Friday, December 08, 2006
12/08/2006 11:09:00 AM
WHEN SOUTH AFRICA LEADS THE WAY
In 1986, South Africa and the United States stood on opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to granting equal rights to all human beings.
South Africa's constitution discriminated against its majority black citizens and Nelson Mandela was still imprisoned. In contrast, the United States was one of many countries calling for the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Twenty years later, South Africa and the U.S. find themselves on opposite ends of the spectrum again.
Only this time, South Africa has just voted to legalize same-sex marriages. (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6147010.stm)
Meanwhile, the United States is leading the movement to ban gays and lesbians from marrying, while our President favors amending the Constitution to make such a deprivation of civil rights permanent.
Mind-blowing.
will someone please order a new president? cause the us is lookin pretty shitty these days. in france, they leave religion out of politics. i think that is the way it should be here, too. if you want to be religious do it in the privacy of your church and your home. dont bring it to the white house.
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