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 n! o
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 pr! ay and
worship God...
May
2003 and 2004 be the years 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