person is raised at home... in truth the world in general dumbfoundes me at times with it heartlessness and cruelty. That's all you ever hear about anyway and that has created a morbid world where everyone's is in self defense mode untrusting or trusting people for the wrong reasons. But then the world is full of love and compassion too we just dont hear about it as much because it doesnt sell papers, generate views, or drive up tv ratings... and then there is this to a serious lack of faith in just God, Jesus, and the holy spirit not religon after all Jesus called out the scribes and the Pharisees on their replacing God's words with their own man made traditions... just something to think about.. God's loving grace be with you always.