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Two excerpts with striking differences and lessons to be learned from the Nazi Holocaust.  May we as Christians not be so inward focussed we ignore evil when we see it.  Although opposition can be fierce, there are positive ways to make a lasting impact.

Excerpt from "When A Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn From Nazi Germany" by Erwin Lutzer, pg. 21-22.

"I lived in Nazi Germany during the Nazi Holocaust.  I considered myself a Christian.  We heard stories of what was happening to the Jews, but we tried to distance ourselves from it, because, what could anyone do to stop it?

A railroad track ran behind our small church and each Sunday morning we could hear the whistle in the distance and then the wheels coming over the tracks.  We became disturbed when we heared the cries coming from the train as it passed by.  We realized that it was carrying Jews like cattle in the cars!

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On Pitying the Fool: Holocaust Deniers

President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI’s respective jobs require them to deal with fools on a regular basis. There is no safe way to handle fools, as their folly tends to redound on the person who tries to help them.

Who is a fool? The fool is not simply wrong, but believes a falsehood with obstinate fury that is destructive to himself and to his neighbor. It is not that he thinks he is right, but that he never considers that he might be wrong and has no hesitations in imposing his folly on others. The fool is wrong, arrogant, and malevolent.

Jesus is right that we should not label any man a fool quickly or in anger. It is a serious charge that does verbal violence to another human being and so puts us in danger. It is easy to dismiss alternative points of view by hastily labeling it as foolishness. Calling unpleasant ideas foolish hastily is itself the act of a fool!

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