Of the destruction of places of prayer
[ by Charles Cameron — the destruction of sacred spaces considered — réfléchissons ]
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A church in Missouri is destroyed:
because someone hated a black man becoming President.
A mosque is destroyed in Massachusetts:
because someone hated Islam.
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A synagogue is destroyed:
during Kristallnacht.
A mosque is destroyed:
in Gaza.
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A mosque is destroyed:
in Gaza.
A synagogue is destroyed:
in Gaza, by Palestinians.
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A mosque is destroyed:
by Hindus.
A church is destroyed:
in Kosovo.
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A world hertiage site mosque in Timbuktu is destroyed:
by fellow Muslims.
The cathedral in Haiti is destroyed:
by act of God…
August 27th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Exodus XV: 3-4 (AV)
The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
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The famous duet for two bases in Handel’s Israel in Egypt, (1739), (HWV 54 – 17.)
August 31st, 2012 at 2:50 am
An interesting sidelight on Mitt Romney that belongs here, from For Romney, a Role of Faith and Authority in the NYT a while back:
I came across it reading Joanna Brooks’ How (Not) to Understand Romney’s Time as an LDS Bishop.
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And yup, I’m always interested in / grateful for commentary from our LDS friends here at ZP.