Brainstorm additional situations in which unquestioning obedience is expected. When is it okay to simply expect obedience? When should people be encouraged to think for themselves? How can a person tell when being told not to "think" is an attempt to put down or limit opportunities and actions of a particular group?
In a work place setting, obedience is expected because they are hired to do their job. An employer tells his or her employees what to do. However obedience is not to be expected when there are orders that are against what they believe. If an employer tells an employee to not wear their Hijab, then the limit has surpassed, for they are now asking to do something against their beliefs. This situation calls not for obedience, but for pointing out the injustice. In school, one also is expected to be obedient to the school rules. Our imagination, however, is not to be limited. To tell someone not to think and do as the leader says is to the point of dictatorship and over controlling. One should not have limits to their thoughts, and is not to be hidden from what is reality.
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