Historic moment!

Just during the weekend, we had our very first black Formula 1 world champion driver... Lewis Hamilton.

Just last night, we also had our 44th, yet, the very first black US president Obama.

Wow.

Congrats to them both! :)

They were saying when Obama was born, there were like 15, 16 states that actually made inter-racial marriages illegal!!! Obama's parents would've been unable to marry back then. And now, here he is... a president of the United States.

Besides the presidential race, another high profile thing on the ballot was Prop 8. Amending the California constitution to specifically define marriage to be for one man and on woman. Both sides spent a lot of money on this... and it narrowly passed with YES! CA voters were able to protect the sanctity of marriage, for now...

Today's reading was about how Ezra praying for the sins the Jews have committed-- the inter-racial marriages. Yes, I suppose in a way, people can see Jews as being racist, but God is really just a 'faithist'. Ruth wasn't a Jew. God had no problem with her, right? Race isn't the problem..., it's only a problem when we lack faith. Marrying folks with little faith in God of course could pose a problem for those with faith. I admire Ezra's commitment... to pray and fast for the sins of those people..., but it's kinda weird that the book didn't explain what happen to those foreign wives and children?

Today, the problem is with gay couples. I don't know how to deal with them too. I don't want to rob them of their civil union rights. I also don't want them to force church pastor to 'marry' them. I guess the only thing to do is to be like Ezra. To just pray for them. Of course homosexuals aren't the only people committing sins around here in our nation. Surely the heterosexuals have committed their fair share of the sins. May God forgive us of our sins... for we just don't know what the heck we're doing. May we also be able to repent and change our ways.

Change is coming, as indicated by America's first foray of non-white president! I pray that we'll change for the better of course.

(Ezra 7-10, 174.6 lbs, $2.859)