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ConversationUNWELCOME ployment leading to disen- courageous teacher, Larycia THAILAND’S ROYALS chantment, radicalization Hawkins, because she said , and terrorism. It’s sadly all a truth that is peacefully ac- Feb. 8 issue of TIME, ac-[Feb. 1]: The Cologne attacks so predictable to all but the cepted by the three monothe- knowledging the error in theon New Year’s Eve remind most optimistic, blinkered istic religions that Yahweh, previous “Roundup” sectionus that the biggest divider and powerful politicians. God and Allah are the one and of the Jan. 25 issue. I wouldbetween peoples is not race only Entity. What happened like to express my apprecia-but culture. We have allowed Doug Morton, to the wisdom, values and tion for the swift action takeninto our society people from , theological depth of a school to resolve this matter. Thea radically di erent culture that lets itself be in uenced monarchy is a core spiritualwhose values are antithetical WHITEWASHED by some Trumpesque deliria? pillar of Thai society, a uni-to our own. Multiculturalism fying force binding all Thaismay preach that all cultures Whiteness of the Oscar Nomi- Francisco S. Monteiro, together. The Thai sense ofare equal, but this is just nations” [Feb. 1]: The Acad- Wheaton can hopefully be identity is closely linked towishful thinking. In Islamic emy is not to blame for the used as a wake-up call to the institution, which datesArab and Southeast Asian lack of black nominees in this anyone with religious bias. back more than 700 years. Tocultures, a married woman is year’s Oscars; it is the movie Most religions feel that God this day, the monarchy con-regarded another man’s prop- industry as a whole that is ig- is omnipresent. It seems the tinues to play a unifying roleerty while a single woman is noring the black community. problem lies with religions’ and symbolizes the unity ofregarded as a sex object, and While it is particularly the limited views on the details the Thai communities. Withthis attitude isn’t going to black community demand- of how to worship. Perhaps such virtue of history andchange anytime soon. While ing acknowledgement, there we could all learn to appreci- tradition, this institution hastheir sexual behavior is con- are many Hispanic, Asian and ate the greatness of God by been highly revered amongstrained in their own society, LGBT actors not receiving ac- showing more gratitude and the Thai people.when such young men enter a colades either. Why is it that love for God’s creations: ourliberal society like ours, they we choose to protest against world and each other. Sek Wannamethee,feel entitled to please them- the discrimination of only Director General of theselves. It makes me pessimis- one group? In our society’s ef- Heidi Klotz, Department of Informationtic for the future. forts to be politically correct and Spokesperson of the and inclusive, we forget that Ministry of Foreign A airs of Tim Jacobs, recognition should not be , seen as the favoring of a par- Thailand ticular group. Actors shouldlies behind Chancellor An- be praised for the talent thatgela Merkel’s decision to they bring as artists, not forthrow open Germany’s doors the color of their skin.to all and sundry eeingfrom war-torn nations. The Karolina Judd,disgusting sexual attacks in ,Cologne were just the tip ofa shocking iceberg looming SAME GOD?for Germany and the rest ofEurope. In years to come, we -will reap a deadly harvest ture of Evangelical Christi-of civil unrest, vigilantism, anity” [Feb. 1]: It’s a shameghetto growth and unem- for Illinois’ Wheaton College to discipline an intellectu- ally honest, coherent andTALK TO US ▽ Send a letter: Letters to the Editor must include writer’s full name, address and home telephone, may be edited for purposes of clarity or space, and should be addressed to the nearest o ce: :[email protected] HONG KONG - TIME Magazine Letters, 37/F, Oxford House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,Please do not send attachments Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; JAPAN - TIME Magazine Letters, 2-5-1-27F Atago, Tokyo 105-6227, Japan; ▽ EUROPE - TIME Magazine Letters, PO Box 63444, London, SE1P 5FJ, UK; Please recycle : AUSTRALIA - TIME Magazine Letters, GPO Box 3873, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia; this magazine and facebook.com/time NEW ZEALAND - TIME Magazine Letters, PO Box 198, Shortland St., Auckland, 1140, New Zealand remove inserts@time (Twitter and Instagram) and samples before recycling 5



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