'The Touchy-Subject Challenge'
Don't worry i'm not diving into another challenge just yet - i'm actually going to post this all in one go. I loved this challenge simply because it covered subjects which with some people can often strike a nerve and that is not my intention but it also gives me the opportunity to express my views and basically have a good old rant, which people who read my posts know i do that alot :')
Day 1 – Do you believe in God?/What religion are you?
I absolutely believe in God. I have been through so much in my life starting at a very early age and I cant remember a time that I didnt believe in him. I never had to be persuaded to not only believe in him but, I have always loved and needed him. Im not perfect nor am I anywhere near where I should be in my walk with him however, I know he walks with me and that his love and his power are enough to overcome anything in this world or in any other world. I belong to a baptist church and I believe most things that the baptist believe.
Day 2 – Do you believe in an afterlife? What do you believe happens when you die?
There is one thing I am certain of and that is there is heaven and there is hell. Going any farther into that Im not sure exactly what I believe. I know some say if you dont live everyday for christ or lets say you raped someone or murdered someone some believe you will go to hell. For very selfish reasons I would love to say that I believe that but, on the other hand I dont believe that I serve a selfish God. I believe any man no matter how rotten can be forgiven and go to heaven. I think the only one way ticket to hell is to deny Christ. And that my friends is something I could never do. I also believe there is one person who gets to pick and choose who gets into heaven and some people should feel darn lucky that Im not that person.
Day 3 – Are you proud to be from whatever country you are from?
I was born in Canada and I know nothing about that country. I have lived in the United States since I was 2. Right now I am having a hard time being patriotic because these damn people want even give me a US Passport however, there are great things about this country and I am proud to live here.
Day 4 – What is your view on gay marriage?
Before I enlighten you with my opinion let me just say. The bible says its wrong so its wrong.
Ok, now my opinion is that I have no right to tell anyone who they can love, have sex with or marry. Its not my business. If you love someone you love them.
Day 5 – Do you think sex before marriage is okay?
Again its says its a no no in the bible but, me Im absolutely ok with sex before marriage. Im not sure I could marry someone without knowing what Im working with if you know what I mean. Now sleeping around here and there and everywhere well thats just slutty and no good!
Day 6 – What are your views on love? Do you think it’s real? Do you think we only experience one love per lifetime? Does everyone have a soul mate?
My views on love - I have seen amazing love, I have seen toxic love, I have seen innocent love and I have seen pure true love. My views on love right now are that LOVE takes a ton of stinkin work and Im not sure Im up for that task but, at the same time to love someone completely and to know that person loves you back is the best feeling in the world.
Do I think love is real? I think love can be real but, I think the world has corrupted its meaning and its capacity with lust, sex, and worldly things. I think you can have real love but, I also think its a very rate thing.
Do I think you only experience love one time? I think the first person you love is a lucky son of a gun. That person gets your entire heart when its complete, unbruised and unbroken. I think your first love is the most innocent and exciting love you will ever have. I think when/if it ends your first love gets that part of your heart no matter how many years go by. I think you have no control over it because you dont have to give your heart permission to be someone elses. So the pattern goes on and on and yes, I believe you can fall in love and love someone again I just think you can never love them with that part of your heart you gave to someone else therefore, your second, third and fourth love (if you have that many) dont get your entire heart.
Does everyone have a soul mate? I believe in soul mates. I believe there are different types of soul mates for instance, My best friend Jes is my soul mate. I swear I loved her before I ever knew her. She was somewhere in my soul before she ever came into my life. I think I have found another soul mate and her name is Autumn. We are almost the same dang person to the point of creepiness. Im not sure if maybe my soul is open to finding my soul mate as far as my spouse or lover goes. Maybe I have found one but, I dont believe we only have one. That would just be silly!
Day 7 – Do you want to get married and/or have kids?
