Thanks much to Voice of America correspondent Katherine Cole for following up on the “Jewish atheist” mis-quote, which originated with the Christian Science Monitor (though she believes she saw it elsewhere as well) and found its way into her piece on Dylan’s new album. In an e-mail she says:

Our in-house wire, which feeds our 40+ language services, ran a correction today, and I’m told the web version is to be updated as well. I think the voiced version will have to be pulled from the website, as I am heading out of town for a ten day reporting trip, and don’t have time to re-produce it before leaving. Upon my return, I’ll voice a corrected version for the archives.

For the record, she also states that she actually wrote that piece on September 1st (note that the CSM didn’t issue its correction until September 8th). The VOA just didn’t get around to putting it out until September 17th.

So, that’s where we stand, kids. Tune in next time for another exciting episode of “The Mis-quote That Can Never Be Killed.”

Well my house is on fire; burning to the sky
I thought it would rain but the clouds passed by
Now I feel like I’m coming to the end of my way
But I know God is my shield and he won’t lead me astray

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Update 09/29/2006: Voice of America story corrected as of today

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