Hello friends, just wanted to let you all know that I will back up after transferring over to Wordpress with a lil' help from my friends. I should be ready to go on Monday...in the meantime, here's a little food for thought...
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 who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.
2007 will be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions... and our Military come home from all the wars.
Just a thought...see ya Monday ;)
8 comments:
I'm all fired up now girl!!! That was awesome!
i tried to leave a comment before this and it didn't work. now I'm fired up for a different reason =o
why do people keep leaving blogger, what its not good enough?
Oh well. Its too hard to do wordpress, so i am sticking with blogger.
nice to see you stop in:)
Ang
AMEN!
I second the AMEN!
You guys are awesome! LSOF, that almost sounded like a whine...LOL.. Wordpress has more options, which fits my personality...;) as you can tell my home is back in order as well....YAY!
godsgal, working for FCA we are constantly having to fight for the students rights to be able to do the things that they do, like pray on the field or court before a game. It is amazing how many rights they do have when people say they don't. Check out this link to see what I am talking about http://www.fca.org/hotpicks/studentrights.lsp Great post!
Thanks Onedirection....My kids always prayed before during and after their football games....they didn't seem to care what was politically correct...they just trusted their God. It's good to see! Blessing to ya
Nice pic! A bird brain with a BIG mouth! lol :-) I can say that 'cos I loves ya. ;-)
Pelicans are one of my most favourite birds, if not creatures, so blissfully graceful on the wing, so serene on the water, and so gawky on land :-).
As for Paul...
Democracy should mean everyone gets a say and the majority rules. Where democracy begins to fall apart is when minorities rule - like the stinkin' rich for example - and where the rights of the 'majority' ignore the rights of the minorities or worse - oppress them.
If the prayer is a true non-denominational one that all can join in - fine. Do the atheists get equal rights though?
What stops anyone from saying their own private prayer at or during a football match - or wherever. Who says procedings have to stop in a secular activity for a religious practice? Even if only for 30 seconds?
Long ago 'we' agreed to a separation of Church and State in Western Democracies. The right to free association and to adopt and practice your Religion of choice is not in any way minimised as far as I am aware.
Imposing your 'right' to practice it outside of church in state/ secular activities doesn't seem to be quite in with the spirit of the 'separation' agreement.
Or am I missing something here??
What? You didn't sign up for the separation thingy? George Bush got votes on false pretences???
Maybe their needs to be a nationwide campaign to straighten out just where we all stand on this, huh? ;-)
Like on compulsory teaching of religious 'theory' in state schools, for example?
Hope that came across as 'fair-minded' and balanced?? :-)
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