Hi Trevor
It’s me again too!
You and I live across the pond I am assuming – you in the US and me in the UK, but that doesn’t mean that views and opinions can’t be the same either side.
You said you would like to be confident in your beliefs and values. If that is the case then they have to be *YOUR* beliefs and values and not someone elses, and you shouldn’t allow yourself to be bullied in to believing what someone else believes just to keep the peace and make them happy. Just, for example sake, your parents vote Republican doesn’t mean you have too, even if it goes against THEIR beliefs, even if they tell you it is a family tradition to vote Republican. I knew a family years ago who voted for a party because it was a family tradition, even though they themselves didn’t agree with a vast majority if all of the party’s policies. YOU, and only YOU, have to decide for yourself what is right for YOU. YOUR parents thoughts are not YOUR thoughts, and you are entitled to your own, whether your parents like it or not. If I’m rambling I apologise. I shall try and move on.
Maybe you should read up more on the subjects to get an overview before you make any opinions either way. To be prejudice is to ‘pre’-‘judge’, and ‘pre’ means before, whereas ‘post’ means after. I’m not treating you or anyone else like an idiot, but there are some people who don’t know the difference between the two, so just trying to help.
If you want my opinion on illegal immigration and abortion I can give that to you, if that helps to give you a starting post, but as with all opinions they are personal and there is no right or wrong answer, just YOUR answer, which is right for YOU, and that is all that matters and is important.
I hope what I have written has made some sense (~smiles~).
With blessings.
Cee Jay
Though I run this site, it is not mine. It's ours. It's not about me. It's about us. Your stories and your wisdom are just as meaningful as mine. 