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Event: Interfaith Vigil for Victims & Survivors of Torture June 26th‏

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In “The Promise,” A Reminder That U.S. Apathy to Genocide Endures | Religion Dispatches

In “The Promise,” A Reminder That U.S. Apathy to Genocide Endures | Religion Dispatches. Collectively, we are comfortable condemning the mistakes of the past, but never learning from them. As we turn Syrian refugees away, advocates for human decency pointed out that today’s refugee crisis had echoes to the Jewish refugee crisis of the early 20th century. Critics responded that the situation was different: those were Jews and these are not; that was in the 20th century and this is the 21st century. We note every difference to avoid taking action, and always condemn the mistakes of the past in…