Strange Letter # 11--A Letter to a Historical Event

Dear Battle of Vienna,

It is difficult to believe an event only the most devoted of history buffs will know from 1683 could be so significant now, but it is. You marked the end of three hundred years of struggle between the kingdoms of Europe ad the Ottomon Empire. By deeatig the Muslim horde, the Habsburg’s saved Christian Europe and Western Civilization along with it.

Times havecertaily changed. Oh, the Muslims still want to conquer Western Civilization. What do you expect from a religion that counts holy war as its mot reliable means of entering heaven? It is us that ha chaned. Moral relativism met multiculturalism some time ago. Good judgment went out of style and we did nothing more than pat ourselves on the backs that we were “enlightened: enough to get rid of it.

We are losing the culture war. Muslims threaten to behead a Danish artist for darig to draw Mohammed. We not only back down, but wonder how their feelings could be so hurt they would threaten to do such a thing. It has to be our fault, right? You see, these days, we do not even nee to lose on the battlefield. It is enough that our intelligentsia wrestles with its conscience, such as that is.

You know the ultimate insult? Quite soon, there is likely to be a mosque stading tall near the stll not rebuilt World TradeCenter. Call that two signs of Muslim victory over Western Civilization with the encouragemet of many of our own countrymen. I am sorry to say we hae forgotten your spirit. Not enough of us are helping fight the latest battles in a very old war. But many o us do. You sacrifices were not in vain.

Sicerely,
Jamie