Amen to This!
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 North America, two countries, Canada and the
United States, founded on Christian principles.
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 Jewish prayer.
If I went to a soccer game in Bagdad, 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 and etc.
"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 honour Him. That is
your right, and we will honour your right, but by golly you are no longer
going to take our rights away.
We are fighting back.
God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him. God bless
North America, despite all our faults. Still the two greatest nations of
all.
God bless both our Military who are fighting to protect our right to
pray and worship. May 2004 be the year the silent majority is heard and we
put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. If you
agree with this, please pass it on.
If not, delete it!
