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...Friday Bush was getting bigger. He gave a speech at the Washington National Cathedral prayer service that impressed even Democrats who can't stand him. Al Gore--at Bush's invitation--was sitting two rows behind him during the service, silently making the point that the once vast differences did not matter anymore. (The attack even brought a reconciliation between Gore and Bill Clinton. The two sat up till dawn talking about it at Clinton's New York home before sharing a military transport plane to D.C.) Bush then traveled to ground zero in downtown Manhattan. He picked...
That fateful day, Saif received his first hate mail. For Yassine, it was an epithet later that day at a soccer game where he was harranged with the slur motherfucking terrorist by the opposing goalie. This was after Yassine himself had called for a prayer at the beginning of the game to remember victims of the tragedies. I ignored it, and told the captain of the other team about it, Yassine said...
...season of absence and loss, let us offer a prayer of presence and hope,” Anisfeld said. “We must try to turn even this disaster into a new creation...
...hatred is hell on earth. And he had an idea for how effectively to respond to hatred, long-term, about the only decent such idea anyones ever had: to show respect for the humanity of others, evenno, especiallyin the face of disrespect for our own. My hope, my prayer, is that our new, or renewed, appreciation of the costs of hatred might commit us to fight it, in all its ugly forms, wherever we might find it. We may begin by searching our own hearts. We may continue by examining our nations...
...finally, please continue praying for the victims of terror and their families, for those in uniform and for our great country. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead...