Posted on 08/23/2019 6:48:41 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Who knew a “peace park” could be so contentious?
The Pacifist Memorial in the Boston suburb of Sherborn has been forced to take down a United Nations flag after residents objected. Memorial founder Lewis Randa removed the flag and its flagpole last week because residents of the luxury townhome development where it’s now located say the items violated their property agreement.
But Randa says he and others were simply restoring a flag, which he concedes was not part of the original memorial but had flown for decades on the grounds. He said it’s “inexcusable” that the UN flag isn’t allowed when just next door, at the town’s historic cemetery, a U.S. flag flies beside a war memorial honoring the town’s fallen soldiers. […]
For now, Randa says he has no plans to restore the UN flag. It had flown at half-staff for 30 years elsewhere on the land to recognize the “global efforts of the nations of the world to live in peace,” according to a sign affixed to its flagpole. …
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Should not be flown anyplace on US soil.
What?
That is one seriously confused individual.
just my opinion.
How dare they fly the AMERICAN flag in an AMERICAN cemetary located in an AMERICAN town honoring AMERICAN soldiers ! !
/s just in case....
“Lewis Randa is a Quaker, pacifist, vegan, educator and social change activist.
Lewis is the founder and director of The Life Experience School for children with disabilities (1972); The Peace Abbey, an Interfaith Center for the study and practice of Nonviolence and Pacifism (1988); The Special Peace Corps., an organization that provides community service programs for adults with mental challenges (1990); The Courage of Conscience Award, an international peace award for nonviolent contributions to peace and justice (1991); The National Registry for Conscientious Objection, a register for people of all ages to publicly state their refusal to participate in armed conflict (1992); The Pacifist Memorial, a national Monument honoring pacifists throughout history (1994); The Veganpeace Animal Sanctuary, a safe haven for animals that have escaped from slaughterhouses following the rescue of Emily the Cow (1995); Stonewalk, a global peace walk that involves physically pulling a two-ton memorial stone for Unknown Civilians Killed in War (Documentary shown on PBS) (1999 - 2005); Citycare, an empowerment program for the homeless (2000); R.A.T.C., the college-based Reserve Activist Training Corps; and The Lavender House, a Group Home for adults with disabilities (2002). “
That about sums it up ....
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-randa-84909127/
What Howie Carr long ago identified as the common, indigenous, MA “Moonbat”.
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