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'Stop the Hate Vigil' Accentuates Only Negative American Behavior The
second annual Interfaith Vigil Against Hate Violence was held at
the State House on Thursday. The usual cast of liberal politicians
and liberal religious leaders extolled a crowd of faithful listeners
to work against such "hate crimes" as racial epithets,
domestic violence and discrimination against homosexuals in the
state. The focus was entirely on negative behaviors and few mentions
were made of the hate crimes perpetrated against America and the
world on Sept. 11. Speaking
for the legislature was Rep. Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge), a homosexual
activist, and representing the executive branch was Gov. Jane Swift's
Chief Secretary Abner Mason, a Log Cabin Republican. Few
American flags were in evidence and rather than reciting the Pledge
of Allegiance to the flag or singing the national anthem or "God
Bless America," the crowd heard the ringing of a Buddhist temple
bell, a Hindu conch shell calling on Lord Krishna and the singing
of "There's a New World Coming." |
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