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    EDITORIAL -- POWERFUL STAND

    Duxbury Reporter
    July 18 2008
    MA

    Duxbury -
    In a way, it's hard to believe hatred still exists in our society.

    After all, slavery ended after the Civil War, more than 140 years
    ago. The military was officially fully integrated in the 1940s. The
    Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964. Our last two secretaries of state
    have been black, and a black man is governor of this very state. Yet
    another could be president of the United States as early as January,
    and to get his party's nomination, he had to beat a woman.

    But hatred does exist. What is it going to take to pick that lock and
    make us realize that while people have their own virtues and flaws,
    they have nothing to do with race, color, ethnicity, religion or
    sexual orientation?

    In all likelihood, the solution will have to involve education, and
    that's where Duxbury Interfaith Council and the No Place for Hate
    program in the town come in. In interfaith council co-chairman Harry
    Katz says, its goal is to "provide the community with a frame for
    fighting all forms of hate and bigotry, while increasing awareness
    for all individuals and we want to implement a meaningful program that
    aims to unite neighbors and challenge racism and bigotry of all forms."

    Not that No Place for Hate hasn't been immune to criticism, as its
    parent organization, the Anti-Defamation League, has come under
    scrutiny for not acting forcefully enough against the Armenian
    Genocide.

    However, the fight against hate is an important one, and regardless
    of what organization it allies itself with, the Duxbury Interfaith
    Council should be saluted for the part it is playing.
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