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Following are the current questions to which I am seeking a variety of answers. Please answer as openly and honestly as possible. Thank you once again for your participation in this process!
RACE:
- Do you believe that racism is still a problem in America today? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, is there anything wrong with interracial couples getting married, having kids and raising a family together? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, are people of any particular race superior to others? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- How would you feel if a black man were elected president of the United States in the next election? Please explain your answer.
- Statistically in the United States, there are more African Americans either incarcerated or living below poverty level than any other race. Why do you think this is? Please explain your answer.
- Do you personally associate with people who are of a different race than your own? If so, please state the race difference and the nature of your relationship with that person or people.
GENDER:
- Do you believe that sexism is still a problem in America today? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- How would you feel if a woman were elected president of the United States in the next election? Please explain your answer.
- Do you believe that men and women should be entitled to equal rights and protections under United States law? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, should women be legally permitted to have an abortion in the United States? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- What are your personal beliefs with regards to traditional gender roles in today's modern American society? Should there be a standard "place" reserved for the man and/or the woman? Please explain your answer.
- Generally speaking, how do you feel about members of the opposite sex? Please explain your answer.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
- What are your feelings about homosexuality in America? Do you believe that homosexuality is a threat to society? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- How would you feel if a homosexual were to be elected president of the United States in the next election? Please explain your answer.
- Should homosexual American citizens be afforded the same rights and privileges as their heterosexual counterparts? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- What are your thoughts about homosexual couples raising children? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, is homosexuality a choice? Please explain your answer.
- Do you personally know any openly homosexual people? If so, please state your relationship with them and how you feel about their lifestyle.
ATHEISM:
- Do you feel that atheism is a threat to society? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, is it possible for atheists to have good morals? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- How would you feel if an atheist were elected president of the United States in the next election? Please explain your answer.
- United States currency bears the phrase: "In God we trust". There are a number of American citizens who do not trust in God and feel that the government's public endorsement of a religious icon violates their constitutional right to freedom from religion. What is your position on this issue? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, should the teachings of any one religion be imposed upon other people, despite their personal beliefs? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- Do you personally know anyone who is an atheist? If so, please state your relationship with them and how you feel about their choice to exercise the right to freedom from religion?
AESTHETICS:
- How much does a person's physical appearance influence the way you treat them? Please explain your answer.
- How would you feel if an obese person were elected president of the United States in the next election? Please explain your answer.
- In your opinion, does a person's weight affect their level of attractiveness? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.
- What is your personal definition of physical beauty? Please explain your answer.
- Have you ever discriminated against another person because of the way they looked or have you ever been discriminated against because of your own appearance? Please explain your answer.
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Posted by rg on 2007-10-30 17:37:12 | Rating: | Views: 112
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Okay rg,
You know of course your going to reading for quite some time. LOL
RACE
1. Yes I believe it's still a big problem. There are number of reasons I believe this:
a. It continues to keep us seperated from eachother and thus not really knowing more about ourselves as a whole
b. while fighting one another we cannot focus on the truely important things such as our children
c. I feel it is keeping us occupied with our differences therefore we can not then be more focused on what the government is getting away with
d. It allows for government to make more laws to control us all
e. It keeps great minds from getting together and coming up with solutions
2. No I see nothing wrong with interacial marriages. As a matter of fact Some of the most beautiful children I have ever seen have been of mixed backgrounds. I also feel that if we can get enough interbreeding throughout all the races then after a while there won't be any reason for racism. The key being that they get married and raise a family.
I think a contributing factor to racism has been the lack of the family structure, and our children need the whole family to better become good compassionate people.
3. Nope. People are people and brains are brains. I don't think color has anything to do with a persons ability to learn, it's more of the opportunity that one person has over another
4. I wouldn't feel any different than I have for the presidents in the past.
For instance right now with Pres. Bush, I cannot understand how someone so dumb could be leading this country.
I know it was money that put him there and he's exactly what the people with money wanted, but I can't understand how the people with money could ever stoop this low to have such a really ignorant person as Bush as our country's leader.
Bush will not go down in our history books the way he should( some how we have got to save face) but the trueth is he should be remembered as the dumbest and biggest puppet this country has ever had.
Now if a man of color gets to be President and he is a wise and smart and compassionate leader, then follow him I will
5. There has always been two things that stick in my mind when I see these statistics:
a. because most of the people with big money are racists and they are still maintaining that they are better than blacks( I personally feel that by calling people of color now African Americans adds to futher seperating us by labeling us)
b. because black people themselves are perpetuating the notion that the american dream con not be reached because of their color and we need to stop this mental abuse
6. Yes although my wife and I maintain very few friends at all, I do have friends of different races and I don't feel right listing them for you just know that I do not exclude any one from being my friend because of their race.
