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Jan. 1, 2005
Some Thought for 2005
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
God 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 dont care what
they want… it is time the majority rules! It’s time
we tell them, you don’t have to pray…you dont 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 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. ~ Anon
Originally published c. 2003 on Fly Anglers Online by Anon.