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Code Of The Dojo: The Founder Of National Secular Society

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Every Tuesday and Friday at around 8:15 pm a ritual occurs in small town Montana. A tradition made popular in America in the 1940 and WWII era, but has been around for hundreds of years.It involves anywhere between 3 and 30 people, ages 9 and up, standing in a line shoulder to shoulder and staring straight ahead at what to an untrained eye seems to be nothing but, in fact is everything. These people , myself amongst them, have just finished a training session in Shotokan karate and are waiting to be excused from the class, but before they leave the man in front, the Sensei, shouts “Dojo Kodo!” Code of the Dojo. There are 5 principles to this code, These principles are my responsibility to myself, my companions, my state, and my country. …show more content…

Respecting others and their rights as an American citizen is my obligation. In addition I feel it is my moral imperative to allow every human to make their own choices and allow then to have the choice to exercise the same rights I was given at birth by the U.S Constitution. This includes the right to free speech even if I do not agree with what is said. Founder of the National Secular Society and political activist Charles Bradlaugh if referenced as saying “ Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. This is important to remember especially as the presidential election comes to a close and we look back on the political riots between the left and the right. Both sides were fighting for a better America yet, both were limiting one of the foundations of this great nation. This right along with The right to gather peacefully and worship freely.The right to bear arms under a well-regulated militia, the right to vote , protected home and body from unlawful search and seizure and all other 27 statutes laid out by the Bill of Rights along with the additional statutes laid out by the states are amid my responsibility to America to protect. To ensure I do not infringe upon the rights of others and show civility and regard for the rights of every American even is my personal feeling and beliefs lead me to want to take action that in any way limit their rights and instead choose the option that exercises …show more content…

This one sounds like it should be the easiest when in fact it is the hardest. When referring to the physical sense it is wrong to hurt anyone without a being a situational necessity. Violence can also be defined as hostility. It is my responsibility to not be hostile against my country and her people. Breaking any law issues by the governing body is considered to be hostile behaviour even if the law is unjust. Socrates famously refuses freedom when charged with breaking a law that was considered immoral by the public, because he was guilty of committing the crime against the state. In the United States of America If the law is held in contempt by the majority the law can be overturned either through election or the court systems. Physically and mentally I refrain from violent

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