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To: Father Terrence who wrote (37243)	5/9/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I don't think I'd be too fond of your burning a swastika on my lawn, regardless of what statement you thought you were making. Keep in mind that the English and German word 'swastika' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'svastikah', which means 'being fortunate'. The word is associated with auspicious things in India--because it means 'auspicious'. Since the swastika is a simple symbol, it has been used, perhaps independently, by many human societies. One of the oldest known swastikas was painted on a paleolithic cave at least 10,000 years ago. What I find particularly interesting is that the sign has been found on Jewish temples from 2000 years ago in Palestine, so Hitler was (inadvertently?) "stealing" a Jewish symbol as well as an Indian one. I know that I'd be extremely upset if you took to burning witches on my lawn. That ventures into murder and you don't do that on my property. I don't think that bigotry in any form is acceptable, so I am unmoved by your proposal that the cross burning is acceptable as a symbol for the condemnation of religions.