Special Privileges born to the right and Subhumans or Slaves

You make some great points here. Sometimes, it's impossible for us to be understanding--I, for one, have my own prejudices--I find it hard to be sympathetic to those who've not tried, whether through college/reading a book or three/or interacting with others, to improve themselves intellectually... I'm also, myself, treated as an inferior, simply for being "nothing more than a" retail clerk. The world is getting, not more and more tolerant, as some who are rather idealistic, would have said a few years ago, but rather I think I detect that the struggle is growing between all peoples... Social Darwinism, Machiavellianism, and Malthusianism--here we come!

Treating people differently regardless of the reason is one of the great flaws in our society. No human being is superior to any other, they are simply different. Unfortunately our society is built on treating people differently, they way people earn money depends on one being inferior to the other. The very structure of our society is ranked. We have ranked people for as long as human society has existed. Perhaps it is simply the way we are. It is true that we would be better people if we no longer ranked anyone and there was no longer any discrimination. I doubt I will ever see it in my lifetime. Are humans capable of rising above their pettiness and treating everyone else as equal simply because they are also human?

That is very interesting and I would have to agree with you. I don't think that things are so bad anymore. People are becoming more tolerant of each other. It isn't such a big deal anymore to have a child out of wedlock. I think that it is a good idea to be married before you have children. But if you aren't it is not the childs fault so I don't think that it is fair to treat the child any differently.

yes we are all human and as human make mistakes. BUt down the line it can be corrected. Being born out of wedlock does not make a person any less than they one born in wedlock. SOmetimes people make me sick.With thier holier tan thou actions! Those with out sin cast the first stone! isnt it said somewheres not sure the bible but I know it has been wrote somewhers.

Ugh. 'Special privelages' and things such as affirmative action, benefits to certain 'groups' and whatnot really irritates me. I believe that each person should gain things based on their own merit, by this I mean your own personal knowledge and experience, what you can demonstrate you know (with or without something like extra education or a degree), inborn talent and creativity (like some people are musical geniuses or good at acting or sports), and perhaps things you are born with or born into. I mean nobody can choose whether their family has money or whether they have an IQ of 150. I am against anything that tells people you HAVE to look at people based on gender, race, social status, economic status, etc to 'balance' groups. I think it is stupid to tell someone they HAVE to hire 6 women and 6 men to make it EQUAL. That doesn't mean equal, even if there are equal numbers of each gender. It also doesn't make sense to say 'we have to accept 10 people who pay their whole tuition, 10 people who pay half their tuition, and 10 people who can't afford their tuition at all'. What they should do it accept applicants for college based on what each person puts in their app, their high school transcripts, extra curricular activites, references, and then look at things like scholarships, financial aid, etc. I also do not think anybody should ever take race or ethnicity into account, in MY opinion that means nothing. We are ALL human, so we are all equal that way. There is not one or another ethnic group above any other, and I invite anybody to try and argue that with me. THAT is one of the most ridiculous things anybody has ever tried to say. Affirmative action has ruined things for some people, let me tell you I do NOT want to get considered for anything, a job, a benefit, etc BECAUSE I'm a woman, because of my age group, or because I 'look a certain way'. I want to get considered for something because I am the most qualified applicant and they meet me and like me, that's ALL. If everybody was considered only based on their own merit without gender, race, economics, social standing, etc coming into play, things would be a lot fairer than they are and people would be doing things because they actually had knowledge or talent, not in order to fill some stupid quota that exists for no reason. OH. And the whole thing where someone decided people should be married before having kids? I don't think that matters. Do you know why? I think it should be 'people should be in love and committed before they have kids'. This doesn't mean they have to be married. There are married people who are NOT in love and NOT committed and may have NOT even wanted kids! This doesn't equal out to a very good environment or future for THAT family. There are unmarried people who are very much in love and committed and want kids. They'd be excellent parents. Some people seem to be very closed minded and intolerant, that's all I can say about this whole subject. I see nothing 'second rate' about many things that are just happenings in life.

Hi Gary, I am not a person of many words but yes I agree with you, wether we are rich or poor, born out of wedlock or not we are equal to eceryone else but we have to live our own lives regardless of how we are treated to be the best we can and not be a victim of society, we have to be strong and not give into bullies. Tamara

Isn't it great that God doesn't look at any child as a second-rate person. You can be a citizen of this world and be humilated, hated, etc., but you can be a 'citizen of HIS WORLD' and be loved with the love of God that passeth all understanding. As long as this world stands as it is, there will be prejudice and people will get treated differently. I remember my daddy's mother and how she treated people with a smile and good word - didn't matter what they wore, where they lived, or how they talked. She saw no difference in anyone! And that is how it should be. But all people aren't guided by the Word of God. They don't think of the spirit of God living in them and how they should be like him (Christians, that is). We can expect the secular world to act differently. But, we, as Christians should not treat people differently. I am sure some of those people who treat you differently would be different if they never knew you were conceived before your parents married. That's the human nature. But there is no child on earth that GOD didn't know was going to be here. And they are all here for a purpose - to serve him, not that all do or ever will.