We Shouldn T Make Us More Important Than Others

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In the beginning, we were all given the free will to choose who we want to be and which path we want to take. Yet today many people are judged and hated on because of their beliefs. What we believe in shouldn’t make us less or more important than someone else. All over the world people are persecuted because of their religion. According to discoverer Thomas Reuters, around 100 million Christians were persecuted because of their faith in God. Imagine yourself in a room with a gun pointed to your head because of who you are and what you believe in. Imagine being forced to deny your religion and beliefs to save your own life. It's sad to think there are people suffering in this world just so others can get their way to gain more power over everyone …show more content…

The priest would say, “ God only comes to you if you open up to him”. Therefore, if God gave us the freedom to make our own decisions then neither of us have the right to tell people what to believe in . Everyone is different and we should respect that. According to the U.S. Constitution the First Amendment says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Here in the U.S. even though we have the freedom to express our religion, people today will still try to use violence to stop others from spreading information about their beliefs. I ask myself everyday, why is there so much hate in this world? Why can't our world just accept people for who they are and what they want to believe in? If society learned to accept those for who they choose to be then the world would be a better place. Spreading positivity to others about what you believe in is ok but threatening to take the lives of others to get what you want is

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