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Croucher** <rccroucher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> typed:
> Theo Bekkers wrote:
>> lynx wrote:
>>> **Rowland Croucher** wrote:
>>>
>>>> In Jerusalem, a female journalist heard about a very old Jewish man
>>>> who had
>>>> been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, everyday, for
>>>> a long,
>>>> long time. So she went to check it out.
>>>>
>>>> She went to the Western Wall and there he was! She watched him pray
>>>> and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, she approached
>>>> him for an
>>>> interview.
>>>>
>>>> I'm Kate Aidie from the BBC Sir, how long have you been coming to
>>>> the Western Wall and praying?"
>>>>
>>>> "For about 60 years."
>>>>
>>>> "60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"
>>>>
>>>> "I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I
>>>> pray for
>>>> all the hatred to stop and I pray for all our children to grow up
>>>> in safety
>>>> and friend****p."
>>>>
>>>> "How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"
>>>>
>>>> "Like I'm talking to a *&%^+! wall."
>>> God you're an asshole as a minister!
>>
>> Come on Pete, it was funny. Old, but still funny.
>>
>> Theo
>
> And serious... many people feel this way about prayer and God: it's
> true to their reality. (And it's a good example of the way Jews are
> able to laugh at themselves)...
But you are no Jew as far as I know, and you are not laughing about
yourself but about others. There is no love in that, nor would it be
funny - if it is at the expense of others. You should be ashamed of
yourself.
The fact that your prayers are not heard does not give you the right to
joke about the prayers of others.
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