Bittersweet

Yesterday American did an extraordinary thing. There is no denying that America has come a long way. Many reports today talked to people that are the living link between an elected African American to be President, and slavery.

On the same day America brought hope, America brought more shame on itself. States including California and Arizona banned same sex marriage. Because some are different they not have the same rights as others. For some reason this is a time where we can overlook one prejudice and focus on continuing another.

One major reason why we have allowed this prejudice to continue is the lack of a leader. Proponents of same sex marriage do not have the organization power proponents of bigotry. If you were in California, you overwhelmingly saw more "Yes on Prop 8" signs and commercials then you didn't. In Arizona there were "Yes on 102" signs all around the valley, and commercials ever.

Leaders step up when there time has come. When they have enough experience and knowledge and are mentally ready they take the plunge. They do it in self sacrifice and for the greater good. They do not do it for fame, or power. Personally I would like to thank Fr. Geoff Farrow for being one of these leaders the last month. We need more people like him who is courageous, thoughtful, and articulate.

I hope that there can be a coalition of leaders across the states in the next 2-10 years to educate and reform Americans minds so they know that trading one prejudice for another is not what we should do.

Many people said last night "Yes we did." This is not the attitude we need. We still have a long way to go. Yes we can. We found a positive leader for America, now lets find one for the issue.