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No Place For Hate Bus Ride Shines Spotlight on Love By Lillian Peng Special to Today Magazine
MLK statue in D.C.
MONDAYS. The worst day of the week. The transition from the careless weekend to the responsibilities of the real world, the day so dreaded there are countless pieces dedicated to the hatred of it. Mondays in New England at this time of the year are not helped much by the miserable winter weather. But somehow, against all odds, a group of students, administrators and members of the Farmington Valley community showed up on the Monday morning of Martin Luther King Day (a day off from school) to go on a bus ride. This Abrahamic Bus Ride Against Hate, as it was dubbed, was a creation of history teacher Stuart Abrams and the UNICEF/ Amnesty club at Avon High School. The goal was to hit three houses of worship, discuss pressing topics that have puzzled the great philosophers of humanity since the beginning of time, and
GREAT SOCIETY A great egret on Sanibel Island in Florida — the great egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of North America’s oldest environmental organizations
Photo by Wendy Rosenberg
Holocaust + God Putting to Death Question No. Enjoyment While Others Suffer Question Not fair. This is an indictment of us all. And yet… “When the historian of the future assembles the black record of our days, he will find two things unbelievable: first, the crime itself; and second, the reaction of the world to that crime.” — Weizmann, 1943 Post-Genocide Path to Forgiveness Question Again, I do not have a very good answer. Other than to say
I don’t think there is one simple solution. Situations vary. Experiences vary. Consciences vary. It seems to me that the road to forgiveness is paved with human rights, not the rights according to any divinity. Additional Comment These questions and my responses, as you can see, are clearly out of my wheelhouse. Your questions are much better suited for the rabbi, the priest and the imam. I still have far too many questions without any definitive answers. I think the religious leaders seem much closer to any answers than I do … but thanks for the opportunity. + TODAY MAGAZINE – www.TodayPublishing.net – FEBRUARY 2023
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