[AQGeiger]

It just goes to show that the members of the CBC and other civil rights organizations don't really care about the living conditions and dignity of blacks around the world, just about their own good publicity and financial well being.

Why should Jesse Jackson care that one can buy a human being in Sudan for about $10 if there's no money in it for him?

[goldstategop]

Good point. Did you see the 7th Heaven episode Monday night about the Lost Boys? I was so touched by it. I thought one of the characters, Jacob, had such a fitting name. The ancestor of my people had a life full of hardships, was tricked into marrying the sister of the woman he loved, saw his beloved Rachel die in childbirth, and for awhile thought his son Joseph was dead. This Jacob's life was full of travails and woe too. And you can see how grateful people like these children, who lost their parents and put up with unimaginable hardships to seek freedom and sanctuary, are to this country. This ought to be a lesson for Americans who don't stop to think how special our country really is. In my faith, we are taught to celebrate Passover, as though we were slaves, now we are free men. And we should not forget what President Bush rightfully said about freedom being God's gift to humanity.