When I was first thinking about what I was going to do with this project, I had no idea what I could write about. I figured since I hadn't heard many stories about my ancestors, that there wouldn't be many good stories out there. I was definitly wrong! I found more people and subjects than I could think about writing about. I never knew just how intimatly tied with church history my family is, even though I am a convert myself. I began with the origin of my last name, which led me to my first ancestor in the states who was prominent in every community he resided in, founded a church, and was the first man with the surname Miner in America. Then I found a decendant who was the first to join the church. His story inspired me so much I decided to change the topic of my paper entirly, and I have found that it is much more intriguing.
If everyone has to fight for their rights, will we ever make it to true equality?
That is exactly the problem. We have been hearing equality arguments for the whole history of the world. Everyone wants rights, but people in general are judgemental and seek power. For someone to be in power, they try to push down others. When someone pushes for their own rights, they often do so at the loss of others. Laws can state that everyone is equal, but if the people dont believe that, they will not treat everyone equal.
So what?
It is important for us to recognize the underlying problems that cause inequalities to surface if we are ever going to fix them. While through time groups of people will gain more acceptance, it may be to the scorn of others. For example currently it seems that as rights for the LGBT community are growing, judgements are forming about those who advocate traditional marriage laws. To truly find equality, we need to focus not on the rights of individuals, but the pregudice that preceeds inequality.
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