It's happening because, according to God's word, the human heart is evil. The only solution to this tendency to hate is for our hearts to be changed by Jesus Christ, the only one who can do it. When he is received as our personal savior, he takes away the hatred and fills those same hearts with the love of God. I believe there is a great spiritual awakening coming to America. We need to admit our sin and take responsibility for it.
Children usually imitate their parents.
I recently read in the Observer-Times a story about residents of Eastern North Carolina having to boil their tap water due to contamination in the wake of Hurricane Floyd. When I saw that, I could not help but remember my own experience with flooding in Texas last year. I also never had to worry about not being able to get formula to feed her. That was because I breast fed her. We have all heard a million times that breast milk is best for babies, and that is most definitely true.