It's about time
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:09 pm
Samuel Thompson wrote:
> I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue
somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with
Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school
teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of
happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer
before a football game.
> So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there
reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they
believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field
and the fans going home from the game.
> "But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is
the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles
and we are in the Bible Belt. According to our very own phone book,
Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what
would you expect, somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
> If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to
hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would
expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China,
I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be
offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome...
> "But what about the atheists?" is another argument? What about
them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the
collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too
much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit
the concession stand. Call your lawyer. Unfortunately, one or two will
make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot
do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake
the world's foundations. Christians are just sick and tired of turning
the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents
and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go
to sleep. Our Bible tells us just to pray without ceasing. Now a handful
of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help
us. And if that last sentence offends you, well..........I'm being
offended too.
> The silent majority has been silent too long... It's time we let
that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, that the vast
majority don't care what they want... it is time the majority rules!
It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray... you don't have to say
the pledge of allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend
services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your
right. But by golly you are no longer going to take our rights away ...
we are fighting back... and we WILL WIN!
> After all, the God you have the right to denounce is on our
side!
> God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him...
> God bless America, despite all her faults... still the greatest
nation of all....
> God bless our service men and women who are fighting to protect
our right to pray and worship God...
> 2004 could be the year the silent majority is heard and we put
God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. Keep
looking up......
> In God WE Trust.
> America, Bless God
>
>
>
> I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue
somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with
Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school
teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of
happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer
before a football game.
> So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there
reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they
believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field
and the fans going home from the game.
> "But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is
the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles
and we are in the Bible Belt. According to our very own phone book,
Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what
would you expect, somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
> If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to
hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would
expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China,
I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be
offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome...
> "But what about the atheists?" is another argument? What about
them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the
collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too
much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit
the concession stand. Call your lawyer. Unfortunately, one or two will
make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot
do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake
the world's foundations. Christians are just sick and tired of turning
the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents
and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go
to sleep. Our Bible tells us just to pray without ceasing. Now a handful
of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help
us. And if that last sentence offends you, well..........I'm being
offended too.
> The silent majority has been silent too long... It's time we let
that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, that the vast
majority don't care what they want... it is time the majority rules!
It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray... you don't have to say
the pledge of allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend
services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your
right. But by golly you are no longer going to take our rights away ...
we are fighting back... and we WILL WIN!
> After all, the God you have the right to denounce is on our
side!
> God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him...
> God bless America, despite all her faults... still the greatest
nation of all....
> God bless our service men and women who are fighting to protect
our right to pray and worship God...
> 2004 could be the year the silent majority is heard and we put
God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. Keep
looking up......
> In God WE Trust.
> America, Bless God
>
>
>
