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I'm Not White, I'm American.

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 The SAT. Medical forms. College applications. These papers, and many more, ask you to "select your race" from a list similar to this: African American, Latino, Pacific Islander, Asian, and White. I always skip this portion of paperwork for one reason: I'm not white, I'm American. I was born as an American citizen. Both my parents are citizens, and so are their parents. There are two other ways to have American citizenship: naturalization and marrying a citizen. All citizens are equal, no matter how they joined our nation. Moreover, American citizens are American.  Well, yeah, duh, of course they are. But think about it. If we're American, then why are we labeled based on this imaginary categorizer called "race"? We are not the nationality of our ancestors - we are the nationality of our citizenship, no matter our skin color.  Americans are losing pride in their country. This is understandable, owing to the degradation of the presidential office and hypo...
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Step Up

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On Tuesday, May 4, I had the privilege of attending a rally in Columbia, SC.  Standing in the elegant hall downstairs I listened to speakers, many of whom were pastors. I could hardly see them through the mask-less crowd but that didn't matter. Their powerful words, bursting with truth, were the important part. Each of them affirmed that we, the Christian church, must stop this particular abomination from continuing. We must step up. It is such a horrible thing that we cannot stand by and watch, not when it is our duty to spread the Gospel. Now what, you may ask, is so awful? What is this so-called "abomination"? It's abortion. Thousands of innocent children are murdered in the U.S. every day and many Christians do nothing about it. We sit and talk about our supposed desire to do God's will while babies are being killed.  We say we want to make a difference, but when it comes to government, we step back. Why? Firstly, I think it's because we are afraid of  pol...
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This Is Not Year-Round

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  Hey everyone,  Unfortunately, this blog has turned into my summer project until further notice. I am a student and need to focus on school, so posts will be out less often now. I'm sorry! When I began this I knew I may need to take a break during the school year, but didn't tell y'all.  I hope this has inspired you to look at some other sources to learn more about the Constitution. There's so much to it! Thanks for reading! -Thankful Slade
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