This was no "open-air prison"

And no, Mary didn't "know"

After church on Sunday, I was able to stand and talk to my former minister and close friend David Stokes for quite a while. As happens frequently with Mr. Stokes, our conversation drifted to matters in the Middle East, a place. He has visited more times than I could count, leading trips, to and through the holy land.

In fact, he was really disappointed t…