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With freedom comes responsibility. Our freedom to bear arms comes with the responsibility, at the very least, to ensure that they are never used to massacre our children.

Children have more to gain from being taught responsibility than the fear of over exposing them does. It is important to be their role models in life.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit in federal court last month against the Obama administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to encourage states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. Those in opposition to Common Core feel that the standards in place under Common Core could possibly result in standardizing weakness instead of reinforcing standards of excellence. The proof of this concern is found as states compare the effects of Common Core against previous standards of excellence. Those who agree with Governor Jindal's concern argue that Common Core national standards and testing will ultimately support federal control over education - a move that will only further weaken individual responsibility of schools and districts.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit in federal court last month against the Obama administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to encourage states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. Those in opposition to Common Core feel that the standards in place under Common Core could possibly result in standardizing weakness instead of reinforcing standards of excellence. The proof of this concern is found as states compare the effects of Common Core against previous standards of excellence. Those who agree with Governor Jindal's concern argue that Common Core national standards and testing will ultimately support federal control over education - a move that will only further weaken individual responsibility of schools and districts.

Dr Howard Jones, the doctor responsible for opening the first IVF clinic in the nation in 1981 weighs in on the controversial Personhood Bill in Virginia.

Dr Howard Jones, the doctor responsible for opening the first IVF clinic in the nation in 1981 weighs in on the controversial Personhood Bill in Virginia.

This study, conducted by the University of Notre Dame, analyzes the Christian response to persecution in 25 countries, not including the Western world. Over the course of three years, it has been determined that Christians respond in generally creative and non-violent ways.

A child's weight is their own weight meaning only they can be the ones to properly exercise to have the correct weight. The only way to prevent childhood obesity is based off of the responsibility of the child. The prevention is known to be a struggle especially because exposure to unhealthy foods are everywhere.

The article indicates that the issue with our society and how it relates to childhood obesity is in how we treat the issue, as a separate entity from all other health issues wherein the child and family receive support and resources on how to help prevent and treat their ailment. In America a child faced with Obesity is treated with distain despite the fact that the food and lifestyle pushed at them in every facet of their life is unhealthy and ultimately results in obesity and the article clearly aims to show the reader that the way in which we shift blame should reflect back at societies stigmatization rather than blame the child. How did you conclude that the child is solely responsible for their own obesity from reading the article?

canada CBA believes not one food is responsible. 87% of canadians believe the answer is education. CBA is working to provide tools to make informed decisions

Denmark after one year removed the fat tax and would be phasing out the soft drink tax in one year. The tax was damaging to local economy and didn't deliver any concrete benefits. Again one single food or bev can be held responsible. between 1999-2011 soda decreased by 32% and fat rates still rose.

On the surface, conservatism and Christian democratic thought are quite similar with regard to social welfare, but there is one key difference.  Following the Catholic teachings, Christian Democrats believe that the responsibility of taking care of the poor and needy lies with the community, not the government.  Both groups feel that lawfulness and stability are highly important, but they have very different approaches to achieve these goals.

This article refers to the ever growing problem the world faces, globalization. It talks about how major corporation find any means of cheap labor, only to sell for ten fold of the cost to make the product. But there is a solution that could influence the buying of products; such as, actors, and event specific. These are just a couple influences that can change the influence of consumers.

Assisted suicide is legal in a few states and still debated in a few other states. Other issues such as who should be responsible for aiding in the assisted suicide and who has the right to choose assisted suicide is still a debate. Six experts share their opinions and experiences relating to the topic.

Healthcare is an issue that is present today, especially with the election that just occurred. Some believe that everyone should have free access to healthcare and note that if other countries can do it, so can we. The other believe that it is the individuals personal responsibility to figure out how they are going to get it and believe that universal coverage would be too expensive.

I agree completely. It is possible and other countries have proven it. It's just a matter of rejecting the lobbyists, insurance companies, and pharmaceuticals that make money off of private citizens. Healthcare should be a basic human right and not something that can cause you to go bankrupt.

This website provides statistics of the violence against children from different countries. Also states that it is everyone's responsibility to speak up about violence against children.

I like how this article tells people to speak up about violence. I also like how it shows the different views from other countries.

I like how this article informs people about the issue at hand, and also encourages others to speak up about violence. Also I like how it shows more than one view point.

Comparison of America's current threat conditioned response to loss of personal freedoms to the Japanese internment camps of World War Two.

This article is about a fraternity at Arizona State University that threw a racist Martin Luther King Jr. Day party and were caught through pictures they had taken. ASU did suspend the fraternity as soon as it was discovered, but it is unapparent at this time whether or not the students know what they did wrong.

When you finally reach the point in your life when driving on your own is about to be a reality, a sense of freedom comes about. However, what many teens don't realize is that being a and being "on your own" comes with it added responsibilities.

This site explores the personal freedom of religion. It highlights areas of the world still struggling to attain this right and the religions groups facing persecution today.

This site explores the personal freedom of religion. It highlights areas of the world still struggling to attain this right and the religions groups facing persecution today.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints shares their stance on the need for religious freedoms, no matter what religion you want to practice is defended. The site also goes into responsibilities of religious freedom advocates.

This article focuses on whether or not a minor should have the ultimate jurisdiction over their own health care. On the one hand, it seems normal to give parents the responsibility of making decisions regarding their child's health care, but on the other hand, minors should have the right to keep certain medical information private.

This site explains us how companies are responsible for slavery, and what can we do to put pressure on companies to ensure their supply chains are slavery free.

"Question: What percentage of students with disabilities are educated in regular classrooms? Response: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), enacted in 1975, mandates that children and youth ages 3-21 with disabilities be provided a free and appropriate public school education. In fall 2013, some 95 percent of 6- to 21-year-old students with disabilities were served in regular schools; 3 percent were served in a separate school for students with disabilities; 1 percent were placed in regular private schools by their parents; and less than 1 percent each were served in one of the following environments: in a separate residential facility, homebound or in a hospital, or in a correctional facility. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2016). Digest of Education Statistics, 2015 (NCES 2016-014), Chapter 2."