I'm proud that my kids have been exposed to anti-bigotry and anti-bullying programs in their school, at camp, and of course in our conversations at home. Part of the work of eradicating hatred is cultivating love, inclusiveness, and acceptance. This is a major part of our religious tradition, and of course a better element of the American heritage as well. And yet - beginning with what I heard from a friend at a birthday party over the weekend, and then amplified by a story on tonight's evening news:
Reports of hate-oriented graffiti/vandalism in
Granger, IN.
As a rabbi in the local community, as president of our
United Religious Community (the URC is our local interreligious organization, dedicated for more than 40 yrs. to building bridges of understanding and cooperation across religious and cultural lines), and more so as a concerned citizen, I call
upon ALL good people everywhere to share that such intolerance and
bigotry will never be condoned, and that any perpetrators of this kind
of behavior will be held responsible for their actions.
Please share
this message, and stand up and speak out for justice, wherever you live.
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