Thursday
September 8 2005
IS THE "CRESCENT OF EMBRACE" AN OUTRAGE?: Perhaps
I'm being oversensitive, but is anyone else struck by the fact
that the
design for the memorial unveiled yesterday in Pennsylvania
to commemorate the crash of UAL Flight 93 on 9/11 bears a striking
resemblance to one of the major symbols of Islam? Take a look:
The red crescent
moon is the symbol of the The
Red Crescent Society, the arm of the International Federation
of The Red Cross dedicated to serving Islamic countries and the
crescent
moon with a star is the internationally-recognized symbol of the
faith of Islam. It is featured prominently in some variation
on the flags of most Islamic states:
Is this really
the sort of symbol we want commemorating the crash of UAL Flight
93?
UPDATE:
I've been called an "ethical monster" for making this
observation because a couple of family members from victims of
Flight 93 were involved in the selection process. After all, if
the victims' families like it, who are we to question them? Far
from trying to disrespect the families or the process, however,
I guess the question I have is whether the subject of sybolism
ever came up with regard to the crescent. Maybe it did and no
one had a problem. Fine. Then again, maybe it didn't. And if it
is something that escaped observation, should it be discussed
now?
QUOTE
OF THE DAY: "Even at home, he [President Bush] has
acted more like one of those Third World dictators who enriches
himself and his friends while impoverishing his country."
- Cindy
Richards, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, taking a swipe
at Bush to square the circle of her metaphor of America as a Third
World country. - T. Bevan 10:45 am Link
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