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   • Dad
   • December 21st, 2008 at 8:40 pm
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   why would one be happy to see shoes thrown at a president, whether one agrees with him or not . I would not think it appropriate to see shoes thrown at Obama . Additionally , if the Secret Service had acted quickly and perhaps as they are trained too do , your Iraqi friend could have been in serious trouble . And , just suppose those shoes had contained some sort of explosive device, then what ?

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   • Jonathan
   • December 21st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
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   The shoe throwing was designed as an insult, not as a violent measure. Showing the bottom of one’s shoes is an extreme sign of disrespect in the Middle East. Certainly, the office of the presidency is not worthy of respect to people there just because of what it is, any more than the office of emperor was worthy of respect to first century Jews being occupied by Romans.

   Hence, the article that mentions how Jesus asked people to offer subversive love to Rome is a challenge to those of us who would probably have been pleased with a Zealot’s response at first impulse, rather than that of Jesus. Certainly Jesus is also a challenge to those who would be on the side of the occupying emperor (or president), but that’s for a different audience than that article .

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