Essay 239

A Stereotypical Sunday Edition of MultiCultClassics Minutes…

• An atheist in Sacramento — who happens to be a doctor and a lawyer — is suing to remove “In God We Trust” from all coins and currency. For God’s sake, dude, do you have any idea how much money that would cost?

• The University of California is being accused of discriminating against Christian schools. A suit filed by students from a religious high school in Southern California and the Association of Christian Schools International charges the university with “viewpoint discrimination” and biased admissions standards. And wait until the folks behind the lawsuit learn about all the toga parties.

• Looks like Ford Motor Company is living up to its new tagline: Driving American Innovation. Last week the carmaker recalled 235,000 vehicles. Now Ford plans to cut 4,000 white-collar jobs in North America. Now that’s American innovation at work.

• A racist radio talk-show host staged a rally in New Jersey to protest White students being attacked by Black students at a local high school. Hal Turner, the radio talk-show host, even invited the Ku Klux Klan to attend. Now there’s a brilliant solution to racially-inspired violence.

• A female firefighter is suing FDNY for $10 million, citing years of abuse and denied promotions based on her gender. Judith Beyar, who was among the first female firefighters hired in November 1980, charges she was forced into early retirement to escape the sexist and discriminatory work environment. Bet her ex-coworkers are thinking, “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the FDNY.”

• Snoop Dogg joined supporters at a prison rally, urging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to spare Stanley Williams’ life. Williams is the co-founder of the Crips street gang, and he’s scheduled to be executed December 13. Not sure Snoop Dogg is the best person to be offering support in this case.