Remember the dead from Holocaust

In reference to Damian Pulliam's Monday letter titled, "Holocaust memorials just a hollow shell," I was wondering what the 12 million dead Holocaust victims did to him so that he thinks they do not warrant remembering. Asserting that the Jewish people absurdly hold vigils and ceremonies to honor these people makes me wonder if he knows that the Holocaust is not an event isolated to the Jewish people. The Holocaust is a symbol of ignorance and fear of anything that veers from the norm. To identify Israeli resistance as a form of Jewish supremacy parallels that same fear that stems from ignorance and mocks the event to use it to promote personal political goals. That is what is truly disgusting. [Read article]

Here in Tucson, it's sunny and the mercury's rising. It's so nice out that you decide to grab a cup of overpriced coffee and dine al fresco. Taking a sip, you flip open the newspaper and -

Ick! What's that ugly photo of a bloody, mutilated U.S. soldier doing on the front page? You spit out a mouthful of coffee in disgust. Why was this horrifying picture printed? Clutching your throat, you quickly crumple up the newspaper. You didn't want to be reminded that halfway around the globe, American soldiers are experiencing a different kind of heat - the hell of war. How dare they publish such a poignant photo! Now your appetite is ruined! [Read article]

There are likely no two organizations in the world more diametrically opposed than the United States and the Roman Catholic Church. Among a myriad of differences, one of the most poignant has to be that one holds itself accountable to the people while the other holds itself accountable only to God. So what happens when an organization like the church tries to exist within a society like the United States? Or furthermore, what happens when a Catholic runs for the office of president of the United States? This is an inherent conflict that we have not had to address since the days of John F. Kennedy, but thanks to the candidacy of John Kerry, the issue is once again on the table. [Read article]