In addition to the current subjects currently being taught in public schools, I have one that should be added to the list:  "How to properly voice your own opinion."

I say this because a vast majority of people have no idea how to properly do this.  I shall share with you the most controversial example of this that I can find:

This week, the state of North Carolina amended their constitution, adding vague verbiage to define marriage as being between a man and a woman only.  One of the supporters of this passage said, and I quote:

"We are not anti-gay; we are pro-marriage.  And the point -- the whole point -- is simply that you don't rewrite the nature of God's design for marriage based on the demands of a group of adults."

Okay, let's get down to the business of picking this quote apart piece by delicious piece.

I will avoid a few things here to make this short.  I won't go into my distaste for organized religion, for one thing.  I also won't go into my thoughts that religion has ABSOLUTELY no place in government.  But please do keep those two things in mind as you read this rant.

So let's just go with the obvious.  When did God explain his design for marriage?  I certainly didn't hear it from him personally, and I seriously doubt if anyone else on this planet has, either.  If the so-called "design" is being interpreted from The Magic Book of Magic Answers, also known as The Bible, then I have some bad news for these people, since that book was written by humans.

Furthermore, this person goes on to say that rewriting the nature of God's design for marriage is wrong.  But I guess rewriting government law based on the demands of a group of adults is okay?  What a hypocrite.

Any and all of that is pretty secondary, though.  The bottom line is that no one has the right to tell another person how to live their life.  You can disagree with someone all you want.  Hell, you can even hate them if you're that kind of person.  But the moment you start trying to dictate how they live their lives is the moment you become wrong.  It's that simple.  That's not even an opinion.  It's common sense.