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Is this some of the fellowship you criticize Ambassador Haney for not conducting?
“To commemorate the 239th anniversary of Independence as well as his recent arrival to Costa Rica, United States Ambassador S. Fitzgerald Haney held a formal function at his residence on Thursday afternoon. More than 600 attendants from various sectors of civil society and private enterprise attended the event, which took place in the capital city of Costa Rica.”
http://news.co.cr/u-s-ambassador-prepares-for-4th-of-july-in-costa-rica/39945/
I am neither Jewish nor an expert on sabbath prohibitions but since the Israeli government and security services are filled with observant Jews I suspect that the activities Ambassador Haney would be allowed to perform include a lot of the same ones those people routinely do.
And if there was only one possible day for the ambassador to demonstrate that fellowship – July 4th, 2015 – then your criticism might be valid.
But there isn’t.
[quote=”Imxploring”]Just some food for thought.[/quote]
There are some jobs that require you to work at any time on any day – but ambassador isn’t one of them, and even then observation of the Sabbath would allow some activities an ambassador is expected to do but not others.
[quote=”Stryker1945″]I find it utterly absurd that an observant Jew was selected as ambassador to a nation that is overwhelmingly Catholic. [/quote]
And do you also have a problem with all of the ambassadors to predominantly Catholic countries who were Protestants? Are we obliged to appoint Muslims as ambassadors to Muslim countries? Back when there was a Soviet Union did we need to find an atheist to serve as ambassador to the USSR? Is a Jew who wants someday to be an ambassador limited to being named as ambassador to Israel?
[quote=”jkittay”]I must admit that I am truly surprised at the not-so-subtle anti-Semitic tone present in a number of the remarks posted here.[/quote]
You hit the nail squarely on the head there. The fact that he is also black gives some people an extra bonus reason to be overly critical, I suspect.
And to those who criticize the ambassador for faithful observance of his religion, I would remind those that profess to be Christians that “Honor the sabbath day” is an actual one of the 10 commandments – not a suggestion. If Ambassador Haney is as faithful in observing the other 9 then he is indeed a righteous man.
In any case, the ambassador has already attended an event to mark Independence Day on Thursday.
On any given day hundreds of children die due to the consequences of war, disease, neglect and malnutrition. But let’s not waste any outrage or concern on THAT, let’s save it for whether or not someone attends a 4th of July party.
