Monday, October 17, 2011

Westboro Baptist Church





                  If the title of their website doesn't say enough, "godhatesfags.com". The website belongs to maybe the most insane group of religious beings, ever. The Westboro Baptist Church. Established in 1995, Westboro Baptist church isn't your typical church, the Westboro Baptist Church is  an independent baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality and its protest activities. They are set out to preach the Bible, and in doing this, talk about the wrongs of adultery, homosexuality, and more. This church has been known for picking funerals of people that have passed away in the war. They say that they reason that they "preach hate" is because that's what the Bible does. They also say that Preist don't tell you what you NEED to hear about that's in the Bible, rather; they tell you what you WANT to hear. 


 Peoples views on this Church? 
93% of people are against it, that's a big majority. Someone said;


"When a group of ignorant, inbred rednecks get together and fom a church, you can expect them to spout nothing but hate. If God hates anyone, it,s the WBC"



People feel strongly about the wrongs that this Church has presented. What they do isn't right, they have no room to judge others on what they believe. 
In my own opinion, their nuts. I don't believe that they have good morals I've honestly never seen a group of people with that much judgement on others, it's wrong. People can believe what ever they would like, but when it comes down to it, the way they show how they feel is a few steps too far. To be able to judge someone that easily, and to preach they things they do, I feel it goes against everything God says. One of the main messages that the Bible portrays is the message of love. Being a part of Christianity, following the Bible means understanding what the main ideas are. And, the members of this church don't seem to really understand. I also think it's immoral to judge someone for their sexual orientation, and to say that God does not love them because of it, is just cruel. 


Thursday, October 6, 2011

Cyber Bullying

With all technology we have now a days, it's hard not to get caught up in drama or rumors, and bullying. One of the most popular forms of bullying is cyber bullying. But what exactly is cyber bullying? Its when someone is tormented, harassed, threatened, humiliated, embarrassed, or targeted by another person. Cyber bullying is taken place in many forms of electronics, the most popular being over the phone. Over 80% of cyber bullying is done threw cell phones, the other most popular way is through the Internet. People use social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace as ways to connect with people. But with the power of being able to do that, but with that power, the power to bully is just as strong, and likely. People don't understand what the effects of cyber bullying actually are. Cyber bullying can and has led to suicides, depression, anxiety, stress, and self inflicted injuries.The number of teens that have been bullied, that same number have been engaged in bullying. And of that number, less than 25% tell an adult, or counselor about it.  


http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html




There are many ways that cyber bullying can be stopped, and one is through getting the message across. Most celebrities that teens look up to have taken a stand against bullying, and are speaking up for the kids that are victims. Another way is informing teens about the consequences of cyber bullying. Bullying has a negative effect on everyone that it comes in counter with, cyber bullying is the most common way of bullying, and by telling people how it can actually effect someone is the first step in helping to fight to stop it.


http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html