Been there done both...I dont want anymore kids and the unhealthy scared out of my mind part of me says "HELL NO" to marriage ever again but, there is a healthy part of me that would love to be married again. I just want to be in a healthy relationship with someone who gets me. Someone that loves me more than anything and someone that makes me laugh and stands beside the decisions I make even if they dont agree and someone who knows how to put me in my place without being disrespectful. I first have to learn how to be all those things before I can expect a man to do them for me and Im not there yet or maybe I just havent found the man for me.
Day 8 – Do you think any drugs should be legalized? Do you think there should be an age for drinking?
There is an age for drinking and Im ok with that age.
As far as drugs go no I dont think they should be legalized.
Day 9 – Pro-life or prochoice?
I’m kinda of 50/50 with this, because myself personally would be pro life, i could never abort my own child - to me having an abortion is just killing your own baby, and that something i don’t think i could live with myself for doing.
But, i can also understand why people do, so i wouldn’t hold judgement against people for it, because at the end of the day people have there reasons for doing it.
There only reasons i consider it as a option is if :
1. The pregnancy was the result of the rape, i wouldn’t want anyone to have to have that constant reminder.
2. If continuing that pregnancy could harm your life i.e. an etopic pregnancy
Day 10 – What do you think about straightxedge?
I had to google this because i’ve never heard that before and wikipedia told me
"Straight Edge refers to a subculture of hardcore punk, which was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. In its simplest form, straight edge is a philosophy of staying clean and sober: meaning refraining from using alcohol, tobacco, and any other recreational drugs. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a vegetarian or vegan diet, and not using caffiene or prescription drugs”
If this is the right thing then i think it’s quite admiral of people to want be this way, but personally i think it’s a bit to extreme.. i supposed it’s a good thing in the sense that alcoholism and drug use wouldn’t be so much of a problem - but to not use things like prescription drugs is a bit to far, if your ill and you need medication, then you need it
Day 11 – What do you think about prostitution? Should it be legal?
I think its sad. I think for a woman or a man to feel like they have no other talent or ambition to go and find another job is sad. I think that alot of people that turn to prostitution have issues from their past that have made them feel like they are worthless and that the only thing good about them is what they can do for others. I think it robs them of so much...it robs them of self worth, of having an intimate relationship with anyone and it robs them of knowing that your body is something God gave you to share with one person. I do not think it should be legal. I think that this world with all of its lust and porn has taken sex and made it something evil.
Day 12 – What do you think about bisexuality?
I dont really think about it honestly. I have always said every woman has a little lesbian in them but, for the most part I think its mostly to get attention from men. I do believe and can only speak for myself that most woman can get turned on by other woman. All the woman I know if they are watching or looking at porn or sex or whatever we watch the girl more than the guy. I may just be speaking for myself here though. lol. No Im not lesbian or bi. I just think I say what alot of woman are scared to say. Woman are beautiful. I can appreciate that.
Day 13 – Do you think there should be an age to get tattoos/piercings without the consent of a parent?
That makes no sense.
There is an age that you can get tattoos/piercings without the consent of a parent - 18
I don’t think it should be any lower than that either, simply because when you’re young you make rash decision and sometimes do things out of spite - so if your parent turned round to you and said ‘you’re not having a tattoo’, you’d probably get one just to spite them and just because you can - and you’d probably end up regretting it.
Not only that, but young people change their minds so much, so having something tattoed on them which they can’t change would just end in disaster.
Day 14 – Do you believe in aliens?
No I dont
Day 15 – Do you believe in regrets? do you have any terrible ones?
No matter what people say, everyone has regrets - its just that some are more feeble than others, and some people let regrets rule them. At the end of the day, something positive always comes from regretting something because you learn from the mistake you made.
I have some regrets that I think are terrible but, they lead me to be the girl that I am today!
Day 16 – What do you want to happen to your body when you die?
DO NOT put me in a hurse (sp) and other than that do as you will. Im gonna be in heaven!!
Day 17 – Have you experienced your ‘first true love’ yet? Do you believe you ever will?
To me, true love is that old couple sitting on a bench holding hands and looking as happy as they did when they were first together. To me, the only way you’d be able to refer to someone as your true love is if they were the one you chose to spend your life with, and actually spent your life with them. I have found love a few times but, it obviously wasnt my true forever love or I wouldnt be explaining all of this.
