Ending Affirmative Action

Yesterday morning I listened to state senator Howard Stephenson interview Ward Connerly on Red Meat Radio (station KTKK, am 630, on Saturday mornings from 8-10 a.m.). Connerly has been traveling the country for years advocating fair and equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race, sex, or ethnic background. He was in Utah speaking in support of a resolution being discussed in the state legislature that would put an end to racial and gender preferences, so called "Affirmative Action." His arguments were quite compelling. He said something that I have believed for a long time; that the case for racial preferences implies that members of minority groups are unable to be successful on their own. To me, this is very insulting to these groups. I'm supportive of this resolution.

The Importance of Christianity

I think that the only thing that will save this world is Christianity. I mean true believers. I don't mean fake Christians. I mean those people who sincerely believe in God, the Father, and in his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. I mean people who practice Christianity every day. Christians believe that all of mankind are brothers and sisters, children of a loving Heavenly Father. Christians have no desire to demonize people of other religions. They have no desire to hate others or attack them, just because of their religion. Most of our Founding Fathers were believers in Christianity. In his book Democracy in America, the French author Alexis de Tocqueville, after his visit to America in 1831, wrote that, "All the sects of the United States are comprised within the great unity of Christianity, and Christian morality is everywhere the same. There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America." I only wish that were the case today.

I'm Just Wild About Harry

I'm ecstatic to see that Harry Reid will very likely be defeated in November. He really is a disgrace. There is such a total disconnect between what he claims to believe personally and what he advocates as a U.S. Senator. To me, he is an embarrassment. There is no way that he is worthy to be the senate majority leader. Some of the things he has said in front of a microphone and the legislation he strongly supports are just plain anti-American. It will be such a relief to be rid of him as a member of of the U.S. Congress.