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gurdymonkeyIt has just come to my attention that after Barack Obama left a prayer at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, someone removed it and the contents got published.
I did an internet search to see if I could confirm this - then thought, "Oh, crap, what if the article has the text of Mr. Obama's prayer in it!" I don't want to read that. What he wrote is between him and his deity and is none of my or anyone else's business.
I scan the headlines. Hmm. BBC News has it. Surely they can be trusted to handle this tastefully. I read the lead paragraph. I begin to cautiously work my way down the page - and I see the top of a photo showing hotel letterhead. They published it too.
Whatever you think of Mr. Obama, whatever belief system you do or do not adhere to, this is just plain wrong - which is why I am not linking to the story in any way.
EDIT: I am disabling and deleting all comments to the post because I get the feeling one of you is going to put something in here that will reveal what Mr. Obama wrote and I'll be damned if I'll let you wave it in my face. I refuse to speculate on whether or not he knew or expected or cared if someone lifted his prayer - or judge him for that.
I have a conscience. I don't want THIS ON MY CONSCIENCE.
I did an internet search to see if I could confirm this - then thought, "Oh, crap, what if the article has the text of Mr. Obama's prayer in it!" I don't want to read that. What he wrote is between him and his deity and is none of my or anyone else's business.
I scan the headlines. Hmm. BBC News has it. Surely they can be trusted to handle this tastefully. I read the lead paragraph. I begin to cautiously work my way down the page - and I see the top of a photo showing hotel letterhead. They published it too.
Whatever you think of Mr. Obama, whatever belief system you do or do not adhere to, this is just plain wrong - which is why I am not linking to the story in any way.
EDIT: I am disabling and deleting all comments to the post because I get the feeling one of you is going to put something in here that will reveal what Mr. Obama wrote and I'll be damned if I'll let you wave it in my face. I refuse to speculate on whether or not he knew or expected or cared if someone lifted his prayer - or judge him for that.
I have a conscience. I don't want THIS ON MY CONSCIENCE.
