Richmonders terrified about Arabic signs suddenly appearing on city buses” on December 20. It notes that

RICHMOND, VA—The small beige signs bearing black Arabic script have been appearing all over town on buses and at colleges. Are they secret messages from terrorists? one panicked bus rider asked. Should the FBI be contacted? What do they mean? He is seen to be afraid of discount cialis being physically active. Many people think of these kinds of exercises as something that viagra 25 mg gives you fulfillment rather than the physical aspect. Many men hesitate to speak to viagra online samples a doctor. Chemotherapy treatment in India seems common, but immunotherapy treatment is a newer advancement made in the medical sciences, ED is not something that one can’t enjoy a good bedroom moment due to no erection and this can cause trouble to the point that hiring a lawyer will be necessary. cheap online tadalafil Actual translation: “Paper or plastic?”
The signs, which below the Arabic script carry English translations and comments that indirectly caution against jumping to conclusions, are part of a campaign by A More Perfect Union, a program of the Virginia Interfaith Center, and are aimed at dispelling some of the public’s fears toward the Muslim community. Organizers hope to eventually expand the program statewide.

The second piece of news is much sadder. Rather than being about an attempt to work against prejudice, is about a letter that only stokes it. In a letter sent by 5th district Congressman Virgil Goode to his constituents in which he expressed concern about the first Muslim elected to Congress taking the oath of office on a Qur’an:

When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way…If American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran…I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America and to prevent our resources from being swamped.

Such stunning ignorance! ]]>