Go Paul Harvey! :D
Got this email today. Wanted to share with you all because this is how I feel on the subject...
Paul Harvey says:
"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. 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 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!
God bless us one and all, especially those who
denounce Him... God bless
America, despite all her faults, she is still the
greatest nation of all...
God bless our service men and women who are fighting
to protect our right to
pray and worship God...
May 2005 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. If you
agree with this, please pass
it on. If not, delete.
Paul Harvey says:
"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. 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 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!
God bless us one and all, especially those who
denounce Him... God bless
America, despite all her faults, she is still the
greatest nation of all...
God bless our service men and women who are fighting
to protect our right to
pray and worship God...
May 2005 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. If you
agree with this, please pass
it on. If not, delete.