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Why it's called The Wailing Wall
A female CNN journalist in Jerusalem heard about a very old Jewish shop keeper who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. She watched him pray every day and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview.
''Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What is your name?''
''Morris Fishbein,'' he replied.
''Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?''
''For about 60 years.''
''60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?''
''I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults, and to love their fellow man.''
''How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?''
''Like I'm talking to an effin' wall.''
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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