Hello everyone! I know that I haven't been on awhile and I really haven't had much to talk about. I've also been very busy working on upgrading my permit by taking more ECE classes and I'm going to be starting on working on getting my B.S degree. I'm so excited! One of the classes I took is ECE 165: teaching children about a diverse community. In this class, we didn't just learned about being tolerant towards others, but to also to look at ourselves and open up. One class meeting we had a group to come in and talk to the class. GLIDE is the name of the group, and it is a gay support groups.
One of the speakers there is a minister and very heavy in his religion but at the end he comes out to being gay. At first he thought that he had to give up his religion because he was gay. After a few years of opening up, he talked to his father (also a minister) said that there is nothing in the bible to say that being gay is wrong and to hate them for it. He started a branch of the church for people who are gay to come in and pray. He said that it is important to be yourself and opening up.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I understand for people not agreeing with homosexuality and that is okay to not agree with it. Everyone does have the right to believe what they want to believe, but to go around and saying that these people need to die because you don't like is wrong. Sometimes we forget what our founding fathers were trying to get across that this is the land of the free and the fact that we do need to respect all religions, race, genders, sexual orientation, abilities, social class, ect. Especially for those who want to work in a field with children and wanting to make a difference.
We need to put aside personal feelings and do what is right. We have the power to change this world and to grow into something that can be great, but we need to understand that we are the ones that are giving the tools and guide them. Lets guide the children in a positive way and make a world a better place!
