OpinionApril 23, 2021
Speak Out 4/23/21
In the 1950s smallpox, one of the deadliest virus in human history was eradicated. How was this done? By a vaccine. Now, no excuses. Get out there and get your COVID-19 shots, if there were as many anti-vaxxers back then as there are right now, people would still be dying from smallpox...
Smallpox, COVID
In the 1950s smallpox, one of the deadliest virus in human history was eradicated. How was this done? By a vaccine. Now, no excuses. Get out there and get your COVID-19 shots, if there were as many anti-vaxxers back then as there are right now, people would still be dying from smallpox.
Gun-related fatalities
A statistic via The New York Times: Since 1975, there have been 1.5 million gun deaths in the United States. Since the inception of our country, 1.4 million American lives have been lost as casualties of war.
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Race theory
I find it surprising the recent news story that a church school had adopted Critical Race Theory in its curriculum -- much to the dismay of parents. Actually, the Bible makes it quite clear that a son (or daughter) is not to be judged unworthy because of the sins of the father. Is the "white guilt" of a child with no choice of its white birth parents automatically guilty and beyond redemption? I hope that each reader will take time to fully read the 18th chapter of Ezekiel where it is clear the sins of the father are not automatically visited on the child. The chapter begins with these verses: "The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel."
Maxine Waters
The House of Representatives fails again to censure one of their members, Maxine Waters. This is a form of racism in its self, fear of censure of a Black member of Congress. What she said before the jury in the George Floyd case came in with a verdict was wrong, and she should be held accountable.
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