Christian Apologetics: Difference between revisions

— “The Holocaust is not only at the head of the taboo subjects, but arguably a secular religion, concerning which <mark>no adverse comment at all is allowed</mark>. One can pour scorn on the Catholic Church and very little by way of criticism will be said. Mount an attack on Western civilization generally and the cognoscenti will likely praise you. Try saying that the value of a society should be judged in terms of how it treats the most vulnerable, those in the womb and the elderly and infirm, and you will be floored by the abortion crowd and the supporters of euthanasia.... However, if you dare to say a single word casting the slightest doubt on any aspect of the Holocaust story, you will be immediately castigated as [a Holocaust denier and] an irreparable anti-Semite [reprobate] and subjected in many countries to criminal sanctions, loss of employment, and social scorn.<br>

[Holocaust “museums” have been built in the US capitol, every major US city, and around the globe.] Coverage of the Holocaust is standard fare in every school curriculum. Children the world over read ''The Diary of Anne Frank, Number the Stars, Waiting for Anya, Butterfly''. Students learn about the gas chambers and the six million, about the Nazi atrocities. We watch Holocaust miniseries on television, ''Schindler’s List'', and ''Night and Fog''. We celebrate “Holocaust Education Week,” and we acknowledge January 27 each year as the “International Day of Commemoration” of Holocaust victims, as declared by the UN in 2005. School children collect six million pencils, or six million paperclips. We visit Holocaust museums. We take college courses (for full credit) from endowed chairs in Holocaust studies. This is not by accident. It is a deliberate plan, to make sure we “never forget.” And if we can never forget, then we should at least get the story straight.”

===Miriam Bodian===