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's 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 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, our
government, and our institutions.
Keep looking up......In God WE Trust!
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