It’s a slippery slope when it comes to your friends and what you believe in. It’s a slippery slope when it comes to anything that you put yourself into, (whether it’s poetry, art, etc.) and it’s a slippery slippery slope when you fall in love with someone/something. I know that I have obviously made mistakes, and I feel bad sometimes when I think. Literally, just think about something that in my mind: isn’t alright. Isn’t okay.
When it comes to friends and politics, for me the slippery slope’s slipperiness depends on my self-control. My school has a much, much bigger population of right-wing parents than most Los Angeles schools. I really do try to not be prejudice against someone who is a republican, or believes in something different then me, but I have to admit, it’s hard.
One of my old best friend’s parents were republicans. We somehow got on the topic of gay rights, (me being a huge gay rights believer: anyone who is so lucky to find someone that they love and connect with, why deprive anyone from that?) Anyways, when someone starts saying things that in my mind are completely untrue, or downright horrible, I just have a kind of “big angry monster.” I know that it’s not fair to get so angry at people for what they believe in, and I think a part of it is due to the media.

RELIGION#1: it seems as though if you believe in god, read the bible, and go to church that you are automatically an evangelist Jerry Falwell, who hates all, killing people in “god’s name.” I finally know now that that is not true at all. For a while I didn’t know if it was okay to believe in something. That there was no medium. That if I believed in god or jesus, and read the bible, that I was a crazy mean person of whom my parents wouldn’t approve. But, if I went the other way then I might not be atheist per se, but still deprived of believing.

RELIGION#2: A true belief that helps you through life. Something you learn from. Peace. Peace. Peace. Finally, religion, politics, they can finally be peace.
I also am pro-choice. You don’t have to believe in abortion, but what is more important to you?
Option A:
Abortion is wrong, it is killing a life. God does not believe in abortion, and abortion is sin. Women should not be allowed to choose to have an abortion.
Option B:
I don’t1 believe in abortion, I would never get one, but, it is more important to me to know that people have freedom with what they do to their bodies. It is their life. Not mine.
It’s not that I do or do not believe in abortion. It’s how important it is to have the right over your own body, your own life.
I believe in a god that does not condemn people for believing in something else, I believe in a god that does not promote hate. I believe in a god that stands for peace and love, and forgiveness.
I think that what is important is to just believe in what you believe. Not try to be anything more or less. And yes, I will and you will feel bad, and sometimes think you’re a horrible person, or maybe even wish not to live. But wishing not to live isn’t realistic. It’s really being afraid of something that’s right in front of you. I do believe in god. Maybe not your god, but I believe in something. We all believe in something, our only difference is what we choose to name it. I can’t live a life of regrets, I just have to let them go and move on. Move on and forwards, every once in a while looking back, taking a rest, but then I will get back up again and take my step forward.