I just heard in the news that 18% of Americans think President Obama is of the Muslim faith, never mind the flack he had with Reverend Jeremiah Wright (his Chicago minister). Today, only 34% think he is Christian. Good grief!
Good grief! Good grief! I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that our country is falling behind in education. I used to be surprised when Jay Leno would interview people on the streets who thought Abraham Lincoln was the president during the American Revolution. We are becoming a nation getting our information from talk radio or Christian Tea Party type leaders who are giving out a lot of misinformation.
It's scary, very scary. Sarah Palin scares me.
You've got people who are condemning President Obama for correctly stating that our Constitution protects our religious freedom.... not the Christian religion, not the Muslim religion, not the Buddhist religion, but ALL religion. Our country is great because we are free to worship as we feel is right for us.
And yet 33% of Americans do not think Muslims have a Constitutional right to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site.
There was a time, not so long ago that Japanese Americans were all rounded up and put into Interment camps. Most of them lost their livelihood and their properties during their internment. All this because once Japan invaded, no one of Japanese ancestry could be trusted. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the Japanese Americans that suffered, but many Asian Americans because well... what can I say? Many Caucasians think we all look alike.
America needs to really improve our educational system and stress tolerance and understanding or we will end up very much possessing the traits of the people we've come to hate and fear. Many of those people who we call our enemy look at us with that same hate and fear.
Sorry for the sad Friday post.
I'm really worried.
Good grief! Good grief! I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that our country is falling behind in education. I used to be surprised when Jay Leno would interview people on the streets who thought Abraham Lincoln was the president during the American Revolution. We are becoming a nation getting our information from talk radio or Christian Tea Party type leaders who are giving out a lot of misinformation.
It's scary, very scary. Sarah Palin scares me.
You've got people who are condemning President Obama for correctly stating that our Constitution protects our religious freedom.... not the Christian religion, not the Muslim religion, not the Buddhist religion, but ALL religion. Our country is great because we are free to worship as we feel is right for us.
And yet 33% of Americans do not think Muslims have a Constitutional right to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site.
There was a time, not so long ago that Japanese Americans were all rounded up and put into Interment camps. Most of them lost their livelihood and their properties during their internment. All this because once Japan invaded, no one of Japanese ancestry could be trusted. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the Japanese Americans that suffered, but many Asian Americans because well... what can I say? Many Caucasians think we all look alike.
America needs to really improve our educational system and stress tolerance and understanding or we will end up very much possessing the traits of the people we've come to hate and fear. Many of those people who we call our enemy look at us with that same hate and fear.
Sorry for the sad Friday post.
I'm really worried.
