Holland Township man names son after Adolf Hitler
Sunday, December 14, 2008
By DOUGLAS B. BRILL
The Express-Times
HOLLAND TWP. | In a living room decorated with war books, German combat knives and swastikas, a 2-year-old boy, blond and blue-eyed, played with a plastic dinner set.
The boy, asked his name, put down a tiny plate and ran behind his father's leg. He flashed a shy smile but wouldn't answer. Heath Campbell, 35, the boy's father, encouraged him.
"Say Adolf," said Campbell, a Holocaust denier who has three children named for Nazism.
Again, the boy wouldn't answer. It wasn't the first time the name caused hesitation.
Adolf Hitler Campbell -- it's indeed the name on his birth certificate -- turns 3 today, and the Campbell family believes the boy has been mistreated. A local supermarket refused to make a birthday cake with "Adolf Hitler" on it.
The ShopRite in Greenwich Township has also refused to make a cake bearing the name of Campbell's daughter, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, who turns 2 in February.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
By DOUGLAS B. BRILL
The Express-Times
HOLLAND TWP. | In a living room decorated with war books, German combat knives and swastikas, a 2-year-old boy, blond and blue-eyed, played with a plastic dinner set.
The boy, asked his name, put down a tiny plate and ran behind his father's leg. He flashed a shy smile but wouldn't answer. Heath Campbell, 35, the boy's father, encouraged him.
"Say Adolf," said Campbell, a Holocaust denier who has three children named for Nazism.
Again, the boy wouldn't answer. It wasn't the first time the name caused hesitation.
Adolf Hitler Campbell -- it's indeed the name on his birth certificate -- turns 3 today, and the Campbell family believes the boy has been mistreated. A local supermarket refused to make a birthday cake with "Adolf Hitler" on it.
The ShopRite in Greenwich Township has also refused to make a cake bearing the name of Campbell's daughter, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, who turns 2 in February.
Poor Kids
Date: 2008-12-17 02:30 pm (UTC)если отвлечься от разных заморочек относительно адольфагитлерадасотретсяегоимя, то мы тоже называем своих детей не так как может показаться "апроприэйт" для окружающих.
Когда у меня родилась дочка, в синагоге один из стариков спросил, как я ее назвал. Говорю - Сара. Он отвечает так сочуственно - да уж теперь не отмажешься.
Другой вопрос, что в будущем этим детям реально будет трудно. Даже труднее, чем евреям в самые сложные времена. У евреев была община, гетто и т.д., где можно было воспитывать детей в стерильных условиях. Сомневаюсь, что у этого товарища достаточно единомышленников для создания такой структуры как община. А так сделали бы себе частные школы, супермаркеты и пр. и жили бы в свое удовольствие.
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