Everyone knows John Lennon's famous song Imagine. Now imagine what life would have been like about 50 years ago, visualize having to live a lie because of the way your self was born. Also, imagine the hate that comes from being different and what it would be like to never be happy. Why? Because being gay is against some religions. Now realize that people are still being oppressed this way. Even today, many people are afraid to come out to friends and family due to extreme prejudice. The Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. "We the people of the United States still have friends who do not have their inalienable rights, because some factors still loom over the heads of this nation, despite the founding values ​​of our country. The concept of loving oneself as one's neighbor encompasses many religions and eras. In the King James Bible: “You shall not take revenge, nor bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18). has shown itself to be hypocritical of its own ideals. Recently, a Missouri preacher, speaking to the city council, said: "'The move towards gay rights is nothing but another stepping stone into immorality and lawlessness. which will be characteristic of the last days...' All I've done is simply taken out the phrase 'racial integration,' and replaced it with the phrase 'gay rights'” (Phil Snyder). This shows how little religion helped the civil rights movements. It demonstrates the fact that by quoting people... in the center of the paper.... Imagine. Apple. 11.1971InternetJoe Morgan. “Preacher's gay rights speech with a twist goes viral.” Gay star news. October 20, 2012. Web. March 5, 2014.12 InternetMacklemore and Ryan Lewis. Same love. Macklemore LLC. 2012.13 InternetTerese Pencak Schwartz. "The Holocaust: Non-Jewish Victims." Jewishvirtuallibrary.com. ND Web. 7 March 2014.14 Internet“Justinian Code: Ancient Rome/Byzantine Empire”. orias.berkeley.edu. July 2014. Web. March 10, 2014.15 InternetScott Lively. scottlively.net. March 7, 2014. Web. March 10. 2014.