Do you defend the rights of others?

ive got into this before with my wife and her parnets, they have a saying its not our place to say or get involve with it. when you see someone who is being treated wrong from being made fun, or whatever. but to me if you see someone who needs to be defended and dont then you are wrong. because i am a true beliver to stand up for the weak and those who need someone to stand up for them.

I do try to defend the rights of others and I agree that in doing so, I am defending my own rights. I believe in live and let live as long as the person is not harming others. That is when the shoe must come down. I agree that even the guilty have rights but in many cases I think we go overboard in defending their rights to the point of hurting the victim even further. Our basic rights however I'll be right there defending no matter. For example...I am not gay but I strongly feel that gay people do have the right to marry and be treated equally to those that are not gay. They are after all equal. That's just one example in many. I can't imagine myself ever getting an abortion but I will defend a woman's right to have one. It's a personal choice and a difficult one. It's not my place or anyone elses to judge her.

pose123 oh yes this is a wonderful discussion. yes we have to defend all people everywhere as we are all God' s children. Too we only help ourselves more when we help others to have the same rights to seek fulfillment and seek success.Yes indeed it has to be a worldwide network of support for everyone. We must disregard differences in beliefs and cultures and learn that we are all human beings in need of much the same things no matter where we come from or what religion we belong to.first we are all humans and have all the same needs. I think I do defend the rights of others, and I try hard to keep doing this too.

I agree, but actions speak louder than words. Support of this kind is easy to speak about but very difficult to put in action, even in our sheltered lives. If I were to be living where me and my family were in constant danger of harm it would be very difficult to support human rights for those that pose a danger to us.

I will defend others if it's worth it. But if not, I will rather let him/her learn his/her own mistakes so that next time he/she will know the right and the wrong. But of course most of the time, just like you I will defend others' rights no matter what. I am a person whose purpose is to give selfless service to the society.

As long as there is something that is so completely morally wrong that I cannot even justify it, I think I will defend your right. I mean, I might not like what you are doing and might not agree with you are doing, but I will accept your right to do it. I think that the world is great because everyone has things that are considered to be different. However, even if there are things we disagree with, we are still human. There are still things that we hold dear regardless of what race, religion, gender, or whatever we are. Then there are many things that we find that are horrific and can disgust us beyond belief. I think the right to choose certain things are ones that we hold deal. If everyone lived the same life absolutely without variation, that would lead to a very boring and dismal world.

I believe in "live and let live" until such time as someone gets hurt. For example, if a relative of mine wants to live an ultra-conservative life, they are welcome to it. If i want to live an ulta liberal one, I am welcome to it. I am Presbyterian, my husband is Mormon, that works fine for us. HOWEVER, if people from my church push my husband too hard, or people from his church push me a little too hard, I will defend the rights of the one pushed. We wanted a wedding in my church with both Presbyterians and Mormons officiating, or atleast one where there were readings from The Book Of Mormon and The bible, but my rather conservative minister would not have it. I told him "No Mormon, no wedding! Likewise, no Presbyterian, no wedding." We ended up eloping in an American courthouse (he's American, I'm Canadian), and then having a spiritual ceremony up here with no officient, in a neutral location (a private room in a Danish restaurant) with us reading from our religious books individually. That's just one example. Another one. There are plenty of Muslims in Canada, and if they want to wear their Muslim clothing, that's fine, however, it's important in Canada, that we can see the faces of the people we communicate with, as a form of education. Therefore items such as burqas, and niqabs are controvercial here. Same with Sari'a law. We have Canadian laws in Canada. If I went to Saudi Arabia (just one example here), I'd have to cover my head, possibly my face, and I'd be bound by THEIR laws. I think it's only fair that they would have to obey Canadian laws in Canada. Still be Muslim, wear a Hijab (head scarf, for those unfamilliar with the term) if you wish, but don't expect us to change our laws for your religious ones. An interesthing thing here. There is a Muslim lady who works at our local McDonalds. Part of the uniform is a baseball cap, which she wears OVER her hijab. I think that's a great compromise, because it fits. Now, if a man in a turban wanted to join the police force, I think it would be harder, since the uniform hat really won't fit over a turban, and there is much debate over that here. I think in that case, if he is in Canada, and wants to join our police force, he should have to wear the same uniform that everyone else does.

hi ..it is a good discussion ...but i think in the our country defend others right is almost impossible. even defends your own right useing the low is hard to everyone . i can.t open my mouth for defends others right...

Yeah I do defend the right of others as long as I can even if it takes my life.I don't just go with the flow I will fight for the rights if they are abuse. Cause someday maybe it will happen to you or if it is not you your family or friends might be a victim too.