Making a mockery of history the president of Iran recently held a conference that questioned the reality of the Holocaust of the Jews. 

World leaders correctly condemned the vile assertion that 6 million did not die in Germany's attempt to exterminate the Jewish people.

The National Council of Churches USA released a statement this week that said:

Iran's recent hosting of a meeting of Holocaust deniers is "regrettable, unfortunate and repugnant," said Dr. Antonios Kireopoulos, NCC's associate general secretary for international affairs and peace.

The slaughter of millions of Jews and others whom the fascist regime of Adolf Hitler deemed unfit for life is a historical fact recorded as a reminder of the horrible things human beings can do to one another. This historical record is extensively documented even in Nazi archives, which belies the Conference's assertion that the Holocaust was a fabrication.

"It is a critical time for all the world to seek peace in the Middle East, a region that has seen too much death and hatred among peoples," Kireopoulos said.  "An ill-conceived conference called for the express purpose of denying what the world knows is true does not help the peace process at all. In fact, it would seem that such a stance undercuts the potential role Iran could play as a possible diplomatic partner in resolving tensions in the region."

If you've never been - or your children have never been - make sure that one day you plan a trip to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.  No one should ever forget or question what really happened.