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To the editor:
The actions of individuals, groups or nations can be evaluated by at least two criteria:
- actions sanctioned by the power structure and deemed to be legal. Illegal actions,such as violence and murder, are not tolerated, and carry a heavy penalty.
- actions deemed to be spiritual in nature with positive end points such as relief from suffering. These motivations can also be intrinsically evil with deleterious consequences for the community and the nation, such as those we witnessed in Charlottesville.
Consider the events in Charlottesville. A march by neo-Nazis, white supremacists and members of the Ku Klux Klan is legal under our laws of free speech, but the ensuing violence and murder is not. These are spiritual transgressions. Even a peaceful gathering of these groups is to be condemned because of the spiritual harm they do to our nation.
Enshrined in the very fabric of our nation is the belief that all people are created equal: women, men, white, people of color, those speaking different languages and holding different beliefs or no beliefs, heterosexual, homosexual, trans-gender or bisexual. To attack any of the humans in our country in this way is a spiritual assault on all of us.
Regrettably, President Donald Trump tried to finesse the issue of bedrock equality and then tried to play catch up. We must be certain the spiritual evil of white supremacy suffuses the soul of our young children so that they do not have to consult with “experts” to produce a politically correct statement.
Amadeo d’Adamo
Hillsborough