On Being Brought from Africa to America

’Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. Some view our sable race with scornful eye, “Their colour is a diabolic die.” Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, May be refin’d and join th’ angelic train. Read more at www.desiringgod.org

Perhaps the most overused but most accurate term used to describe the policies and ideology of the American left is the “Law of Unintended Consequences.”  There is virtually nothing that these people espouse that, once put in place, has not had detrimental effects on either the people of the United States or the world.  Today there is a global food shortage and skyrocketing prices.  This has become the underlying factor in the riots in Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt, where up to 56% of a person’s income is dedicated to the acquisition of food.  These riots are now leading to the upheaval of governments and the very real possibility of the ascendancy of the radical elements into control. Read more at www.americanthinker.com