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Affirmative Action is Against the Bible

America was known as the Land of Opportunity. Then it became evident

that "opportunity" was only available to white men. Later, laws were

passed to ensure equal opportunity regardless of race, sex, or religion.

These Affirmative Action laws were set in place by our government with the

intent of correcting the social evil know as prejudice; but in doing so,

they created a monster. Affirmative action has become an ineffective,

outdated, and socially harmful policy that is weakening our great nation.

"The adoption of Affirmative Action programs in the 1960s reflected

our national aspiration to overcome long-entrenched injustices and become a

society where equal opportunity, or at least a fair opportunity, was a

reality for more of our citizens. These programs were a response to

economic, political and cultural circumstances that demanded, then

encouraged, and then tolerated widespread discrimination on the basis of

such factors as color, gender and ethnic background. The common hope was

that these programs would be transitory in nature and would enable us as a

society to reach a point, at some future date, when they would no longer be

needed" (Shapiro). It is my opinion that we have now reached that date.

Continued use of the policy is much like continued use of a strong

medication. When a patient is suffering from a terrible disease, as was

the United States suffering from discrimination, strong medication is

sometimes needed to cure the problem. But once the disease is taken care

of, further use of the medication does not help...

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...e right course of action. This is an ideal that

has always been true, but is quite often broken, resulting is negative

effects and more problems. A course of action that is morally wrong,

ethically wrong, and economically wrong, is not the correct way, but an

easier way. Often, the correct way is more difficult and requires more

work, but nevertheless, it is the correct way. Two wrongs do not make a

right, but they do make more problems and prolong an actual resolution to

the problem.

Works Cited

Shapiro, Harold. "Affirmative Action: A continuing discussion / A

continuing commitment" Internet Source. Available at:

http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/projects/aa/docs/shapiro.html

Websters Dictionary Harbor House Publishers Inc. Baltimore. 1984