To all of my wonderful friends....Have a very safe and Happy New Year!
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 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 pray. 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 that 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
11 comments:
That whole post is sooo TRUE!!! Amen sista!!! And I hope you have a Happy New Year!!!
Happy Happy New Year to you and your entire family! Thanks for all the laughs and your friendship in 2004! :)
Hugs and love, Lisa
This was wonderful...GREAT as a matter of fact. Happy New year to you and yours!
I wanna kiss like that.
What a awsome post!!!! Yes..we are to pray unceasingly..if God is with us..who can be against us? Happy New Yeara to you too..and your family and friends. When we trust in God, and include Him in our daily lives....we are Blessed.
Peace and Love to all. :)
I read all your journals and I think you are a wonderful friend that I have never met! Keep up the wonderful work!
Love u
Have a good new years...look forward to reading more of your entries in 05
Donna in TEXAS
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You know that fit very well with my entry last week. When I said I hope people understand that while we do Hanukkah we still have many friends who do Christmas and so we share holidays with them. Though some dont understand. But like it says for cryin out loud its not like it saran gas and if we expose our selves to it that will kill us. Man its a time of love and togehterness. It can only bring bonding and peace. It surely wont kill us. Happy new year to you also. Lori
wonderful entry Sherry and I love the graphic.......Jules xxx
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AMEN! :)
Gretchen
http://livinginsavannah.blogspot.com
Happy 2005!
I love this entry.I have recieved it a couple of times through email,its so true.KIM
I agree. Live & let live.
Sherri- You GO GIRL! I LOVE THIS POST! Thank you soooooo much for sharing this with us! I am so thankful for the Christians who stand up and don't hide. It's getting scary in this country. I guess all of my life I hoped the day wouldn't come when Americans had to be worried for our right to pray and go to church. I see where it's going. A lot of churches are having Sun night service now in homes. I was asking God why it was going that way as I miss being able to attend service in the church. When it gets to where we can't go to church there is going to be a huge network of homes having church. Now I am starting to see how close we must be to the end times, sad to say and 2005 brings us a year closer. I see it going this way but I hope I'm wrong. I hope we get raptured b4 it comes to this. Anyhow, I pray you and yours have a blessed 2005. PS by the way we had my son Aaron's friend Delvin from Jacksonville over for New Year's Eve Day and I thought of you.
Luv Ya Dearly,
Lisa
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