Holocaust

Holocaust timeline

• January 30, 1933- Hitler comes to power
• March 22, 1933- Dachau, the first concentration camp, is opened
• September 15, 1935- Nuremberg laws were passed to take away Jewish rights
• July 8, 1938- Jewish synagogue in Munich is destroyed
• November 9, 1938- Kristallnacht
• October 12, 1939- Jews in Austria and Czechoslovakia sent to Poland
• May 20, 1940- Auschwitz opens
• July 1, 1941- the 'final solution' is decided on and takes action
• October 30, 1944- Gas chambers in Auschwitz used for the last time
• May 7, 1945- Nazis surrender, the war is over
• November 20, 1945- Nuremberg war trials begin

Anti-semitism is the hatred of all Jews. The concentration camps were intended to hold political prisoners and opponents of the regime, but soon turned into death camps, or extermination camps. Jews, political prisoners, criminals, homosexuals, gypsies, the mentally ill and others were incarcerated, usually without judicial process. The Nazis exterminated tens of millions of people in the Holocaust with these concentration camps. These peoples were deported from their homes and shipped in box cars to the camp to be used for physical labor then be killed. Ghettos are bad places where the Jews stayed. Kristallnacht, which means the night of the broken glass, was a night of widespread attacks on Jewish property in Nazi Germany. This left Jewish homes and businesses destroyed and littered the streets with broken glass.

The people involved in the Holocaust broke many commandments. Here are just a few of the ways they happened:

• Commandment 5: Thou shall not kill

The Nazis purged the greatest mass murder and genocide of all times in the holocaust. Not only did they exterminate hundreds of thousands of people with labor, gas chambers, and bullets, they killed all Jewish lifestyle, pride, and peace. They killed innocent people just because the Nazi regime ordered them to because they were seen as "undesirable" and needed to be "cleansed from this planet". All of this was harsh violation to the 5th commandment

• Commandment 7: Thou shall not steal

The Nazis stole everything from the Jews persecuted. They stole their lives, their homes, their families, their friends, their possessions, their wealth, their happiness and safety, and their religion. None of it was rightfully theirs and taking all of it away was an absolute atrocity.

• Commandment 8: Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

The Nazis unjustfully placed millions of "undesireables" in concentration/death camps. Hitler and his regime viewed them as inferrior and blamed them for all the problems in the world. He ruined their reputation and attempted to wipe them off of the entire planet through propaganda and force. They lost all rights through the Nuremberg Laws and soon after they lost their lives in concentration camps.

Fifth Commandment Concern

The fifth Commandment deals with a great deal of topics regarding that "thou shall not kill". Assisted suicide, racism, and self defense are just three aspects of which human dignity, of human lives are killed and/or mistreated.

Assisted suicide is morally wrong and gravely sinful. It occurs when the person suffering illnesses or disabilities asks a doctor, friend, relative, or neighbor to help in ending his or her own life. I strongly side with the Church on this issue. Human life is sacred and given to us graciously by God and because of that no one human can take his creation away from Him. Also, Jesus suffered immensely to save us from our sins, and we are required to endure whatever is thrown our way for Him. No suffering could ever be as great as His, therefore there is no moral truth to helping someone kill thyself. It is cold murder.

Another issue relating to the 5th Commandment is the racism problem. In our world today and since the beginnings of history, people have despised and separated themselves due to race and the color of their skin. We forget that we are all made in the image and likeness of God and that every being should be treated equally well. Human dignity cannot be tainted by social stature of the race of a person. Treat everyone as we want to be treated and love your brothers and sisters. The world would be a much greater place without racism.

