Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Cost of Freedom

The cost of freedom has always come at a high price, and religious freedom is no different.  Throughout history, we have seen people fight for their rights pertaining to freedom in just about every aspect of life.  When we fight for civil rights, freedom of speech or the right to have freedom of choice, there has always been a huge sacrifice.  Freedom is a right that we all should be entitled to, however we live within a society around other people who may not share our exact sentiments on various issues, and it is here that the law of freedom becomes much more complicated, to say the least.  When you live among a society with different cultural backgrounds and different moral beliefs and values, people do not always welcome change and differences with an open mind.  Unfortunately, on certain occasions by indulging in this particular way of thinking, we may create a conflict of interest and hinder another individuals ability to exercise their personal rights to freedom of speech or religion.   There have been countless individuals throughout history who have sacrificed their own human lives for the freedom and rights of others.  Furthermore, there has been a lot of bloodshed throughout the world, all in the name of religious freedom.  In my personal opinion, this will always be one of our biggest obstacles to overcome.  For centuries we have learned about the history of wars that are directly tied to religion and sadly, there will be more bloodshed and fighting until the end of time.  While there will always be those fighting to gain more freedom, we must remember there will also be those individuals who oppose granting freedom to others and this will always be a factor of concern because the cost of freedom has never been free.   

8 comments:

  1. I agree with you on the fact that people are close-minded, and do not have the ability to accept people's own beliefs. I think that there will always be religious bloodshed throughout the world as well. I just hope that America never gets to the magnitude of close minded people as some other countries have.

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  2. i agree with what you said at the end. i wish that we lived in a world were we all accepted each other and help each other out but you are right about that there will all ways be people fighting for freedom and people taking away freedom.

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  3. i liked this alot, very intresting to read your point of view and i agree with what you are saying.

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  4. I agree with you. Freedom in one culture might have a different definition in another culture. The world would be a much better place is everyone viewed this the same way. Unfortunately in our society this will probably never happen.

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  5. you're exactly right, we all have to stand up for something that we believe in and hold it near and dear to our hearts, whatever the cost.

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  6. i agree with you freedom is not very easy to get especially in today's society. it is one of the things that we take granted for.

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  7. I agree with what you said at the end. I hope people know how to respect each other and the believe that they believe. I know not everyone will accept other beliefs but respect to that.

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  8. this is very interesting and i could have not agreed with you better. well said mate

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