Paul Harvey says:
I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singinga 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 out
number 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.
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.