Cody+Katha+Pollit+Journal

This journal was based on my opinion on three controversial topics. I liked writing this journal because I got to express my own ideas. This made it easy to write, and fun as well because it is not every day you can state your opinion on these issues. Gay Marriage, Pledge of Allegiance, and Abortion I must disagree with the essay Katha Pollit wrote. I do not believe that there is anything wrong with people who are gay or lesbian, and I am a liberal person in most cases, but because I am a Catholic and believe in what the Bible says, I do not think that people should be allowed to wed homosexually. I do realize that the church and state are separate now, but in the earlier centuries, church was the state and governed everything that occurred, including marriage. Like I said before though, I do not look down upon people who are homosexual, I am a strong believer in the Bible and think that they should not be allowed to wed. Another controversial topic I would like to bring up would be not saying the pledge of allegiance in schools because it has the word God in it. Again, because I am Catholic, I am a strong believer in God, but that is not the only reason I think it should not be banned. Many people fought to get our freedom and create this country which we call the United States of America. I believe that if you live here, you should be proud of that. Other countries still suffer because they are not allowed to listen to the kind of music they want to, or wear the clothes they want to wear; life is a struggle for them. We have the right to do those things because we live here in America. Yes, we have freedom of speech as well and freedom of religion so, if you do not believe in God then you do not have to stand for the pledge or say the word God, but you should stand for your country; because of the men and women who got us where we are today. Finally, I would like to bring up the topic of abortion. Imagine having a living, breathing baby inside your body. It eats off of the food you supply, it shares the same life you do. The only difference is that it has not come out of your body yet. There is a heartbeat to that little “thing” inside you and I believe that having an abortion would be the same as killing a 50 year old man. I do realize though that there are situations where the woman may not be able to help it. For example, a 13 year old girl may have been raped and the baby is a result of the rapist not using a condom. How is she supposed to handle that kind of maturity? I being a woman understand that in a situation like that it may be extremely difficult. That is why I am pro-life with some exceptions.