To me my friends are my freinds and it's because how we realte to one another that we are friends and that's good enough for me.
Gender
1. Yes I do believe that sexism is still a problem:
a. because humans are still animals and we have not yet evovled to the point where we have been able to overcome the basic motovating factors that drive us
b. Males are still reacting on this animalistic level as all men want to be the leader of the herd and we still strive to always be the alpha male
c. women are still driven to find the strongest and most powerful man they feel comfortable with
2. As with anyone who would be our president, all I can ask is that they be, intelligent, compassionate, and fair.
After that I don't really care about their gender or race
3. All people are equal in my opinion and are therefore intitled to equal rights always
4. A womans body is hers and she should always have the right to make a decision based on her belief's
5. I'm not sure if I have an idea anymore about traditional roles are.
As a matter of fact the only one thing I can even place a "traditional role" label on anymore is that women are mothers and men are fathers.
The only thing I would even bother to argue with is that men should be allowed to have their " men only clubs"
and women should have the same right.
I am just a little bit upset that women have legally won the right to prevent such men only clubs to exist and yet they retain the right to women only colleges and even women only exercise clubs. A double standard don't you think?
6. I thank God for the differences with regard to the opposite sex. I sure has hell don't want to be breedin so big old hairy guy.
Sexual Orientation
1. I personally have a deep love for many people who are genetically men, but I am not sexually attracted to them.
I don't really understand homosexual behavior although I have even wittnessed it in animals. I have seen all kinds of livestock where one boy was humping another. I have even seen it in the wild, where one young buck deer was humping another young buck.
It goes on in our prisons and prisons all over the world I guess guys will hump anything if he can't get a girl.
Hell women do the same if they can't get a man.
Now when it comes dowm to actual love and desire of your own gender I don't understand it and I can only say that I do not feel threaten by homosexuality.
Hell sheep herders have humped sheep for thousands of years and I don't enderstand that either.
2. I will only repeat myself by saying that if the person is qualified for the job and he or she is smart, compassionate and fair then let them do their job.
3. Once again all people are equal in my eyes therefore they deserve equal rights
4. Now here I may come off as being hypocritcal but I do not believe that homosexuals should be parents. If you and your parntner can not make children biologically than you are not meant to have children. Besides our children have enough problems and issues today that are facing them. Why would anyone who truely loves kids add this burden upon a child?
5. Nope if a person could really choose to be a homosexual they probably wouldn't. Hell who would put themselves through all that pain and misery that a homosexual has to endure?
6. Yep I have known a number of homosexuals, some of who have been really nice caring people and when I still lived near them, they were of people I called friends and meant it.
Then there are those who have been nothing more than drama queens and were constantly needing to be the center of attention. Hell I guess that's just like a thousand of other people I have known.
Atheism
1. Nope it's not any threat.
To me it's not any different than being catholic, jewish, hindu, or any of the organized religions.
2. Sure atheists can have good morals.
Morals have nothing to do with religion. Morals are more of a reflection of who you are and what is right or wrong without regards to your relgious beliefs.
3. It would make any difference to me the job is supposed to be seperate from religion anyhow.
4. Actually that reference should be removed from our currency. We profess to be a nation of laws, and even the Bible says that God told us to hold up a distinction between his laws and mans laws. Thus church and state should be seperate.
5. No the forcing of one religion upon anothers beliefs has always been wrong. It allows for one powerfull religion to kill and sudue others in the name of their God.
It has been at the base of many wars throughout time and is a matter of fact one of the reasons we are killing innocent people in Iraq.
It is the selfrighteousness of BinLaden's religion that he perpetrated the attack ion america.
Time and time again amn has used the vail of religion to commit attrosities upon his fellow man. Hell no keep your religion yours and leave me to mine!
6. My father was an atheist he never stopped me from going to church and He never really played a role in the way I believe in my God.
Aesthetics
1. I guess the only way in which I have ever treated any one different from anyone else has been in the case of a person with a disability.
And then the differnce has only to be more aware of that certain persons personal needs.
other than that, I will hold a door open for an ugly guy just as often as I hold it open for a beautiful woman.
2. Once again I don't feel that what a person looks like has any bearing on that persons ability to preform their duties.
3. Nope I know a lot of really beautiful fat people. My wife and I are both now beautiful fat people, the thing is; we were beautiful before we were fat and it has not changed one bit as we have put on more weight.
4. First and most important a persons smile, cleanliness, and then grooming.
5. Nope never will. I don't think so and I don't care. I know who I am and I don't concern myself that are that small.
Well there you go rg, I hope that I have been some use to you.
Love & Peace,
jwcj
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Posted by jwcj
on 2007-10-31 00:27:32
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