Many problems with statue’s relocation

Re: Final resting place set in stone (April 10)

While the city and Manitoba Metis Federation celebrate their victory in having the famous statue of Captain Wynn Bagnall moved from the corner of Portage and Main to Brookside Cemetery, what has been lost for the public? First an educational opportunity to daily remind the people of Winnipeg, what war has cost us in the past.

Moved from the most visible location in the city to a location where few people will ever see it defeats the original intention for this monument. The statue was made for the living, not the dead!

When are we going to get responsible governments? Provincially and federally, the government is in huge debt and Premier Wab Kinew hints at another gas tax holiday.

Violent faithRe: ‘Let every round find its mark’ (March 26)

The form of Christianity that the U.S. defence secretary professes makes me want to puke! His Pentagon right-wing evangelical worship services reflect the very opposite of what I read in the New Testament regarding how to live. He uses the words of Jesus Christ more like a weapon for killing.

In 30 years as a United Church minister I preached about peace, not the slaughter of the innocent, as in the bombing of a school, killing 175 children and teachers.

The Gospel authors portray Jesus as a messenger of kindness, not killing. Instead “love your enemies, and show mercy” rather than Hegseth’s words “those who deserve no mercy.” On Good Friday we read of Jesus, prior to his death on a cross, saying “forgive them, for they know not what they do.”