Its been a long struggle for the gay community to gain acceptance over the past decades. Even for me, I have found that this particular lifestyle is one that I no longer find unusual. I say this simply because I have grown up in a small community that is lacking in tolerance of anything different to what they are used to or taught. This community, I feel I need to add, is full of Methodists and Southern Baptists that do not condone alternate lifestyles such as that of the gays. I find this important to add simply because as I left home and got to live and think for my own, I have found that I do not find anything offensive about this lifestyle. I set this particular blog up this way simply so that it is understood that I have no bias on the subject for the following story.
I read an article recently about how a christian boy got suspended from school for saying homosexuality is wrong. From what I understand he did not harass anyone or hurt anyone. It was a CLASS DISCUSSION in which he voiced his OPINION.
I just want to know when it became wrong for others to have an opinion. As mentioned earlier, I feel that we are living in an age of heightened tolerance. Its ok to be gay and talk about it, but now those who don't necessarily agree with that lifestyle have to walk on eggshells.
From that I question: Does a student lose their first amendment rights when they walk into a school?
And if so, does that mean that if they do lose such rights in class discussions are they forced to agree or keep quiet? Seems like it defeats the purpose of classroom discussions.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11
I can't remember exactly what I was doing during the 9/11 attacks. I feel a little guilty for it as I've read the progressing stream of status updates on Facebook and Twitter of people talking about where they were and how they felt because I can't quite remember for myself. At least not as much as I would like to.
I'm from a small town, and I'll be honest with you. I didn't know what the World Trade Center was at the time and I was only vaguely familiar with what the Pentagon was. I was distanced from the devastation. Again, I was IGNORANT about the situation.
I know I was in high school. I was afraid, and I wanted to get home to my loved ones and I was selfishly glad that I was sheltered away from the tragedy. I was lucky enough to not know anybody hurt in those attacks. But I feared that the attacks wouldn't stop there. What if for some reason Atlanta was attacked? I remember freaking out because I thought the future was going to be filled with war. And though it has been since then, the war in my mind was far different than what it is in reality.
As I'm older, I feel more remorse now than I did. After moving to Atlanta, I know people who have truly been affected by the World Trade Center attacks first hand. I can't even imagine the hurt.
It's interesting to see how people respond during this time of remembrance. Everyone in America was affected by this tragedy and everyone has delt with it and experienced it differently.
My husband is a 6th grade teacher. It was strange listening to him tell me about their reactions. Many of them did not know that these tragedies occurred. When he showed them a video about the coverage of the attacks, some of them laughed as they watched people run for their lives.
I'm curious: Is that their response to the tragedy a form of grieving, or are they really that cold-hearted?
I remember how I loved studying history. I thought it was incredible what the people of the past have endured. When I was young I couldn't imagine what it was like to live during the Great Depression. I thought that studying the Holocaust was like reading a horror novel. Never in my life would I think that I would live to experience great tragedies first hand. Being sheltered, I thought that those sorts of things couldn't really happen, even if they already did.
A lot has happened this past decade, including the capture and death of Osama Bin Laden. I pray that those who have suffered losses during 9/11 are starting to feel some closure for that if they haven't already.
I'm from a small town, and I'll be honest with you. I didn't know what the World Trade Center was at the time and I was only vaguely familiar with what the Pentagon was. I was distanced from the devastation. Again, I was IGNORANT about the situation.
I know I was in high school. I was afraid, and I wanted to get home to my loved ones and I was selfishly glad that I was sheltered away from the tragedy. I was lucky enough to not know anybody hurt in those attacks. But I feared that the attacks wouldn't stop there. What if for some reason Atlanta was attacked? I remember freaking out because I thought the future was going to be filled with war. And though it has been since then, the war in my mind was far different than what it is in reality.
As I'm older, I feel more remorse now than I did. After moving to Atlanta, I know people who have truly been affected by the World Trade Center attacks first hand. I can't even imagine the hurt.
It's interesting to see how people respond during this time of remembrance. Everyone in America was affected by this tragedy and everyone has delt with it and experienced it differently.
My husband is a 6th grade teacher. It was strange listening to him tell me about their reactions. Many of them did not know that these tragedies occurred. When he showed them a video about the coverage of the attacks, some of them laughed as they watched people run for their lives.
I'm curious: Is that their response to the tragedy a form of grieving, or are they really that cold-hearted?
I remember how I loved studying history. I thought it was incredible what the people of the past have endured. When I was young I couldn't imagine what it was like to live during the Great Depression. I thought that studying the Holocaust was like reading a horror novel. Never in my life would I think that I would live to experience great tragedies first hand. Being sheltered, I thought that those sorts of things couldn't really happen, even if they already did.
A lot has happened this past decade, including the capture and death of Osama Bin Laden. I pray that those who have suffered losses during 9/11 are starting to feel some closure for that if they haven't already.
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