Christopher
Avalos
Professor
Knapp
English
1A
18
May 2013
Since the beginning of its founding, The United States of America (USA) has
been proud to call itself a nation in which the state is separated from the
church. The truth is that while many people believe it is a part of our
constitution, the Bill Of Rights in fact, only guarantees that citizens have
the freedom to practice whichever religion they choose for themselves (or what
is chosen for them by parents, community, etc.) I know from firsthand
experience that in every public school, children are taught to believe this
idea. As a result, most adults believe this is true; however, the fact of the
matter is that America is far from implementing these ideals. If I could change
anything about today’s society, it would be to abolish all religious
institutions’ influence on politics in the United States.
The fact that any form of discrimination can be ‘justified’
by a mere speculation has dumbfounded me. Yes, it may be hard to believe for
someone who constantly discriminates others, but the truth is that no person
has any more rights than the next. While it is true that some people do have
more opportunity (when socioeconomic status is taken into account,
unfortunately), it is my philosophy that everyone has natural rights as well as
societal rights.
As many people know, a very common form of discrimination in the world is
sexism. This is no surprise, since the beginning of time women have never been
thought of as equal counterparts to men. “Unto
the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in
sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband,
and he shall rule over thee.” (Bible, Genesis 3:16). If there
were any further need to explain this, it would be wise to note that this is an
obvious degradation to women, portraying them as nothing more than childbearing
beings. While I blame no one for practicing their religion, I must say that not
everyone has those same beliefs. Not every woman in the United States wants to
be a homemaker with children running around all over the place. It is not fair
that women working the same job for the same hours are being paid, on average,
only 75% of what men are paid.
The community of homosexuals in our nation is a thriving community. They are
human beings just like everyone else and a preference does not make them
deserve any less rights than the rest of us. I often hear people argue that
their religion does not agree with the choices a homosexual might make. It
simply does not make sense that one person’s beliefs would have the right to
constitute what someone else’s personal choices might be. Why would someone
have to abide by some ancient writings that they may or may not feel holds
credence?
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