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Homer: All men have need of the Gods. Archbishop Desmond Tutu: When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible and we had the land. They said “let us close our eyes and pray.” When we opened them, we had the Bible, and they had the land. Oscar Wilde: “Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not” William Blake: The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. George Bernard Shaw: No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. Mahatma Gandhi: I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Isaac Bashevis Singer: Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. Buddha: Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. Khalil Gibran: I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit. Galileo Galilei: I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

UGH: GWBush gets elected for second term.

Thursday 9th December 2004 @ 8:00

A gut-wrench of faith betrayed, disgust and shame. 3rd November 2004. I emailed a pretty woman I had met in Marakesh a few years prior to admit my horror at the election results.

I had promised - what was I thinking - to my Muslim friends and acquaintances in Morrocco that George Bush getting in for another 4 years was simply impossible. Bush for another 4 years turned my world upside down. Amazingly, with a generosity of spirit that I still wonder at, she emailed back indicating that she felt sorry for us. No rage, not a tinge of anger, just encouragement and empathy. A model.

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Hi Tony,

Hope your doing well and getting over the bad surprise. I feel really sorry for you and your friend and the whole world. We have to support him another four years. C'est pas juste, surtout que vous êtiez persque ou à un pas à la réussite.

Keep optimist and never give up. I'm sure you will overcome this situation.

I was surprised to know that you cancelled your reservation for Christmas. We were all happy to receive you again among us. Hope you will change your mind and see you soon.

Take care of yourself.

Warm Regards

Salwa

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