1920’s or Now?You decide!

2012, Charles FuquaAn Arkansas man running for the House of Representatives uses quotes from the Bible to proclaim a parent’s right to kill a rebellious child.

1921The House of Lords in England rejects a plan to criminalize lesbian relationships.

1923Cannabis outlawed in Canada

2013, Saudi ArabiaRelatives celebrated the marriage of a 70-year-old man to his 15-year-old bride after her parents sold her to him.

1922-3, Teapot Dome Scandal

High ranking officials in the U.S. government are accused of accepting bribes from oil companies.

2013, Westboro Baptist ChurchConservative religious group

pickets at the funerals of fallen soldiers and young children, claiming these deaths are the wrath of God as punishment for homosexual sins in our country.

1924, Leopold and LoebTwo wealthy Chicago

teenagers convicted in murder of 14-year-old neighbor. The boys, ages 18 and 19, were lovers with above average IQs who were attempting to commit the perfect crime “just for fun.”

1929, St. Valentine’s Day MassacreSeven young men who are known gang members are gunned down in cold blood on Valentine’s Day in a Chicago auto repair shop.

2012A black couple is forbidden to marry in the church they attend in Mississippi just because they are black.

2013, Ohio & TexasTeachers are offered free classes in gun training.

1921 (currently 7.8%)Unemployment rates reach a high of 11.7% during an economic depression.

2012New species of night monkey discovered in Peru.

1921“Fatty” ArbuckleAfter a raging three-day

Hollywood party, a young actress dies. It is revealed later that she had been raped by a popular comedian at the party and his weight had crushed her lungs.

2012, Rep. Todd AkinA Congressman claims women cannot get pregnant when raped.

2012Bubonic plague found in Riverside, California.

2012A white man in Savannah, Georgia, was severely beaten by black men for being seen in the company of a black woman.