free speech in the classroom

This week i was given a project in my classroom, it was a speech to be presented. The speech was a persuasive one were you must pick a side. Now normally this is a normal project for most people, however there were some stipulations to go along with it. We were not allowed to touch certain topics no matter if we choose the pro or con side of the argument. Topics given to us to avoid were such things as abortion and religon along with many more. Now i do respect this, but at the same time should we not be treated as adults. As adults we should be able to argue are views on the matter with out anything more than an argument from the opposing side, and part of being an adult is tolerance and/or acceptance of anothers point of view. Now i just wrote this because it was a free write this week for class however if anyone feels like answering whether or not they agree or disagree i say go for it.