What is the most controversial issue that teens face today?

1. Sex before marriage. What do you think of that and wearing purity rings too?

I believe everyone should have respect for their body and mind, and wait until they are genuinely prepared for the potential physical, psychological, and social consequences of sex, and that each of us reaches that point of readiness at our own pace. Sex is the healthiest in all regards when it's an act of love shared between two people, but I don't believe a marriage certificate is a necessity. For one, considering that in the vast majority of states and in many countries around the world marriage is a right only given to heterosexuals, it feels like rubbing more salt into the wound discrimination to proclaim that sex, one of the most primal human functions, should only be practiced after a couple has legally wed.

Yes, I realize that many of the people opposed to premarital sex are also against homosexual relations, but it frustrates me that so many stand upon the Bible like a soapbox instead of thoroughly reading it as supposed justification. I mean, it's ironic to me that in America several of the states with the highest divorce rates and the most vocal opposition to gay marriage are in the "Bible Belt", and Christ never spoke a single word about gays or "fornication" but was very outspoken in his condemnation for divorce. Secondly, marriage isn't always the most sound option financially, and in this miserable economy there are even more compelling reasons some couples should not marry.

Marriage is an exchange of debts and assets as well as vows. If one person has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debt from living off credit cards after losing a job, then that debt will also be shouldered by his or her spouse. Even if one person decides to buy a house in her name alone, if she's married and her husband ever foreclosed or has a spotty credit history, she'll be less likely to get approved for a loan.

Thirdly, where I live it's far more common for people to get married in their early 30s or beyond than in their early 20s, and I don't think it's realistic to expect them to hold off until their wedding day to have sex. We all know that sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies and STDs, but many don't realize that sex can also be extremely beneficial. It releases powerful neurological chemicals that can help to prevent or ease the symptoms of depression and boost happiness and self-esteem, it regulates a woman's cycle, and has been linked to longevity.

Purity rings are a cheap marketing gimmick masquerading as a display of virtue. Jesus lived simply without false adornment, and believed that your actions were far more important than what you wore or said. A purity ring is not the same as a wedding band, which is a widely accepted symbol of marital status.

In my opinion, it's far more noble to donate the money you would have spent on tacky jewelry to a charitable organization. 2. The invasion of Iraq/Afghanistan Both countries required an act of intervention, but not a long-term invasion without a solid plan of action and a clear exit strategy.

If instead of using fear-inducing propaganda and lies about weapons of mass destruction to strum up support for the wars an honest explanation backed with substantial evidence and sound reasons was given for why it was necessary that other countries step in, I think the outcome and overall attitude towards the wars would have been completely different. I was just a kid at the time of invasion, but I remember the day it began vividly because my family and I were flying through the busy Atlanta airport on our way back home from a spring break trip, and someone came on the loudspeaker to announce that the deadline for handing over the weapons of mass destruction had passed, and we were now at war. Our flight was delayed, and for hours I watched the news that was broadcast on all stations throughout the airport.

What stood out the most were the multiple interviews from Iraqis who now lived in America and were scared of what was to come, but felt like it was necessary for Saddam Hussein to be taken out of power, even if it came at a cost. Saddam was brought to justice years ago, though, and far more harm has been done than any good. The same is in many ways true with Afghanistan.

The Taliban was our generation's Nazis, and action was required, but the action that was taken was not the one that was actually needed. 3. Euthanasia I'm in support of euthanasia when a team of trained, reputable medical professionals have thoroughly examined a person, and all have reached the conclusion that there is no chance of recovery from a terminal, painful illness.

Living is not the same as existing. We shouldn't force a person to continue to exist in perpetual agony when there is no hope he or she will ever genuinely live again. 4.

Abortion It's not a choice I would make for myself, but I'm not going to deprive another woman of the right to make the choice best for her. I recently read an article about a ten-year-old girl in Mexico who is pregnant as the result of being brutally raped by her stepfather, and in her religious city abortion is illegal, so she has had to suffer the extraordinary physical and emotional pain of carrying a baby to term that she does not have the ability to provide for, and I think it's a disgrace. Also, many women opt to abort after discovering that their child has a severe health problem out of compassion and a desire to spare someone they already have formed a love for pain.

5. Gay marriage To me marriage has become like the 21st century version of segregated rights. I'm 100% in support of gay marriage.

Why should someone else be denied a right I'm given simply because I happen to be straight and he or she is gay? For decades it was illegal for interracial couples to marry, and many fought tooth and nail to keep it that way. Just because a segment of the population is opposed to something because of their religious or moral beliefs or personal views doesn't mean that they should make it illegal for others without any legitimate legal reasons.

Laws should be based on justice for all rather than on the preferences of some. 6. Should there be an age limit for having children not necessarily through natural conception ie having sex but through IVF?

There should be an ethical committee reviewing individual cases before radical medical procedures are given to create a life. I don't think there should be a set age limit because each circumstance can be different. It's irresponsible and immoral to use extraordinary measures to enable an elderly woman to get pregnant, or someone who is not emotionally stable, like Nadia Shulman, the "octomom."

Thanks for your thought-provoking question! Peace : ).

1. Sex before marriage. What do you think of that and wearing purity rings too?

No problem with sex before marriage, probably because I don't even like marriage. All it is, is you relationship on paper. Religious folk say it's a sacred thing between two people and a symbol of their love for each other, but personally, I don't need a ring or a big fancy party to let people know that my guy loves me and I love him.

2. The invasion of Iraq/Afghanistan: Needs to end. I don't see the point anymore.

3. Euthanasia: Let's say, you're driving along, and you hit a dog, or a deer, anything. You get out of your car and see you've broken like, all of its legs, and probably ribs, its face is messed up, everything, and it is clearly in pain.

Euthanasia would just be kind here. A person? Idk.

Not tha ta person is more important than an animal, but if your 89 year old grandmother is on life support and there is absolutely, absolutely nothing else that can be done, she's basically dead already, then why keep her alive? 4. Abortion: Necessary.

If a woman doesn't want a baby, why should she keep it? And if she doesn't want to put it up for adoption, then it's no one's business. Giving up a child, a human being, your child, that you nursed, that grew inside of you for 9 months, that is a PIECE of you, is alot harder than it looks, trust me.

There's already enough children sitting in shitty conditions just waiting for someone to give a **** about them. Orphaned kids that grow up not knowing their parents almost always have questions about their parents, almost always want to know who they were, like a missing bond. Also, that crap about, if you didn't want a baby you shouldn't have had sex, is ridiculous.

Some people don't ever want to have children, should they never have sex? 5. Gay marriage: No one has the right to tell someone else what they can and cannot do with themselves.

A gay couple get married, how does that affect me? It doesn't. 6.

Should there be an age limit for having children not necessarily through natural conception ie having sex but through IVF? Yes. I support everything you said.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.