dork2

           We live in a society bounded by rules and restrictions, telling us what we can and cannot do. If we break these rules, a suitable punishment is given to us, and we pay the price for what we did wrong. These are government laws, applying to us from the moment we enter this world, and will stay with us until the day we die. With these laws, it is stated what is correct and what is incorrect in the society of which the laws are from.
              But what about what is morally right? Something that someone wishes to do may be right for one person, but wrong for another. Abortion is a main issue. It has been debated on for years whether it should be abolished, or still remain accessible. Activists have stated that by having an abortion, you are killing another human being's life, which is a crime, punishable by death. Others argue by saying that having an abortion is the smartest thing to do, especially if the mother of the unborn child is young, or is not mentally or financially stable to take care of a child.
             When it comes to being morally right or wrong, often times, feelings get in the way. Sure, there may be feelings about why laws are wrong and should be abolished, but these are rules that the government establishes and lays out for its people. If you don't like its laws, move somewhere else. However, when it comes to our human mortality, the debate is purely dealing with feelings. These feelings are often related to religion. "It is a sin to kill," an anti-abortionist might say. But when religion comes into play, other damaging things may come about as well. Christianity isn't the only religion there is, as there are other religions, and religious wars that have happened in the past. Some of these religions are opposing, and disagree with the thoughts of the differing religions, and this is certainly not healthy, as we have seen in the September 11th tragedy.
          The Muslim religion that exists in the Middle East can be a perfectly good religion, except when people like Osama Bin Laden use its power for evil. He told his people that it is in Allah's will that they fight America, and hate the Americans, and that if they commit suicide while flying an airplane, they will go to their own little heaven and have 72 virgins at their side. For them, the death of thousands of Americans was something to rejoice. To be a killer of those Americans is morally correct and something to be praised for. However, let's look at our society and killing. We already looked at abortion and how that could be right or wrong, but that is about one life before it is yet born.
           What happened on Septermber 11th, deals with thousands of lives with families of their own, as well as friends. This was a massive murder, and of course in our book is completely wrong, morally or not. It is written that murder is a crime that is to be punished severely, and that anyone who murders anyone else will be very sorry. But these killers were up there in their airplanes thinking that they were doing the will of Allah, their god. They thought they were doing the right thing. They didn't know they were being wrong. If God told a good Christian to do something he or she would do it. Look at Joan of Arc. She led an entire war, from what God told her. Is that so wrong?
         Who really is to say what is right and wrong, especially in the society that we live in today. Laws are given to us straight forward, and no matter how much we would like to debate about them, and bend the rules, we won't be able to change them. However, no one can determine what is morally right and wrong. No person, religion, book, or even god can tell us that. It's up to us to decide what is right and wrong for us.