August 17, 2017
Those who try to erase history
By Steve Postal
I can’t sympathize with the mob that toppled the statue of the Confederate soldier in Durham, North Carolina on August 14, in what is arguably a well-photographed conspiracy to commit vandalism. Sure, some people that want to keep the statue actually mourn the Confederacy’s destruction and exude a lot of baseless hatred and bigotry towards their fellow citizens. But such vestiges of the Confederacy should be preserved so that good people can learn from history.
In August 2015, ISIS destroyed the Temple of Baalshamin (Ba’al, for short) in Palmyra, Syria. From ISIS’ perspective, the Temple was a pagan symbol of hate and an affront to Islam. The Temple dates back over 2,000 years, dedicated to the Canaanite god Ba’al.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/those_who_try_to_erase_history_.html
