He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.
Now let me be clear: I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power.… The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him. But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors…and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history.Barack Obama, Remarks Against Going to War with Iraq (2 October 2002)
Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?Matthew 12:5 NIV
He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?Matthew 12:3 NIV