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Appendix 62 What Is Going On? “God Bless America” Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

• In California, 239 languages are spoken, in NY, 184, in Washington, 181, and in Texas, 169.

• More Buddhists in America than Episcopalians (nearly three million).

• Four million Muslims, 1100 mosques, by 2000 will outnumber Presbyterians, by 2005 will outnumber the Jewish population.

• LA 4.5 million Hispanics, second largest Mexican city (Houston is first).

• 4/5 of Houston’s school kids are ethnic; minorities make up a majority in 25 U.S. cities.

• Chicago: Native Americans, Poles, Blacks.

• Every day 1,000-2,000 Central Americans from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras swim rivers, cross mountains, crawl through barbed wire to get to U.S.