Speaks
for Itself
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