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Ben-Gurion ached to be an intellectual; during the most dramatic years of his leadership, he gulped philosophy books, commented on the Bible, flirted with Buddhism, even taught himself ancient Greek in order to read Plato in the original; he had a relentless curiosity about the natural sciences (but no...
"How are you Hamad," says David, pulling a tattered red Bible out of the small duffel bag between his legs.
Hamad cuts him off. "It does not say 'do not smoke.' Read the Lord's words, not your words." After reading a few more verses, David says, "I have spent hours reading the Bible. I don't see how any of this or anything in the Bible relates to drinking...
"I think it's their own business if people want to smoke and drink," says David, defensively. "But I guess the Bible also says God's people are the achievement of God, and I'm no achievement. I'm pathetic. I went into this church the other day, and somebody...
"Oh, I'd love to see Jesus camping out in the street. No, I bet he slept in nice places sometimes. But the Bible does say he suffered a lot."