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Pinchas , the son of Elazar , the son of Aharon the High Priest , turns aside the wrath of G-d when he takes the law into his hands and kills Zimri , prince of the tribe of Shimon , and Cozbi , a Midianite princess , who were involved in an immoral sexual act in the sight of Moshe and the people of Israel . Other changes are harder to account for , such as making George Harris a religious teacher rather than a political leader when he ends up in Liberia . So , he might want to explain when he addresses the nation Thursday why his administration is late with its climate science homework.It 's relevant not because the Bush Administration caused Katrina to destroy New Orleans , but because it did violate federal law when it deliberately neglected its duty to help prepare the entire nation against the substantial threats posed by global warming . And when he takes me out to dinner , he 'll never add up the check and he wo n't smoke greasy cigars or use grease on his hair . " One of the few references to politics comes when a narrator explains that he suffers from something like coprolalia : He yells , for no reason he can understand , " Victory for the Forces of Democratic Freedom " when he ejaculates . David does commit a sexual sin when he takes Bathsheba and sleeps with her , knowing she is a married woman . God saith to him : Be it known unto thee that I ordered all things to be placable to him : I gave him understanding and made him the heir of heaven and earth , and I subjected all things to him , and every living thing flees from him and from before his face : but he , having received of mine , became alien , adulterous , and sinful : tell me , what father , having given his son his portion , when he takes his substance and leaves his father and goes away and becomes an alien and serves an alien , when the father sees that the son has deserted him , does not darken his heart , and does not the father go and take his substance and banish him from his glory because he deserted his father ? Verily for this reason we believe Him to be God , that we can be conscious of Him , but cannot see Him ; for in His works , and in all the movements of the world , we behold His power ever present when He thunders , lightens , darts His bolts , or when He makes all bright again . When he takes a good look at her , he impulsively decides that she has the kind of beauty that he is looking for - perfect for the starring role in his documentary movie . He does not think of the Smyrna group when he addresses Smyrna , nor is he thinking of the Universal Church : he addresses Smyrna alone ; he has it clear before his mind , with all its special qualities and individuality . But when he addresses the nation Thursday we should look for any glimmer of understanding that New Orleans is a wake-up call for him to take the necessary steps to protect all vulnerable areas of the nation from the potentially cataclysmic effects of global climate change .