Posted on 07/03/2002 1:23:53 AM PDT by raygun
Happy Independence Day to all (including those that wish they could celebrate).
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
There are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently both native and natural born Americans, need to understand.
First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually try not to offend you in any way. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.
As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language, and our own lifestyle. This culture, called the "American Way" has been developed over centuries of struggles! trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
Our forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as Bunker Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea, Vietnam...
We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society -- learn our language!"
In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political slogan -- it is our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the House of Representatives in our Capitol and it is printed on our currency. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation and this is clearly documented throughout our history.
If it is appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools.
God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor His birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we turn to Him in prayer in times of crisis. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture and we are proud to have Him.
We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades, picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag.
As an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing my national anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my pledge whenever and wherever I choose.
If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.
The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we are proud of it.
We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. Like it or not, this is our country, our land, and our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion about our government, culture, or society, and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom:
THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!
Another thing: To those who do complain about the usage of words like God and American and speaking the language of our great nation, TRY GOING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND SPEAK AGAINST WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE (THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WILL SHOULD BE PRETTY SILENT ABOUT NOW, BECAUSE YOU KNOW ONLY TOO WELL THE VERACITY OF WHAT I SAY NEXT).
TO DO SO WOULD MEAN IT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, TO BE JAILED OR EVEN WORSE EXECUTED.
In America, your right to complain is taken for granted. Think about the blood spilt for you to be able to excercise that right as freely as you can but in the United States of America.
The more that patriotism is removed from our children's places of education, the less our children will know about what the meaning of being an American; and our nation's spirit will inexcoriably be extinguished.
American's, please keep patriotism alive, our way of life depends on you all.
God Bless America, our military and its veterans.
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3rd July 2002 07:54
Anyway, have a great Holiday! And I say that with conviction. Blow off a lot of fireworks (not guns in the air), especially the big skywriters and big firecrackers (but be safe and keep your hands, eyes, hair and those other important things to you unharmed). Even if there is a huge catastrophe somewhere as a result of nepharious forces, I spit on them, and I believe the United States of America will collectively spit on them also. This country's people has an indomitable sense of self. While it could be construed as being arrogant at times, its who we are. If you don't like Uncle Sam, you can refuse his money (in fact I think you shouldn't have any of it, I'd rather we spent it on ourselves). Furthermore, all of you whiners, naysayers, gainsayers and the lot, you know to whom I refer, will make good on your ideologies and the the hell out of Dodge (before the shooting starts) after you whined the loudest. We honor your right to complain, but after you've had your said and done, you won't mind if we escort you out of Dodge on the proverbial a fever-tree rail? Because this American is about as sick-up and fed as a tired sonabitch can be about what is going on.
I say one thing to the cretains who are contemplating terror, I dare ya. Because if you do it, nobody will be safe and there will be a repercussion that will be felt around the world (as horrendous as they might be). I don't admire that about American character, but when push comes to shove, shoved pushes back pretty hard (you might even get a fatal head wound).
I knew there was something about CINDY that I liked.
How then might CINDY contrast Ruth 1:20 & Psalms 13:6? Moreover, what bearing does Naomi's name have with what she says in Scripture and why? How is that to be reconciled with the Scripture referrances given?
Psalms 119:71
It would seem to be dependent on one's adeptness and knowledge of the Word of the Living God as presented in Scripture.
Anyway, this will be another one of those no hit wonders. I'm really not suprised and have no doubt exactly where this country is going (something about a handbasket).
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