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Have we reached greatness yet?

"Two things made this country great: White men & Christianity." —from an e-mail message forwarded to every member of the North Carolina state House and Senate by North Carolina state Representative Don Davis, a white Republican.

"Who came to this country first - the white man, didn't he? That's who made this country great, " Davis said. Regarding the e-mail message, he said "Listen, there's nothing racist about it. And don't give me that mess."

Source: The Associated Press, Charlotte Observer

Not so small arms

All you need to know about small arms:

-500 million small arms worldwide

-Forty to sixty percent are illegal

-Small arms trade is worth $1 billion annually

-The weapon of choice in all but three of forty-nine conflicts in the 1990s: small arms.

Source: United Nations

Here’s the need for social sciences

"The college experience has been feminized. In years past, (mostly) men went to college to gain the knowledge and skills to increase their chances for better jobs, where now they are subjected to forms of social engineering rather than chemical, electrical and civil. The hard sciences have been replaced by soft and squishy 'social sciences.'"

Source: Biblical Worldview

Workers’ Plights

Q: In how many states is it legal to fire someone because of sexual orientation?

A: In thirty-nine states, it is legal to fire someone because of their real or perceived sexual orientation.

Source: ACLU

It’s called Late Night, not Politically Incorrect

In a joke about getting out of jury duty during an appearance on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien," comedian Sarah Silverman said, "My friend is like, why don’t you write something inappropriate on the form, like 'I hate chinks.'"

Silverman continued: "I just filled out the form and I wrote 'I love chinks.'--and who doesn’t?"

"There is no excuse for something like this to have made the air," said Guy Aoki, president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans. "She obviously chose to target a group of people that she felt she could get away with insulting. We're not standing for it."

Source: The Associated Press.

Someone is making a big mistake

"Homosexuals are masters of diversion and deception. They hide the realities of their perverse lifestyle by calling themselves 'gay.' … [H]omosexuals will continue to push their agenda and seduce young boys and girls."

Source: Biblical Worldview.

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