Have You Ever Stood Up And Defended Something Even Though Everybody Else Went Against It..??

Answer 1

Yep! More than once. It was a very lonely feeling, but I felt in my heart of hearts what I was doing was right.

Answer 2

I have made some very powerful enemies, especially with certain members of Congress, over the past 16 years because of my crusade to help the disabled especially when others choose to ignore issues that the disabled face everyday.

The most controversial has been the NCLB Act. Everyone says that the schools "Issue way too many tests and that it forces the learning disabled into mainstream classes." The point of the tests, or that is the idea anyway, is to diagnose and get the learning disabled help that is needed earlier. Like it or not the learning disabled has a right to a equal education, too.
Let the Thumbs go into action and point down.

Answer 3

Hi, No, I completely understand. I think that this sort of thing is what killed off the islanders of Rapa Nui! So, it does happen. There are exceptions, but there are also consciences. Even before the Bible was written or even the commandments were given to Moses, God's people had certain morals, consciences, to help guide them. For example, Joseph the son of Jacob, or Israel (who lived before Moses) was sold into slavery to Pharaoh's chief bodyguard (Gen 37:23-28, 36). When this man's wife tried to get Joseph to commit adultery, he said to her ": “Here my master does not know what is with me in the house, and everything he has he has given into my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I am, and he has not withheld from me anything at all except you, because you are his wife. So how could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?”" - Gen 39:8, 9 Before there was anything even written down as to what was acceptable behavior or not, Joseph had been taught from infancy by his God-fearing father certain morals. Those who worshipped the True God, Jehovah, had an idea that murder, adultery, thievery, and other things considered immoral were not to be committed, to get approval from God. There were "mores" or internal guidelines that kept them doing what was pleasing in the eyes of God and he blessed them for it. As for those who have never heard of the True God, Jehovah: He said to them: “It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction; 8 but YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju·de′a and Sa·mar′i·a and to the most distant part of the earth.” - Acts 1:7, 8 "And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come." - Matt 24:14 "9 Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9 I hope that this helps in some way.

Answer 4

Dear ChArMz,

It is the story of my life. I have always defended the underdog, the falsely accused and the weak. Many times to my own chagrin!

However, I will always stand up for what I believe is morally right regardless of how others stand! In my mind, it is the only way!

Answer 5

When I was youger there was a "slow" kid that all the boys in the neighborhood liked to pick on. I used to stand up for him because he was really a nice kid, just in "special classes".
I even went as far as to beat a kid up once for pushing my little buddy down in the mud one day. I hate bullies!!

Answer 6

sure, why wouldn't you? if you can stand up for something everyone else goes against, i think it makes you stronger as an individual....its good not to be a follower!

Answer 7

many times

Answer 8

Yes, if its something I feel strongly about....wouldn't matter

I actually kinda like the challenge of convincing them I'm right :)

Answer 9

Yes and someones too!
I figure if I don't stand for what I believe in- no one will :)~

Answer 10

yes