The Editor,
I attended the Remembrance Day ceremonies on Sunday and felt humbled by the participation of the choirs, the current members of our military and the aging veterans.
I felt obligated, as one who has not experienced war first hand, to give my support. I also brought a relative who was for the first time experiencing a live Remembrance Day observation.
I had a couple of concerns with the ceremony, however. First, one that is a constant problem from year to year, is the inability to see, for those of us who don't arrive early enough, the actual ceremony. Is there a possibility of getting some big screen TVs for those who cannot see because of the crowds?
Secondly, and this is the first time that I've experienced this, the sermon by the religious figure is traditionally nondenominational. However, this year it seemed like the end of his sermon excluded those who do not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God.
Now some may say I am overreacting, but this was the one comment made by my relative who asked the question, sarcastically, "was it only Christians who fought and died in the war?"
I feel that these sermons should be vetted in light of our multicultural and multireligious community.
Jon Malchy Richmond
