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They're a good idea. They promote equality by making sure every student has decent clothing to wear regardless of how much money their family has. They also teach students what type of clothing is appropriate for a workplace - which is what a school is, even if you're not making money by going.
They also reduce distraction - no more guys failing classes because they were too distracted by the lower back tattoo of the girl in front of them to listen to the teacher.
I guess I'm "something else", lol.
My beliefs are a mixture of science, my own theories and beliefs from other religions that made sense to me. I've always known what I believed, and I'm thankful to have had parents who allowed me to reach my own conclusions. I never went to church, if I asked something like "does God exist?" I got answered with questions. They encouraged me to come up with my own answers before telling me what they believed.
However, I'm not saying that if you had asked a religious question to the 10 year old me I would have been able to answer it. I knew the answers to the questions that were important to me, and as things came up in my life I found more answers. For example, the question of what happens after death didn't occur to me until my grandmother died... and I'm not saying I came to these conclusions instantly either. There was a lot of thinking and writing and drawing and researching before I was certain of my answers - sometimes years later.
I spent a lot of time as a teenager researching religions. I found them fascinating, and that research made my own beliefs evolve, made me ask myself questions I'd never thought to ask before... like "why are we here?"
I'm only 22, so I can't answer all of your questions, but I fully realize I haven't figured everything out yet and it drives me nuts when people think they have. If you don't have the answer, just say so. No one expects anyone to have all the answers, but no one's going to take you seriously if your beliefs and opinions change every day.
One thing I've always believed (at least for as long as I can remember) is that everyone should be accepting of other religions and cultures, and we should all do our best to understand each other... but at the same time, everyone should be able to support their beliefs with something other than "this ancient book said so". I'm not saying it's wrong to follow the bible or the Qu'ran or any of the other books out there - but why are you following the book? Why do you believe it's the word of God? "I believe the bible because the bible said it's the word of God" doesn't work with me.
There is one Jehovah's witness who is allowed in my house, who I actually enjoy sitting down with over a cup of tea when I have time. We will always have differing beliefs, no matter how hard he tries, lol, but we have one thing in common - we believe what we believe because it makes sense to us. He fascinates me because he can actually answer my questions with "I believe" instead of "the bible says", as most of them do. He is completely in love with his religion, he has made it his life - not because someone told him it was right, not because he's never been exposed to anything else (he was raised into a completely different religion), but because he sees it in absolutely every single little thing. You know that feeling you get when someone is talking about the love of their life - that extreme happiness that almost radiates off of them, so that you can't help being extremely happy as well (but a little jealous too)? That's how it feels when you're listening to him talk about how everything leads back to his God... a blade of grass, a book, his children, friendship, souls, snowflakes, seeds... it almost makes me wish I could believe him.
The last thing we need is another illegal drug causing deaths. Whenever you have anything illegal you have people who deal it anyways, the people who buy from them, the cops who try to stop them and the innocents who are just in the wrong place at the wrong time... and they all get killed on a regular basis.
Of course adults should have their freedom - but that freedom is always limited somewhat, no matter what you do. It's limited by the law, by your job, money, landlord, bills... we live in a very limited world.
If an 18 year old is still living with their parents, then their house and their rules still need to be respected. For example, parents shouldn't be able to say who their adult child can and can't hang out with - but they can definitely say who is and isn't allowed in their house... and if they're still paying for their child's food, car, cellphone, internet and whatever other bills, they have a right to dictate how those are used too.
If an 18 year old wants freedom, they need to step up and take on some of those responsibilities.
Depends on the situation... but yes, in some situations there are no other alternatives. Some children can be just as abusive as some parents. The police aren't a substitute for good parenting, but most parents haven't had lessons in self defense and if the kid has a mental problem the police might help the parents find the right people to help.
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