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 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