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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..........just sue me. 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...
> > >> May 2003 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 If you agree with this, please pass it on. If
> > >>not, delete it!!
> > >>