A few days ago I saw a very effective political commercial. I have grown tired of attack ads where the opposing candidate is depicted in black and white while the foreboding music plays in the background and the ominous voice-over tells of his or her evil plot to ruin our lives. This commercial was different….
“The great majority of Christians in America will never host a meal for someone from another culture making his home in the US,” said my friend across the table. I immediately thought of my fortune not only in having been invited for dinner, but to have been “adopted” into an American family my sophomore year…
Today I will vote. I haven’t been voting long, not because of my lack of interest, but because I became an American citizen in late 2004. Prior to that, I could express my opinion and comment on candidates and issues, but I could not cast my vote. Our political system is not perfect and our…