What Year is This? (UPDATED)

From where I am sitting it is 2007, am I wrong? From where I am sitting this country is 231 years old, the Civil War has been over for almost 150 years, women have been voting for 100 years and Brown v the Board of Education is over 50 years old. When do we grow up? When do we, as what is allegedly a Christian nation, stop hating based on something as stupid as the color of a person's skin?

On Jan 1 Boise St narrowly beat Oklahoma 43-42 in overtime in the Fiesta Bowl in Scottsdale, AZ.* The last play of the game was a 2 point conversion scored by Boise St running back Ian Johnson. After the referees threw their hands in the air, Ian ran around to the sidelines and dropped to one knee beside his cheerleader girlfriend and pulled a ring out and asked her marry him. All together now...."Awwwwww". **

The wedding is scheduled for this Sunday and SOMEONE (OR MANY SOMEONES) HAVE MADE DEATH THREATS! Why would someone make death threats against this nice young man and his future bride? Because Mr. Johnson and Ms. Popadics are not of the same race.
One is black and one is white.

Mr. Johnson is obviously a man who is far more mature than his years, because he just seems to think a person hires extra security; that it is a part of life. Poor man. Maybe, sadly, it has been part of his life, but it should not be! How can this happen in our allegedly Christian nation in the year 2007? How can there be this much hatred? To threaten death over a marriage?

I am dumbfounded!

UPDATE: The couple was married, as planned. During the ceremony, they prayed to stop prejudice and jumped over a broom. I wish them a long, happy life!

*The University of Phoenix stadium that was host to the Florida Gators stomping The Ohio State University for the National Championship one short week later.

** Best damn game of the year.. maybe the decade and where was I? ASLEEP. Because Oklahoma was supposed to mangle Boise St. I should listen to myself occassionally when I say "That is why they play the game!"