The Fifth Commandment also deals with self defense methods and how it must be preformed. The guidlines are very similar to those applied by the Church in declaring a just war. Self defense must be a last resort effort, must have a reasonable chance of victory, must be proportional to the agressor's attack, and must not aim to harm innocent bystandards. Self defense does not aim to kill or to get revenge from someone, it is merely used to keep the peace and ones own life at the point of last resort. We all are familiar with the Trayvon Martin case, an african american boy who was stereotyped as dangerous and killed by George Zimmerman, which is a prime example of how self defence isn't moral. Zimmerman claimed he killed him in self defense, but his actions werent last resort, he didnt use proportional force, and most importantly it was aimed at the innicent boy jus twalking down the street.

I believe the Fifth Commandment is one of the most important that God has given us. If we revere to it and obey it, the world would be an immensily better place. Promote peace, not war. Preserve life and prevent death.

Love one another.

People are talking about Trayvon Martin

The rallies for Trayvon's justice are popping up in major cities all across America. Almost everyone now has heard of his story and want Zimmerman to be persecuted for murdering this innocent child. They are marching millions strong to display their efforts and determination to bring about justice to the Trayvon case.

President Obama spoke out about the incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csa9fnVc1VU&ob=av3e He knows how hard these times have to be on the Martin family and speaks his regards. He goes on to make a comment about how if he had a son he would look just like Trayvon. That angered many Americans. They interpreted it as it was like Obama was saying that if he was white then this accident would have never happened to him. He is now taking a lot of heat from the Republican candidates in the presidential debates.


The Maimi Heat have also joined the cause by publicising their support for Trayvon and his family through "hooded protests". Lebron James and Dywane Wade decided to extend their hands out to the Martin family and they were absolutely grateful. Tracy Martin replied to the heat's actions: "To see all these athletes put Trayvon in the same sentence with them, it feels real good. Trayvon was an excellent athlete and if he could hear them saying his name, he would be so moved by it."

Trayvon Martin

Have you heard his name lately in the news? The innocent death of this innocent African American 17 year-old has become the headlines of news sources nationwide. It all started on February 26th in Sanford, Florida. It was a rainy day, and Trayvon was on his way back from a convenience store with skittles for his brother and an iced tea. He was on the phone with his girlfriend with his hood up to shield himself from the rain when he noticed he was being followed by a slowly moving car. He started walking faster to get away from this suspicious character by returning to his step father's house.

This man following him is a 28 year-old white man George Zimmerman. He is the volunteer neighborhood watch of Trayvon's gated community and saw Trayvon as a suspicious character in a particularly "hot" part of the neighborhood for crime. He dialed 911 to report his suspicions and continued to follow Trayvon despite the receptionist’s plea for him to stop. The 911 call tape revealed him saying that these ones always get away and some racial/prejudice slurs towards Trayvon. He then got out of the car, confronted, shot, and killed Trayvon for he thought his life was “threatened”.

Other 911 calls from neighbors revealed that the two were wrestling a bit and that during one of the calls, blatant cries for help from Trayvon were heard were called in by multiple neighbors as well as a gunshot. Please listen to all the 911 calls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8rws30uASw and hear what happened for yourself, because then you will find the real truth: They all saw Trayvon, lying innocently on the ground. Dead.

What caused this brutal murder? Some say it was racial profiling because of Zimmerman’s harsh racial slurs and derogative explanation of the color of Trayvon’s skin. There’s no other reason, because a boy that size with skittles and an iced tea walking home from a convenience store is in no way threatening. He was completely scared of Zimmerman, and he ran to try to get away from him. He ran screaming and begging for help and for his life, but Zimmerman took it away too quick. It’s absolutely terrible that an incident like that should ever happen, just due to racism and suspicion that the skittles were a weapon. Seriously?

Now Trayvon and his family and friends mourn while Zimmerman walks the streets as a free man. He used the “Stand Your Ground Law” to his side because it allows deadly force to be used if you feel your life is threatened. The law states that one must take any action possible to avoid the danger and Zimmerman obviously didn’t. He’s not a cop. He went after an innocent Trayvon and killed him. Please join in the petition for Zimmerman to be caught and bring

JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON

http://www.change.org/petitions/george-zimmerman-arrest-him-for-shooting-a-unarmed-teenager

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