I've been looking on websites to try and find ones which are pro or anti one of the liberties from the Bill of Rights. The first website i have chosen is one which is promoting Religious Freedom, what i found interesting about this website is it isn't just focused on one religion, it covers many from Christianity to Islam. I found the articles on Islam interesting because of the connection that people make between muslims and terrorism. i think this website is really good, because i agree with what it's saying. I believe that everyone should have the right to believe what they want and the freedom to speak about it. Thereare many countries which don't have religious freedom, that doesn't mean that religion doesn't exist there, people find ways of practising their religion, just in secret. In Britian we're ment to have Religious Freedom, unfortunatly i don't think we completely do. We maybe able to go to church if we want, but its a bad thing when people are banned from sending Christmas cards at work incase they offend a muslim or Hindu.
http://crf.hudson.org/
The second website I have chosen is the Amnesty international page, which is a charity campaining for Human Rights. This website is very Anti the Death Penalty. It speaks of people having the right to live. No matter what someone has done nobody has the right to say that that person should be put to death. Even if someone murdered another person, by excecuting the criminal how are they better? they also will have then commited murder. when i was looking through this website i was shocked to see how many people were excecuted 2006, it made me feel horried and made me want to do something about it. The website has a petition which you can sign to abolish the death penalty. I think this website is set up very well, in someways I think it is trying to shock you into signing its petition.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty-index-eng
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I found the first website that Becky found very interesting and insightful. I explored a particular article on the website found in the bottom, right corner entitled “Why religious freedom?” which directly quoted Thomas Jefferson. “Religious freedom is pivotal to a free society. Thomas Jefferson and America’s founders called it the “first freedom.” It is enshrined in the first clause of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution”. This as the introduction to the article and I thought that it was quite intriguing as it then went on to discuss the different repressive regimes in various countries, particularly the historical role of religion in the U.S in how it is an important issue that “Despite its central importance historically, politically and socially, the issue of religious freedom has been the most neglected human right in U.S. foreign policy”.
I think religion plays a pivotal role to society today, particularly since 9/11 which has led to a change in the view of religion which has led to much controversial discussions within the media and newspapers and this website provides I think a bias view for religion but is quite informative in backing up its ideas with evidence.
I found the second website extremely bias as it used many emotive words to express its rage against the death penalty “the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment”. It was quite interesting putting links to sign petitions as it made the website very political and seemed like an activist site. I particularly found the picture posted on the page of the rope that they hang people with, was made to look like a person hanging for the campaign poster. It was quite subtle, which wouldn’t be something I expect from a website like this.
I enjoyed roaming through these two web sites. They contained many interesting points. I strongly believe in religious freedom, and think that people should be allowed to believe what they want to. I feel that the media plays a role is how people view other religions. I feel that not only 9/11 but also the recent war in Iraq and Afganistan also contrbute to the lack of religious freedom, and much hate has been generated.
I found the web site on the death penelty also very interesting, especially as i am pro death penelty, so it was interesting to read a web site that was contradictory to my beliefs. I also found this web site bias. It was far too "anti" death penelty, they didnt look at it from any other point of view, just their own. I did find this web site fasinating however especiall yht statistics and facts which i never thought were that high...."At least 3,861 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries in 2006.
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Pro religious freedom is very interesting and very idealistically American as well. The website that Becky has chosen in their mission statement says they promote "global security, security and freedom" and they also challenge conventional thinking. This website is very pro religious freedom, and human rights in general.
The website has quite a few articles on religion from sources such as the Washington Post, National Review, and Jerusalem Post.
As for the 2nd website about the death penalty, I definately agree with Becky about the website trying to shock the viewer. As soon as I opened the page there is the image of the noose and it has an immediate effect. With statements like "Act Now" and the list of methods of executions it really made an impression. The website has quite a few facts and figures that are very informative about countries all over the world.
Personally I believe that religion is the one concept which both brings peoples together, and causes conflict with one another. Since the beginning of time, wars have been fought over religion. This website I found extremely interesting as it provides a balanced showing of information. For example I found a blog article on how instating Muslims into the US government should be taken with more security. A Muslim wrote this article, providing evidence to how racially tense America is at this moment in time, not only against each other, but causing rifts within themselves.
The second website provides an extremely one-sided view. Amnesty International have succeeded and failed in many human rights campaigns through this sought of advertising. It’s a clever way in which they provide their information as they only talk about one side of the argument. Personally I believe that the abolishment of capital punishment is wrong, though it should only be used in extreme circumstances, for example devastating terrorism acts. The website I see as intelligent, but does not provide a balanced argument, thus not showing the readers the full picture.
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