Never Again

It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended, during which six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians, and 1,900 Catholic priests were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved, and humiliated with the German and Russian peoples — and most of the "Church" around the world — looking the other way! Now, more than ever, with Iraq, Iran, and others, claiming the Holocaust to be "a myth," — and an anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, and anti-Messiah Muslim President (whom I believe may be THE Anti-Messiah) in the White House — it is imperative to make sure the world never forgets. As America found out on September 11, 2001, there are others who would like to do it all over again!

NEVER AGAIN!!!!! ................ May God grant that the World Trade Center become America's Masada! ............. May God grant that America be totally committed to the task of preventing this kind of attack from ever occurring again, anywhere in the world. .......

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

— George Santayana

What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles.

— George Wilhelm Hegel

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing!

— Edmund Burke

The Bible says, “For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” (Ex 20:5-6)

Lord, I hear the cries of 6 million of your people. Men, women, children – murdered, annihilated in the Holocaust and burnt. We confess these atrocities as sin and humble ourselves before you in shame. You have heard our plea and our repentance has come before your ears.

Lord, I see black smoke. It rises up and spreads out like a veil of darkness over our nations again! This dark veil is the sin of our silence! Just as we Germans have remained silent, the peoples and nations are silent once again. Again, your people Israel is hated, despised and rejected – and yet we remain silent – even in the church. We are silent – concerning the sin of our fathers. We remain silent – and behold – the black smoke is covering us again.

From the land of unmerited grace, we are calling out – Nations arise! For Zion’s sake, open your mouth! Never again – slander, hatred or death! Israel – we will never forsake you again! You are our inheritance, our love, the blessing for all nations! Listen! Receive the word! It will pervade your spirit. No more silence! Never again! Never again! Never again!

— "The Forgotten People"
Y. Marcellino & T. Pearce

The Wedding Gown That Made History

Lilly Friedman doesn't remember the last name of the woman who designed and sewed the wedding gown she wore when she walked down the aisle over 60 years ago. But the grandmother of seven does recall that when she first told her fiancé Ludwig that she had always dreamed of being married in a white gown he realized he had his work cut out for him.