Dear Editor,
I have so far restrained myself
on commenting about the
hyperpartisan hate-filled nonsense
and fantasies appearing
in Frank Vernuccio’s column.
Why this political hatchet job
appears on the civic page is beyond
me.
However, it seems to me
that these GOP partisans have
a very short, selective memory.
Trump’s four- year reign of terror
was a catastrophic catalogue
of failures. Now, predictably
attacking Biden and some
non-existent “hard left” seems
to be the new way for the GOP
to project all their failures
onto a new scapegoat. The fact
is, that the GOP in Congress,
led by an unrepentant dictator
wannabe, are doing all in their
power to stop any progress on
the major issues facing our
country. This lying and name
calling road show is getting old
very fast.
Sandi Lusk
To the Editor,
Thank you so very much to
The Bronx Times Reporter for
all your great coverage of our
community over this very trying
time for everyone. Thank
you for helping us — all groups
and organizations — get the
word out to the community
when we need help.
For those of us who were
blessed to have the help from
the Sisters Servants of Mary
when our loved ones were ill
or dying — for me it was 1981
when our mother was dying
— now is the time we can help
them. They are having major
repairs to their convent. They
receive no financial aid from
the church, city or state, and
the auxiliary was not able to
hold any of our fundraisers.
But now there is hope thanks
to Bruce’s hard work.
Again thank you Bronx
Times for putting our ad in last
weeks paper “Golf Outing Aug.
2, 2021.” It is at the Scarsdale
Golf Club, 1 Club Way, Hartsdale,
NY 10530. And there will
be special entertainment.
Come one, come all. If you
can’t play golf, how about dinner
or an ad, or donation to
help the sisters? For more information,
please call Sister
Purification at (718) 600-1165 or
Bruce Eagel at (914) 332-4772 or
(917) 957-5884.
On behalf of the Sisters and
our auxiliary, I say thank you
for whatever you can do.
Cathy Praino
Auxiliary president
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letters & comments
LGBTQ movement gets too much attention
To the Editor,
This letter was written in
response to the “NYPD and
GOAL highlight progress for
LGBTQIA cops” release that
ran online and in the July 2 edition
of the Bronx Times newspaper.
What am I missing? Can
someone explain why all the
fuss and attention is given to
the LGBTQ movement? You
have to admit, for less than
4.5% of the population, composed
of male, female and
transgender, to be given all
of this fanfare and special
treatment is unfathomable.
It seems the entirety of the
country: education, the political
class, military, big business,
Silicon Valley, the entertainment
industry and
professional sports are all
fawning over and, in effect,
showing an unnatural obsequious
deference to this radical
element.
The LGBTQ seek to impose
their lifestyle on the
rest of the country, and if you
dare speak out against an issue
they most favor, you will
suffer the slings and arrows
of their outrage and that of
their ruling class handmaidens.
Just ask the many small
business owners that have
had their livelihoods threatened,
some destroyed by these
radicals; Americans who live
their Christian faith and refuse
to acquiesce to the demands
of same sex couples
and transgender.
Recently, while still in
the month of June, I was in a
large-chain supermarket, and
an announcement came over
the public address system
that revealed how proud the
store was to take part in Pride
month, and that a section of an
aisle was devoted to LGBTQ
products. And what has to be
the most outrageous and ludicrous
pandering is American
embassies around the world
flying the rainbow flag. As far
as I know, no other group, ethnicity,
race or religious institution,
has been treated with
such distinction and honor —
they get their own month and
parade — and given such an
outpouring of adulation and
acceptance.
Now to some this may
sound like sour grapes, and
others a clear case of homophobia,
but it is not. I question
the reason and cause for
this special treatment of a minority
of people, and at times
at the expense of others who
do not accept this unnatural
lifestyle that many believe is
antithetical to nature and nature’s
God. The Democrats
are even attempting to pass
legislation that would give the
LGBTQ a special status that
would entitle them to priority
over others in jobs and housing.
Does this mean that LGBTQ
people, or any other entity,
are not entitled to all the
freedoms us as Americans
cherish and hold as sacred.
We should each respect the
rights and dignity of others,
whatever their proclivities
may be, without bias and malice.
However, when one group
is extended priorities and special
consideration, at the expense
of others, this is not in
keeping with fundamental
fairness and the Constitution.
All this begs the question,
is this just a way of protecting
a minority group from
what can be a harsh and unforgiving
world? Is this a magnanimous
gesture to extend a
helping hand to the downtrodden?
Or could this be something
entirely different, a devious
and malicious scheme
by an anti-American cabal of
wealthy self-serving, greedy
and power hungry forces who
seek to undermine and eventually
destroy the traditional
values, principles, institutions
and the Judeo-Christian
ethics this nation was founded
on?
Bob Pascarella
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