Re: OT Nervous about terrorism?

Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 02:28:55 -0500 (EST)
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Paul wrote:
>You ask the blessings of the Almighty on the
> butchers who wish to destroy me and my
> family. I cannot speak to the Christian view...
> but this less forgiving Hebrew recalls that his
> is an avenging G-d as well as a loving one...
> Most Jewish congregations I am familiar with
> do not ask G-d's blessing upon the wicked. In the wake of the 9/11 tradegies, I was told by a friend in
Europe that a certain popular American lyric-baritone (whose name I
prefer not to repeat), after a concert-performance and during a
fundraising party that followed, was called upon to say a few words
apropos to the mood and spirit of the moment. He made an brief impromptu speech asking all present to not only
pray for the thousands who had been murdered, =96 but the dead
terrorists as well. He received enormous applause, and was unanimously praised as a
"hero" for this. It may be supposed that he was primarily reflecting his early
teachings, e.g., the supposition, "they know not what they do", which
he also stated, =96 yet I've no doubt this would have failed to evoke
nearly so positive a reaction back here, in the States.
LT