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Do you remember September 10, 2001? What were you doing that day?
More than likely, September 10 was like any other day. People went to work and school. People went grocery shopping and picked up fast food. People watched TV and read books. For most people, September 10, 2001 was unremarkable. […] Continue reading
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20070911 Patriot Day 2007
For six years, each September 11th I take some time to stare straight into my mental and emotional mirror and to think back to the terrible events that mark this somber anniversary of our nation being savagely attacked by people whose religion prompts them to kill us if we do not convert. Today, that reflection leaves me angry and frustrated, not only because we were attacked but also because in the intervening years we have become our own worst enemies. On September 11th, 2007, we live in a nation at war, not just with its enemies but with itself. Continue reading
20060911 A Closing Thought for 11 September 2006
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20060911 Putting 9-11 into Its Historical Context
The link above is a great article that helps place 9-11 into the historical context it deserves. Too often, we want to think that the things happening to us now are isolated events, when in fact they fit into a larger history that, in this case, stretch back more than a thousand years. Take a moment to read it all. Continue reading
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20060911 A Solemn Promise to Remember
Today marks the fifth anniversary of a day that changed the course of American and world history for decades, perhaps centuries, to come. The radio, TV, print, and internet media will be full of retellings of the tragic events that took place in New York City, Washington DC, and over Eastern Pennsylvania, and rightly they should be. We cannot forget what happened to American on the 11th of September 2001 because that was the day a certain innocence was forever taken away from our great nation. Continue reading
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