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15 years ago @ World In Conversation - What Americans Fear --... · 0 replies · +1 points

There are plenty of Muslims who are not bad people and do not want to kill us. However, we only see the radicals because they set themselves apart and in the forefront.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - What Americans Fear --... · 0 replies · +1 points

Their actions are much louder and stronger than word. As terrorists, it is essentially their job to invoke terror through dramatic and outlandish acts of violence. They aim to make themselves known and cause fear. It turns out that they are doing a pretty good job. Violent acts like 9/11 or suicide bombings resulting in mass casualty catch out attention immediately, and the Jihad makes sure we know that they’re behind it. Watching the Twin Towers crumble downwards while people jump out of the flaming buildings is exactly what they wanted, and they cite their religious cause as their reasons.
Therefore, Americans automatically assume that the Muslim religion preaches violence and anti-Americanism. The religious leaders of Jihad like Osama bin Laden or the president of Iran make such incendiary statements of their intentions and don’t hold back at all. The quotes from the video are just loaded with hatred, and designed to inspire fear. It is hard to not be afraid when somebody of another religion states that they have full intentions of trying to exterminate you for not following their religion.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - What Americans Fear --... · 0 replies · +1 points

It is true that a small select group of people can absolutely destroy and tarnish the reputation of many more. It happens all of the time, with extremists who are outspoken and seem to be the face of their entire kind. For example, when one fraternity has a party and somebody gets sent to the hospital, the entire Greek system gets a negative stigma and stereotype.
Similarly, the Jihad group seems to be the face of Muslims everywhere. They are so bold, brash, and extreme that they are impossible to ignore. Coupled with the fact that they preach extreme religion, it is not hard to see why Muslims are being stereotyped. The Jihad themselves state that it is every Muslim’s job to kill American heathens and infidels, so we obviously believe it because they should know their religion well.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - Religion in the future? · 0 replies · +1 points

Also, with science comes new proof and evidence about questions about life that previously were answered by religion. With these new answers, and less stringent social requirements, people move away from religion as answers are being found by science, and they do not have to be religious to conform anymore. I know my neighbor was forced to go to church every Sunday, and eventually just stopped because he didn’t believe in it. In older times, that would have been unacceptable, but now, it is ok to have your own views and beliefs.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - Religion in the future? · 0 replies · +1 points

Religion is great for one to practice for themselves and their family, but it is a problem once somebody tries to force their views on others. Spreading the word is one thing, but force is another. Anti-Gay or anti-Muslim or anti-Abortion and Stem cell Research groups can actually hinder the world, which is not what religion was intended to do.
However, the modern world also brings about change. I feel as if people especially in my generation are free to be individuals. Most of my friends have very religious families, but they themselves are not too religious or outright atheist. People can be unique and do things that would have been socially frowned upon in the past.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - Religion in the future? · 0 replies · +1 points

The idea that religion will someday die out has been a thought in my head for a while. Honestly, as a completely un-religious person, I find many flaws and many benefits with religion. I do admire and respect the people that have the faith and belief to so staunchly support something with very little evidence. Religion, after all, does have good bases. I wish I could believe that lying would send me to Hell and that a reward for good behavior would be Heaven. The point of religion is to make people better. Not that I am a bad person, but religion would make a nice backbone.
That said, religion also causes huge problems. The world trade center was bombed solely out of religious spite. Nowhere in any religious texts does it say to kill others who don’t believe in your religion, but extremists take it too far. Religion becomes a problem when people are attacking each other’s beliefs and even practices.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - LGBT families. There'... · 0 replies · +1 points

Gay people can raise children just fine, and gay couples would actually do a favor to society by adopting orphans and reducing the amount of suffering children. As we saw in the video we watched and in the example of this Iowan, gay couples can indeed provide all that is needed by their children adequately. Also, children raise by gay parents do not have a higher chance of being gay (not that that would matter), but would be more likely to come out of the closet if they were actually gay. The man in this video is nineteen and is no different from anybody else besides the fact that he was raised by two women. He is successful, intelligent, and a perfectly normal human being. Why should his mothers not be recognized as a couple?
I simply do not understand why other people care who gets married. It doesn’t affect anybody other than those being married. There are MUCH bigger problems in America right now than who can be married and who cannot. For all I care, marriage could be legal between animals and humans. Although I definitely do not agree with this practice, not allowing the marriage wouldn’t stop a man from loving an animal. Love is an unstoppable emotional force, whether the law accepts it or not.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - LGBT families. There'... · 0 replies · +1 points

This video does a very good job of giving evidence supporting gay marriage and the legitimacy of gay parenting skills as the orator had been raised by a lesbian couple himself. Honestly, I do not see why anybody would oppose the legalization of gay marriage besides those who are extremely religious, as gay marriage is indeed considered a sin in the Bible. However, church and state are supposed to be separated, so that should not have any holding against the gay couples.
The orator is correct. Gay marriage being illegal does not prevent gay love. Gay people will still be gay, whether the law recognizes them as legitimate families or not. It is simply stupid to classify them as unfit to be married just because of their sexual orientation. Marriage is supposed to be the unity of two people in love (hell, even multiple people in the case of polygamy), and should not have anything to do with the sexes of those involved in the matrimony.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - The R Word and the Obl... · 0 replies · +1 points

It is almost like acts that are considered vicious and heinous here, but not where they occur. In the south, dogfights are common. A part of life. Many people view it as a horrific act, but some grow up in the culture that it is OK to make dogs fight. This is why I wasn’t out rallying against Mike Vick. He grew up in an environment and culture where that was normal, almost how eating snake in Japan is normal but many Americans would be repulsed. We grew up in a society that taught us that it was acceptable and common to call certain bad things “retarded”.
It truly is offensive to those with mental conditions, and perhaps they aren’t out in the forefront like gays are. However, the use of the R-word is still a problem and people should make a conscious effort to recognize that. Awareness needs to be brought out, because like myself, many of us have never even thought of the usage of the R-word and what we are really saying, but once we think about it, we realize.

15 years ago @ World In Conversation - The R Word and the Obl... · 0 replies · +1 points

I’m pretty surprised I have never thought of the usage of the r- word like this before. It’s actually stunning. The word is used all the time, yet I have never stopped to think about what I am really saying. Sure, people say words like “gay” or “fag” all the time to describe things negatively, myself included, but I feel as if there is much more awareness about the political correctness and overuse of those words. In a society where gays and lesbians are progressing forward and pushing for their rights, it’s easy to see why the word gay in reference to something negative is under the spotlight.
One of the main issues with the R-word is the people it would relate to. Honestly, as an Indian American student, I would feel pretty bad if the word “Indian” was used in a bad light. For example, if somebody saw a movie and thought it was terrible, they would say “that movie was so Indian”. So I do understand what it would feel like and I do understand the weight of what we say. It is a shame that our society has raised us to think this is OK.

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