Day 18 – What is your take on people who self harm (cutting, burning, scratching etc etc.)
Honestly, i think its stupid and dangerous and not only that i think when people are self-harm themselves, they are crying out for help - To physical hurt yourself in such a severe way just screams out to me that the person is struggling and really needs help, because i’m pretty sure you wouldn’t just do it for shits and giggles - if you do then that it seriously messed up.
Day 19 – Do you think high schools should give out free contraceptive?
I’m 50/50 about this one, simply because by giving it away it’s like encouraging them to have sex, when in high school they are still really young but at the same time by not giving it them, is encouraging them to be un-safe. Plus, in this day and age that many young people are becoming pregnant so it probably would be a good idea to give it out at high schools. I just wish the parents would take care of these things at home. I hate the " Im not giving them permission to go out and have sex" excuse. Hello, remember back to when you were in high school, did you need permission? Kids dont ask for permission to have sex they just do it. With or without protection because they are kids. They are stupid and fearless and reckless and they think nothing can happen to them. And yes, I agree that if they are all these things they shouldnt be having sex but, its not up to us anymore. As parents you protect and EDUCATE your children about sex but, you dont just ignore or excuse yourself from being the responsible one because at the end of the day regardless of anything else its your child and your responsibility!
Day 20 – What do you think about plastic surgery?
I think plastic surgery should just be a part of child birth. I think if a woman sacrifices her body to have a baby that a boob lift,lypo and a tummy tuck should be included in the care plan for after the baby is born.
However, for woman who go overboard and spend 500k to look like a totally different person that ridiculous and there should be a limit to how extreme a person is allowed to go.
Day 21 – What do you think about the death penalty?
Honestly, i think it’s the stupidest idea ever.
If somebody has committed a crime, and done something seriously awful; like murdered, or raped someone and all those kinda crimes… Killing them for it, in my opinion is just giving them the easy way out.
They should be made to suffer, so that they understand what they did was not only wrong but inhumane. These days when people are put into prison they have games rooms, gyms and all sorts of luxuries - which if you ask me doesn’t exactly help much when they are supposed to be being punished for what they’ve done.
They should be left to suffer and rot in a small dingy little cell. Otherwise how will they learn that what they did is wrong, and unacceptable.
Another reason, i don’t like the death penalty is that if someone is falsely accused and they are put to death for something they didnt do, you can’t change that, and an innocent man/woman will have been killed.
Day 22 – Do you say your country’s national anthem/pledge of allegiance when it is said/listened to?
I do
-Incase you want to do this challenge yourself, here it is :)-
Day 1 – Do you believe in God?/What religion are you?
Day 2 – Do you believe in an afterlife? What do you believe happens when you die?
Day 3 – Are you proud to be from whatever country you are from?
Day 4 – What is your view on gay marriage?
Day 5 – Do you think sex before marriage is okay?
Day 6 – What are your views on love? Do you think it’s real? Do you think we only experience one love per lifetime? Does everyone have a soul mate?
Day 7 – Do you want to get married and/or have kids?
Day 8 – Do you think any drugs should be legalized? Do you think there should be an age for drinking?
Day 9 – Pro-life or prochoice?
Day 10 – What do you think about straightxedge?
Day 11 – What do you think about prostitution? Should it be legal?
Day 12 – What do you think about bisexuality?
Day 13 – Do you think there should be an age to get tattoos/piercings without the consent of a parent?
Day 14 – Do you believe in aliens?
Day 15 – Do you believe in regrets? do you have any terrible ones?
Day 16 – What do you want to happen to your body when you die?
Day 17 – Have you experienced your ‘first true love’ yet? Do you believe you ever will?
Day 18 – What is your take on people who self harm (cutting, burning, scratching etc etc.)
Day 19 – Do you think high schools should give out free contraceptive?
Day 20 – What do you think about plastic surgery?
Day 21 – What do you think about the death penalty?
Day 22 – Do you say your country’s national anthem/pledge of allegiance when it is said/listened to?
