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Conversations with Zoe (age 8):

Zoe: Bethlehem is a famous town, isn't it?
Me: Yes, do you know why?
Zoe: Yeah, it's where Jesus was born. *moment of silence* I think I'd like to live there.
Me, mumbling under my breath: Not me.
Zoe, who unfortunately heard me: Why not?
Me: Ummmm...well, there is a lot of fighting there.
Zoe: Fighting? Why?
Me: There has been fighting in the Holy Land, all the places Jesus lived, and the other places in the Bible for hundreds of years. Christians, Jews, and Muslims all think it should belong to them.
Zoe: Why can't we all just share it?
Me: That's a very good question, sweetie.
Zoe: Is it fighting with swords and guns and stuff?
Me: Mostly guns...and bombs.
Zoe: You mean people DIE? They kill each other? In the HOLY LANDS? WHERE JESUS LIVED?
Me: Yes.
Zoe: Well that's...that's just...that's just so DISRESPECTFUL!!