A Letter from Most Worthy Supreme Ellis about the Violence in Our Cities
STATEMENT OF THE SUPREME KNIGHT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND A DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE Friday, August 12, 2016 Greetings: As I consider my own work in the Church and the community, particularly the development of youth, my heart aches for our families that are torn by violence and our communities that are destroyed by violence. As we have seen, the shootings of black men at the hands of law enforcement officers have prompted protests throughout the country. However, it is important that we also take a stand on the violence that is self-inflicted within our own communities. We cannot allow hatred, hostility, despair and indifference to prevail in our society. We have an obligation to respond to this progressively growing culture of aggression by standing up and speaking out as a matter of our faith in Christ. The news media communicates daily how very much our nation is troubled and divided. Our people are frustrated and angry. This frustration is impossible to disreg...