In a Sept. 6 column, I wrote, “Every student promoted from the sixth grade should have an understanding that this nation was built on the rugged determination of men and women who were motivated by the Judeo-Christian faith — and what exactly that faith was, and is.”
In response, an esteemed local teacher responded on Sept. 11 with “Every student promoted from the sixth grade should have an understanding that this nation was built on the backs of slaves and the ramifications of this evil are still being felt.”
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmw:DE@CJ :D F?56?:23=J C6=:23=6 :? E96 C6G62=:?8 @7 46CE2:? 724ED W3FE ?@E 2== 724EDX] ~?6 DF49 F?56?:23=6 724E :D 2 8C62E 6G:= H2D A6CA6EC2E65 :? p>6C:42 3J 8C665J A6@A=6 H9@ H:==7F==J 42FD65 :?E6?D6 DF776C:?8 @? 9F>2? 36:?8D H9@> E96J 42AEFC65 =:<6 2?:>2=D 2?5 6?D=2G65 7@C AC@7:E] %96 86?6C2E:@?2= >:D6CJ @7 E96 6?D=2G65 :D 52C< 2?5 36J@?5 EC28:4] tG6CJ DEF56?E AC@>@E65 7C@> E96 D:IE9 8C256 D9@F=5 92G6 2? F?56CDE2?5:?8 E92E E9:D ?2E:@? FE:=:K65 E96 324<D @7 D=2G6D E@ 82:? H62=E9 2?5 D@4:6E2= A@D:E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm%96D6 D2>6 D:IE9\8C256CD D9@F=5 2=D@ F?56CDE2?5 :E H2D E96 72:E9 @7 E96 p>6C:42? 2?5 qC:E:D9 r9C:DE:2? 23@=:E:@?:DED H9@ 7:CDE G@:465 E96 ?665 E@ 6?5 E96 H:4<65 D=2G6 EC256] xE H2D E96 CF8865 56E6C>:?2E:@? @7 >6? 2?5k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDcQmH@>6?[ >@E:G2E65 3J E96 yF56@\r9C:DE:2? 72:E9[ H9@ :?:E:2E65 E96 6?5 @7 D=2G6CJ 2?5 H9@ A6CD:DE65 F?E:= E96 A6@A=6 @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D @7 p>6C:42kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?m C2E:7:65 E96 `bE9 p>6?5>6?E E@ @FC r@?DE:EFE:@?[ E9FD 6?5:?8 =682= D=2G6CJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm!6@A=6 @7 72:E9 DE:== =625 E96 H2J :? E96 @?8@:?8 ?@3=6 677@CED E@ 6?5 :?DE:EFE:@?2= 2?5 4F=EFC2= C24:D>] %9@D6 >2CEJC65 7@C E96 42FD6 @7 7C665@> 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED :? C646?E J62CD 2C6 >2?J] p>@?8 E96> 2C6 E96 #6G]k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmqCF46 z=F?56C[ E96 #6G] y2>6D #663[ E96 #6G] v6@C86 {66[ 2?5 y@?2E92? |JC:4< s2?:6=D[ 3@C? :? z66?6[ 2 ae\J62C\@=5 H9:E6 tA:D4@A2= D6>:?2CJ DEF56?E H9@ 966565 E96 #6G] |2CE:? {FE96C z:?8 yC]’D 42== E@ 6?5 D68C682E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm%96C6 H2D 2 E:>6 :? p>6C:42 H96? 72:E9 H6?E 92?5 :? 92?5 H:E9 @C82?:K65 C6=:8:@?] x 5@ ?@E 25G@42E6 7@C E96 E6249:?8 @7 2?J C6=:8:@FD 5@8>2 @C 5@4EC:?6 :? AF3=:4 D49@@=D]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm*6E[ 36=:6G:?8 :?[ 9@A:?8 7@C 2?5 H@C<:?8 E@H2C5 2 36EE6C 7FEFC6 C6BF:C6D 72:E9 @7 D@>6 D@CE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmxE :D E:>6 7@C 2 ?6H DEC2E68:4 A=2? 7@C @FC =@42= AF3=:4 D49@@=D] tDE23=:D9:?8 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2? 7@C @FC D49@@=D C6BF:C6D 72:E9] %96 r@?H2J $49@@= s:DEC:4E W2?5 3J 6IE6?D:@? $p& hX 92D 36?67:E65 EC6>6?5@FD=J 7C@> E96 7:CDE 2?5 4FCC6?E 7:G6\J62C A=2? E92E H2D 25@AE65 :? ~4E@36C a_`d] xE H@F=5 36 H:D6 E@ 368:? E96 D64@?5 65:E:@? ?@H :? @C56C 7@C :E E@ 36 :>A=6>6?E65 3J ~4E@36C a_a_ 2E E96 4@?4=FD:@? @7 E96 7:CDE 65:E:@?’D 7:G6\J62C >:DD:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm%96 A6C:@5 7@C 4FCC6?E EF:E:@? 4@?EC24ED 36EH66? E96 D6?5:?8 E@H?D 2?5 r@?H2J :D 5C2H:?8 E@ 2 4=@D6] %96 r@?H2J $49@@= q@2C5 H@F=5 5@ H6== E@ AC6A2C6 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2? E92E H:== 96=A :56?E:7J E96 6IA64E2E:@?D @7 E96 r@?H2J $49@@= s:DEC:4E]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm%96 ?6IE DEC2E68:4 A=2?