I know this isn't news to some of you. I planned on staying silent on this subject, but today, I learned that Café Press decided to reinstate all the merchandise that quotes Psalm 109 under the heading of Pray for Obama. Of course, in a somewhat sneaky manner it only quotes one verse, 109:8, which, in and of itself, does not call for the President's death, but the context of the Psalm it is taken from leave little room for interpretation of the intent of that message.
Here are some more verses from Psalm 109 (as taken from the KJB. Pay close attention to the verses immediately following 109:8, the one quoted on t-shirts and bumper stickers, and see what interpretation you can come up with of the message.
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Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; |
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for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me:
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They compassed me about also with words of hatred;
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For my love they are my adversaries:
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And they have rewarded me evil for good,
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Set thou a wicked man over him:
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When he shall be judged, let him be condemned:
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Let his days be few;
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Let his children be fatherless,
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Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:
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Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;
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Let there be none to extend mercy unto him:
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Let his posterity be cut off;
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Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD;
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Let them be before the LORD continually,
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Zazzle stated that they will, indeed, remove all merchandise with this Psalm in reference to our president on it, and seem to have stuck to their guns on that, whereas Café Press reneged on their promise to remove said merchandise citing public discourse on the subject, that makes the message on this merchandise fair criticism... They are now reinstating the Pray for Obama items on their store.
I am a huge proponent of Free Speech and all that, but at what point do we cross the Line? At what point should we be scrutinized as if we actually pose a threat to our President's security and that of his family?
And just at what point will those among us who believe in God, and take their faith seriously, speak up against tactics such as these? Because if the religious leadership in this country does not condemn the use of their Religion and Bible to inspire physical destruction of a sitting president, then they acquiesce to the wishes of the very extreme, and are no better than the moderates among Muslims who are all too silent on the subject of using Koran as a weapon.
If they keep silent, then they are, indeed, enabling the American Theocracy.
Your thoughts?
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