Only in America!
"...my children will someday live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character..."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On describing his "rags to riches" biography, fight promoter Don King is known for saying of his journey "Only in America!" The fact that a black man in this country can rise up from illiteracy, poverty and minimal skills to become one of the most recognizable faces in his field, achieve a Doctorate, become synonymous with being one of our most colorful and articulate speakers as well as become a multi-millionaire is testimony of this great Nation. Where else but America is such a thing possible? No where else on earth.
On November 7, 2006, Minneapolis voters elected Keith Ellison, an African - American Democrat, as the first Muslim in Congress. Tomorrow Congressman Ellison will make further headlines by being sworn in as per his wishes, on the Muslim (Bible) The Quran. Many have expressed disdain at his decision at being declared to an office with it's roots grappled on Christian values. Whether one agrees with his decision or not is a matter of personal opinion. This Nation was founded on his right to do so. Abraham Lincoln quotes "The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our seperation from Great Britain, and it was placed in The Declaration not for that, but for future use."
I believe as Don Quixote, that no man truly knows or understands another without sharing a peck of salt with that man. I was invited to prepare a bit of food for Mr. Ellison. While there, I got to witness his message and understand his political wishes. It was a very intelligent action - the coming together with food. How can one make friends without exquisite dishes! It is mainly through [soul] food and the table that one governs.
Whatever becomes of the political debates that surround Congressman Ellison, The Bill of Rights stands firmly behind him, "...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..." In short, the Constitution does not grant rights, it recognizes them.
"(Say:) unto you your religion, and unto me my religion." _Quran 109:6
"...my children will someday live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character..."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On describing his "rags to riches" biography, fight promoter Don King is known for saying of his journey "Only in America!" The fact that a black man in this country can rise up from illiteracy, poverty and minimal skills to become one of the most recognizable faces in his field, achieve a Doctorate, become synonymous with being one of our most colorful and articulate speakers as well as become a multi-millionaire is testimony of this great Nation. Where else but America is such a thing possible? No where else on earth.
On November 7, 2006, Minneapolis voters elected Keith Ellison, an African - American Democrat, as the first Muslim in Congress. Tomorrow Congressman Ellison will make further headlines by being sworn in as per his wishes, on the Muslim (Bible) The Quran. Many have expressed disdain at his decision at being declared to an office with it's roots grappled on Christian values. Whether one agrees with his decision or not is a matter of personal opinion. This Nation was founded on his right to do so. Abraham Lincoln quotes "The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our seperation from Great Britain, and it was placed in The Declaration not for that, but for future use." I believe as Don Quixote, that no man truly knows or understands another without sharing a peck of salt with that man. I was invited to prepare a bit of food for Mr. Ellison. While there, I got to witness his message and understand his political wishes. It was a very intelligent action - the coming together with food. How can one make friends without exquisite dishes! It is mainly through [soul] food and the table that one governs.
Whatever becomes of the political debates that surround Congressman Ellison, The Bill of Rights stands firmly behind him, "...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..." In short, the Constitution does not grant rights, it recognizes them.
"(Say:) unto you your religion, and unto me my religion." _Quran 109:6
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