Senator Barack Obama probably thought that the prayer he penned in the solitude of his King David hotel room in Jerusalem would remain between him and the Almighty. But an Orthodox Jewish student had other ideas.
Following Jewish tradition, Obama donned a yarmulke and went to the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, where shortly before dawn on Thursday he stuffed his prayer into a crevass between the giant white stones, hewn over 2,000 years ago. Traditionally such prayers, and there are over a million every year, some arriving by fax and email, are collected twice a year and buried on the Mount of Olives. It is considered taboo to read the prayers.
But after Obama and his entourage left the sacred site, an orthodox seminary student went to the Wall, fished out Obama's personal note and delivered it to Maariv newspaper, which duly printed the senator's prayer.
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Oh shit, another President who is the instrument of God's will instead of that of the people? Where does it stop?
Great, Dubya v2.0...
And apparently God is a neocon.
So, is the Jew Yorker going to make another cover version with Obama in a Jewish skullcap?
Or is it only ok for him to don Jewish gear - but wholly unacceptable to don Arab gear? He MUST renounce any Arab leanings...but Jewish kowtowing is just fine?
Who was the last President who was actually an instrument of God's will?
No.
I didn't ask you who SAID they were an instrument of God's will. I asked you who was actually an instrument of God's will.
Bush?
Please. Look at his Grandfather.
The devil does not come dressed in a red suit with horns and a pitchfork. The anti-Christ tells you he is Christ.
Look at who he chose for his National Security Advisor:
Zbigniew Brzezinski
During his time in the Carter administration, Brzezinski manipulated the Soviets into invading Afghanistan, resulting in a war that killed over a million Afghan civilians and which has had repercussions we still suffer from today.
He’s proud of it.
The defining feature of a sociopath is his lack of concern for the rights and welfare of others.
"The reason to be concerned about Obama is because his foreign policy adviser is Zbigniew Brzezinski -
who lost Iran to militant Islam and endorses Walt and Mearsheimer's anti-Semiticish smears against Israel.
And also because his core supporters are virulently anti-Israel. Also because his policies towards Iran and Syria would be disastrous. But not because he's supposedly a Muslim. Because that, you see, is retarded.
"
^ Hmm, maybe he's not so bad after all then...lol
It feels disrespectful everytime someone prints and reprints his words, his prayer. It feels taboo.
The very idea that someone would STEAL a prayer from a "sacred" site and forward it to someone else to air publicly is ABSOLUTELY REPREHENSIBLE!
Political bullshit aside, I pray often for the safety of Senator Obama, his wife, and his family.
Stealing prayers is off the rails.
This is scum tacit to steal a pray. This just proves to me that Religion is the opium of the mass. Since this was a seminary student who did this, and pass it on to the Maariv newspaper. No shame talk about a filthy mindset.
Look at the man's prayer. He's inspiring even in things meant to be private. That aint no speech writer.
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