[ :? @C56C 7@C :E E@ 36 2446AE65[ >FDE 36 2 r@?H2J $49@@= s:DEC:4E A=2?k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm—kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm}~% 2? $p& h A=2?] r@?H2J :D ef A6C46?E @7 $p& h] xE :D r@?H2J’D C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ :56?E:7J 7@C @FCD6=G6D 2?5 E96 @E96C 5:DEC:4ED @FC 8@2=D 2?5 24E:@? A=2?D] xE H:== 2=H2JD 36 E96 56D:C6 @7 E96 25>:?:DEC2E:@? E@ 4@?D@=:52E6 2?5 8F:56 65F42E:@? E9C@F89 @?6 @C82?:K2E:@?] %92E 2AAC@249 H@F=5 36 2 >:DE2<6] !@=:E:42==J 2?5k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDcQm65F42E:@?2==J 46?EC2=:K:?8 8@G6C?>6?E^25>:?:DEC2E:@? 2D 2 C68:@?2= 65F42E:@?2= 4@?DECF4E H@F=5 =625 E@ E96 =@DD @7 2FE@?@>J 7@C 6249 5:DEC:4E 2D :E H@F=5 2=D@ 5:>:?:D9 =@42= 4@?EC@= 6G6? 7FCE96C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmx AFE E9:D @FE E96C6 2D 2 A@DD:3=6 4@FCD6 @7 24E:@? 7@C z6??6EE w:89 $49@@=] ~?46 E96 3@?5D @? E96 D49@@= 92G6 366? C6E:C65 2?5 27E6C E96 EF:E:@? 4@?EC24ED 4@?4=F56[ E96 r@?H2J $49@@= s:DEC:4E D9@F=5 EC2?D76C @H?6CD9:A @7 E96 D49@@= 3F:=5:?8[ E96 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 7@C 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 E96 4@?EC24ED ?66565 E@ 65F42E6 E96 9:89 D49@@= 286 DEF56?ED E@ 2 D49@@= 4@@A6C2E:G6] %96 4@@A6C2E:G6 H@F=5 :?4=F56 E96 :?E6C6DE65 5:DEC:4ED E92E 4FCC6?E=J 92G6 EF:E:@? 4@?EC24ED H:E9 r@?H2J] %96 3@2C5 H@F=5 36 4@>AC:D65 @7 >6>36CD 7C@> 6249 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 E@H? H9@ H@F=5 C67=64E E96 “@?6 A6CD@?[ @?6 G@E6” 5@4EC:?6 @7 @FC C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 7@C> @7 8@G6C?>6?E] x 5@ ?@E 25G@42E6 7@C r@?H2J’D E9C66 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@=D[ @C E96 >:55=6 D49@@= E@ 36 2 A2CE @7 2 4@@A6C2E:G6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm%96 7FEFC6 @7 65F42E:@? :? E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J H:== 492?86 5C2>2E:42==J :? E96 ?6IE `_ J62CD]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?m (6 ?665 E@ 5:D4FDD 2?5 >2?286 E9@D6 492?86D ?@H]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmxE H2D 2=D@ 6?4@FC28:?8 E@ 962C E92E r@?H2J $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36C r96C: $F==:G2? :D D66<:?8 C6>65:2= 96=A 7@C E96 6:89E 492A6C@?6D H9@ 2AA62C65 E@ 36 2D=66A 2E E96 H966= W?@?\2EE6?E:G6X H9:=6 E96 49:=5C6? E96J H6C6 6IA64E65 E@ DFA6CG:D6 3F==:65 2?5 <:==65 2 5F4<] %96 D49@@= 3@2C5 D9@F=5 @C56C 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ 9@H E96 56C6=:4E:@? @7 5FEJ @? E96 A2CE @7 E96 C6DA@?D:3=6 25F=ED EC2?DA:C65 2?5 H92E 42? 36 5@?6 E@ AC6G6?E 7FEFC6 ?68=64E] x 9@A6 $F==:G2? 2?5 E96 @E96C 3@2C5 >6>36CD 5@ ?@E 2==@H E96 6I4FD6 E92E E9:D :D 2 “A6CD@??6= >2EE6C” DE:7=6 E96 ?66565 24E:@? E@ 9@=5 E96 25F=ED[ 2?5 3J 6IE6?D:@? E96 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C[ k^DA2?mkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmE96 9625 7@@E32== 4@249[ 2?5 E96 AC:?4:A2= E@ 244@F?E] xE :D 5:D4@?46CE:?8 E92E ?@E @?6 25F=E 65F42E@C 92D DE6AA65 FA E@ E2<6 AF3=:4 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 7@C E96:C A@@C A6C7@C>2?46 @7 :8?@C:?8 E96 A@=:4J A6CE2:?:?8 E@ E96 DFA6CG:D:@? @7 49:=5C6?] (6 6IA64E 36EE6C 2?5 H6 56>2?5 36EE6C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm&?E:= ?6IE E:>6k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm—k^DA2?m kDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQm36 3=6DD65]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDbQmk6>m|2C< w@F?D6== 92D D6CG65 @? ?F>6C@FD AF3=:4 D49@@= 3@2C5D]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246QmU?3DAjk^DA2?m w6 42? 36 C624965 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i8C2?:E6DE2E67@4FDo8>2:=]4@>Qm8C2?:E6DE2E67@4FDo8>2:=]4@>k^2m]k^6>mk^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.